Interrogating Privilege: Reflections of a Second Language Educator

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179 advocacy: reasons for, 77, 102–103; representation issues, 112–114; using privilege in, 97–98 affluence, classroom effect, 7–8 age: author’s reflections, 145–147; identity conflicts, 109–110; privilege and, 155–156; of teachers, 149– 151, 156; of writers, 120, 124– 125 Austen, Jane, 45–46 autobiography, 24 autoethnography, 12 bisexuals. See sexual identity Blanton, L.L., 63, 152 Britzman, D.P., 99 Casanave, C. P., 11–12 Chatterjee, P., 46, 47 colonialism: attitude awareness, 34–35; and ESL teaching, 22–24, 32–35, 44–45, 48–49; slavery, 45–46; tea growing, 44, 46 cultural conflicts, 110 culture conflicts, 33–35 De, E.N., 33–34 Dews, C.L.B., 109 Index discrimination: based on sexual identity, 101–102, 104–111; in higher education, 9, 150–151, 155 ESL: cultural conflicts, 110; culture conflicts, 33–35; discrimination and, 101–102, 104–111; enrollment, 58–59, 60; gender issues, 83–84, 87–91; identity conflicts, 2–3, 109; privileged students, 5, 7–8, 47–48; remediation work, 8; social class issues, 83–84; status of, 64–65, 118, 154–155; at USF, 53–62; women, 87, 88–91; writing programs, 62–63, 65. See also TESOL ESL faculty: colonial attitudes, 22–24, 32–35; mentoring, 77, 79–80; personal narrative and, 13–14; publishing by, 118, 124–125; status, 54–56, 60–62, 64; support groups, 129–130, 131; teaching about sexual identity, 104–107; understanding own background, 23–24; unions, 56–57; at USF, 53–56, 116–117. See also teachers and teaching; TESOL essentialization, 112 Index 180 faculty unions, 56–57 feminism, 12, 82–83, 121–122 Field, N., 109 gays. See sexual identity gender: discrimination, 155; identity conflicts, 107–109, 111; of mentors, 68–69, 78; and social class, 84–87, 91–92; support groups, 139–142; and tea, 42, 46 global change impacts, 153–154 Gregory, D.U., 33–34 groups: benefits, 129, 130, 137–138; collaboration , 137–138; community building, 129; faculty, 129–130; gender factors, 139–142; online, 136–137; privilege aspects, 142–144; success factors, 131–132, 138–139; types of, 134–138; and women, 129–130, 139–142. See also writing groups Hempel, P., 10 heteronormativity, 97 higher education: administration of, 57–58; culture issues, 58–59; ESL status in, 62–65; gender issues, 83–84; internationalism, 58–59; mentors, 74–77, 79–80; privilege roles in, 4–9, 78–79; social class issues, 83–84; social justice, 59; unions, 56–57. See also University of San Francisco (USF) homosexuality. See sexual identity hooks, bell, 2, 7 identity conflicts: age, 109–110; cultural differences, 110; gender, 107–109, 111; privilege groups and, 107–109; religion-based, 110–111; sexual identity, 107–111; social class, 109–110; for students, 2–3, 109 Imamura, S., 74–75, 77 internationalism and higher education, 58–59 James, Henry, 43 Kappra, R., 106–107 Kroll, B, 152 Law, C.L., 109 Lehmann, M., 75–76, 77 lesbians. See sexual identity Lessing, D., 10 LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender). See sexual identity mentors: academic, 74–77, 79–80; colleagues, 67–68; fathers, 67, 69, 70–71; gender of, 68–69, 78; as privilege, 79; social class differences, 77–78 missionary life and privilege, 26–30 Motha, S., 131–132 multiculturalism and higher education, 58–59 Nel, S., 76, 77 Nelson, C., 99, 104–105 online groups, 136–137 parents, relationships with, 69–70, 79 personal narrative: as academic writing, 10–17, 53; author’s experiences, 21–22, 51–52, 115; definition, 14–15; for feminist scholars, 12; negative views of, 16; privacy issues, 15–16; process of, 15; representation of others in, 15–16; research on, 11–12; and TESOL writing, 13–14 planning groups, 134–135 privilege: and advocacy, 97–98; assistance of, 79; in education, iii–iv, 4–9, 78–79; failure to acknowledge , 2–3; groups, 142–144; identity conflicts, 107–109; and international change, 47–50; lack of, 78–79; men- Index 181 tors as, 79; as missionaries, 26–30; and sexual identity, 96–97; slavery, 45–46; and social class, 43, 47, 84–87, 155–156; tea as example, 43–44, 47, 50; technology, 153; writing, 123–124 Proweller,A., 2–3 queer theory and pedagogy, 99, 103–104 racial privilege, 43–44 religion, identity conflicts, 110–111 remediation, 8 representation, advocacy and, 112–114 retirement, 147 retreats, writing, 135–136 second language writing, 62–63 sexual...