Reflections of a black woman professor: Racism and sexism in academia

Howard Journal of Communications

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 185-200

  Patton, Tracey Owens ^a  

^a Department of Communication & Journalism ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Articulation; Borders; Hegemony; Marginalization; Racism; Sexism; White supremacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247665584     PISSN: 10646175     EISSN: 10964649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10646170490483629     Document Type: Article

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