Book chapter
A Prostitute, a Servant, and a Customer-Service Representative: A Latina in Academia
Presumed Incompetent, pp.40-49
Utah State University Press
05/21/2012
Abstract
During my first time teaching introduction to comparative ethnic studies as a newly hired, tenure-track faculty member, I was about to begin class one day when a white male student raised his hand. I acknowledged him, and the following exchange ensued:
Student: Can we cancel class today?
Me: Why should we cancel class?
Student: I don’t feel like being in the classroom today, and since my parents pay for your salary, I think it is only fair you do what I say. Though I was momentarily taken aback, I also chuckled at his reasoning (and audacity) a bit, after which
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- Title
- A Prostitute, a Servant, and a Customer-Service Representative
- Creators
- Carmen R. Lugo-Lugo - Washington State University, Languages, Cultures, and Race, School of
- Publication Details
- Presumed Incompetent, pp.40-49
- Academic Unit
- Critical Culture, Gender, and Race Studies, Department of
- Publisher
- Utah State University Press; Logan, Utah
- Identifiers
- 99900662037901842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Book chapter