Book chapter
When Enough Is Enough! An Autoethnography of a Black Migrant Woman's Journey to Academia
Passion and Purpose in the Humanities, pp.103-113
Routledge, 1
Spring 2024
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Abstract
As a child growing up in Nigeria, she was bullied for a chicken drumstick by someone supposed to care for her. She learnt very early in life about injustice perpetrated by those who seem to have power over another. She currently teaches in a university setting, and this chapter details her journey to becoming a social worker and an academic. A journey, fraught with many challenges, she dared to overcome like many other Black, migrant women (BMW). These injustices and her hatred of all forms of injustice inspired her to study social work. As an academic, she argues that social work education (SWE) should emphasise matters of injustice by decolonising the curriculum and deconstructing the traditions of eurocentrism in classrooms. Explorations of local issues and international social concerns for future practitioners should exhibit and expand their ability to reflect on the wider society including diverse and culturally appropriate ways of knowing. SWE must not fail to acknowledge the invaluable contributions of lived experiences in theory and in practice. Who would have thought that the injustice felt by a young girl whose chicken drumstick was taken would birth a passion for social justice going forward?
Details
- Title
- When Enough Is Enough! An Autoethnography of a Black Migrant Woman's Journey to Academia
- Creators
- Kate Jonathan (Author)
- Publication Details
- Passion and Purpose in the Humanities, pp.103-113
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Edition
- 1
- Identifiers
- 991013226813402368
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Health
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Book chapter