Review: Queerly Centered: LGBTQIA Writing Center Directors Navigate the Workplace

Authors

Tyler Martinez, George Mason UniversityFollow

Abstract

Dr. Travis Webster’s monograph reports on qualitative research conducted into the working lives of 20 LGBTQIA-identifying writing center directors. From those interviews, Webster identifies three features of LGBTQIA writing center administrative labor: the unique capital with which their identities equip them, the activist labor that their identities call them to perform, and tensions between their labor and identities. He calls on writing center professionals and higher education administrators to become accomplices in the struggle against workplace injustices, moving beyond allyship that is all too often based in kind words rather than sustained action. The insights available in this book are valuable to anyone in higher education administration as they work to build more inclusive and welcoming spaces for LGBTQIA-identifying writing center professionals.

Recommended Citation

Martinez, Tyler (2022) "Review: Queerly Centered: LGBTQIA Writing Center Directors Navigate the Workplace," Writing Center Journal: Vol. 40 : Iss. 3, Article 7.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7771/2832-9414.1953