Intersectionality and the emerging majority student: negotiating identity in the liminalities of the university environment

Students at the intersection of social, political, and economic struggles must often forge new paths to make college entrance possible, even as dominant social narratives predict their failure. Faculty and administration endeavor to engage this emerging majority population and devote valuable time a...

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Published in:Communication education 2022-01, Vol.71 (1), p.21-39
Main Authors: Goode, Jayne R., Radovic-Fanta, Jelena, Bose, Sayoni
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
belonging
College Environment
College Students
discursive positioning
emerging majority
intersectionality
liminal practices
Reflection
Self Concept
Sense of Community
Student Development
Student Empowerment
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Summary:Students at the intersection of social, political, and economic struggles must often forge new paths to make college entrance possible, even as dominant social narratives predict their failure. Faculty and administration endeavor to engage this emerging majority population and devote valuable time and resources to support structures meant to foster belonging and a sense of community. This article provides insight into the liminality of the university environment for this population and the communicative processes of college student identity development. Analysis reveals identity construction processes through the liminal practices of experimentation, reflection, and recognition are successful and complex, as students discursively position themselves as college students. Implications for intersectional research and liminality as space for possibility are discussed.
ISSN:0363-4523
1479-5795
DOI:10.1080/03634523.2021.2003413