Living in and Working through the Wake: A Black Undocumented Student's Study Abroad Experience

Using Sharpe's (2016) wake work theory, this paper highlights how one Black undocumented student used a study abroad experience to negotiate his dis/comfort and take up ontological space a liminal space. I argue that choosing to study abroad while risking uncertain access back in the United Sta...

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Published in:New directions for higher education 2023-10, Vol.2023 (203), p.47-60
Main Author: Hall, Kayon A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Blacks
Higher education
Noncitizens
Risk
Student Experience
Students
Study Abroad
Undocumented Immigrants
Universities
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Summary:Using Sharpe's (2016) wake work theory, this paper highlights how one Black undocumented student used a study abroad experience to negotiate his dis/comfort and take up ontological space a liminal space. I argue that choosing to study abroad while risking uncertain access back in the United States is wake work. Escaping the wake, albeit short, was an intentional move to resist his liminal space, given his Blackness and immigration status. Findings reveal wake work occurred through (1) Movement: The beginning, (2) The escape, and (3) The return: Re-entering the wake.
ISSN:0271-0560
1536-0741
DOI:10.1002/he.20482