Two “Gaysian” Junior Faculty Talking about Experience: A Collaborative Autoethnography

As junior faculty of color, we face multiple racialized, gendered, and class challenges in higher education. To explicate the nuances of junior faculty experiences, we explore and interrogate our embodied performances as “gaysian” (gay and Asian) through the framework of complex intersectionalities. We engage in embodied performance strategies such as silence and humor to navigate the hierarchy and engage critical pedagogy in the classroom. We argue that negotiating the hegemonic relations of power and privilege is a complicated process in the classroom with students.