Covering equity issues of sex, race, class, age, sexual orientation, and disability, this work presents creative, nontraditional narratives about performing social justice work, acknowledging the contributions of previous generations, describing current challenges, and appealing to readers to join the struggle toward a better world.

Foreword H. Richard Milner IV Acknowledgments Introduction Jennifer L. Martin Part I: Theory and Narrative 1. Self-Study of Social Justice Teaching on the Tenure Track: A Pedagogy of Vulnerability Jennifer L. Martin 2. "She Was More Intelligent Than I Thought She'd Be!": Status, Stigma, and Microaggressions in the Academy M. L. Sharp-Grier 3. Shocked into Silence No More Linda Prieto 4. Being Tall Isn't Exactly the Same Thing as Being Black: The Challenges of Critical Perspective-Taking in a Nearly All-White Classroom Sherry L. Deckman and Beatriz M. Montilla 5. "Alien" Troublemakers and Nonthreatening Pets at a Predominantly White University Yukari Takimoto Amos 6. "Becoming the Bear": A Meditation on Racial Battle Fatigue, Resistance, and Grace in Academia G. Michelle Collins-Sibley 7. Difficult Dialogues: A Story of Relationship as a Strategy for ?Racial Battle Fatigue Melissa Payne and Victoria Pruin DeFrancisco 8. Where Do I Belong?: The Formation of a Destabilized Identity Brandelyn Tosolt Part II: Battles Still to Be Waged 9. "Yes, I Am Smart!": Battling Microaggressions as Women of ?Color Doctoral Students Jessica C. Harris, Jasmine M. Haywood, Samantha M. Ivery, ?and Johari R. Shuck 10. "Black Sheep" in the Ivory Tower: Academics of Color Explore Racial Battle Fatigue and Microaggressions in ?"Postracial America" Crystal Shelby-Caffey, Lavern Byfield, and Edwin Úbeda 11. "They Shouldn't Get Any Credit for It!": Mexican American ?Studies, Mexican Heritage People, Racial Microaggressions, ?and Racial Battle Fatigue Richard Orozco 12. Weathering Through: How a Doctoral Candidate with White ?Male Privilege Succumbed to Racial Battle Fatigue Steven Funk 13. A Critical Eulogy for Joaquin Luna: Mindful Racial Realism ?as an Intervention to End Racial Battle Fatigue Antonio Tomas De La Garza 14. Effective Gender Activism: An Exercise in Marginalization Wendy Murphy 15. Black Women in Academia: The Invisible Life Jenelle S. Pitt, Mya Vaughn, Aisha Shamburger-Rousseau, and ?LaKeisha L. Harris 16. At the Margins of Social Justice: The Moral Debate on Special Education and the Other Latino Bernardo E. Pohl, Jr. Part III: Pedagogy and Practice 17. Reflections on Feminism in the Classroom: ?A "Life Raft" for Students Michele Paludi 18. Teaching Trayvon: Teaching about Racism through Public ?Pedagogy, Hip Hop, Black Trauma, and Social Media Bettina L. Love and Regina N. Bradley 19. Princess Pedagogy: Race, Gender, and the Disney Construct Christopher Bell About the Editor and Contributors Index

Racial Battle Fatigue is an invaluable resource; the tangible recommendations and advice it contains provide a roadmap for negotiating the inauspicious circumstances that often confront people of color at all levels in education. It could also be instructive to those who work with these individuals; i.e., a wake-up call for those of us who have never been submerged in the kind of venomous and dehumanizing environment many of our colleagues have had to contend with for most of their lives. Walking a mile vicariously in someone else's shoes does tend to precipitate a measure of empathy. I recommend it highly.

Covering equity issues of sex, race, class, age, sexual orientation, and disability, this work presents creative, nontraditional narratives about performing social justice work, acknowledging the contributions of previous generations, describing current challenges, and appealing to readers to join the struggle toward a better world.