Oh my god! You have become so Americanized ”
Paradoxes of adaptation and strategic ambiguity among female immigrant faculty
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12910098 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Yea‐wen Chen (0000-0001-7771-9871, San Diego State University, corresponding author), Brandi Lawle (0000-0002-2187-9312, University of San Francisco), Brandi Lawless |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-20 |
| Publication date | 2017-10-31 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of International and Intercultural Communication (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1751-3065 • E-ISSN: 1751-3057 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17513057.2017.1385825 |
| OpenAlex | W2766051949 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 17 |
| References cited | 34 |
Guided by De La Garza and Ono’s differential adaptation theory, we examine discourses from immigrant women faculty in the U.S. academy. We utilize thematic analysis to analyze interviews with 26 self-identified immigrant faculty members. Our analysis reveals three interrelating themes: negotiating foreign-female body politics, navigating paradoxes of adaptation, and deploying strategic ambiguity. We theorize the notion of “micro/macro-adaptation” describing mundane and cumulative adaptations that cultural “strangers” make, negotiate, and/or are expected to enact, which paradoxically can function to further disorient, alienate, or marginalize them
Adaptation (eye · Ambiguity · Function (biology · Immigration · Linguistics · Negotiation · Political science · Politics · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Thematic analysis · Critical Race Theory in Education · Gender Diversity and Inequality · Gender Studies · Law · Psychology · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research · Social Psychology
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| Citations per year | 2.13 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2018 - 2026 (9) |
| Highly cited | No |