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Autoethnography of Bouncing Forward: Adaptation or Resilience?

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Abstract

I write my own story of bouncing forward as a graduate teaching assistant highlighting the fact that adaptation is not resilience. As a Brown, Muslim, female teaching assistant, Iam permanently discriminated against while teaching Undergraduate students. I have received poor semester feedback and discouraging comments through all the semesters I taught. I was feeling fine with all that until after a sordid incident shook my soul. I feel I should share what it feels like to pretend you are resilient as a doctoral student whereas you are permanently struggling to adapt yourself to be competent enough to teach your American students. My autoethnographic reflections reflect the modern survival of minoritized graduate students in the United States.

Keywords: Autoethnography, resilience minoritized studen, United States academia, resilience, minoritized students, United States Academia

How to Cite:

Syeda, M. M., (2022) “Autoethnography of Bouncing Forward: Adaptation or Resilience?”, Journal of Critical Thought and Praxis 11(2). doi: https://doi.org/10.31274/jctp.12935