Centering Women of Color in Academic Counterspaces offers a rich multidimensional account of teaching, learning, and classroom dynamics among diverse students in a classroom counterspace centered on women of color. This book provides insights into learning outcomes, the process of transformational learning, and some of the challenges related to covering social justice topics like oppression, intersectionality, identity, beauty, body image, and inclusive leadership in a college classroom.

Table of Contents
Series Foreword
Acknowledgements
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1: Sister Stories: "Not your typical class.
Chapter 2: Microaggressions on Campus: "We still have a long way to go."
Chapter 3: What Are Counterspaces and Why Do We Need Them?: "It's a refuge on campus."
Chapter 4: Student Interactions in a Counterspace: "It's complicated."
Chapter 5: Silence and Self-Censoring: "Telling my story, or not."
Chapter 6: Learning about Identity: "Who Am I?"
Chapter 7: My Body, My Looks: "I'm never gonna look like that."
Chapter 8: Becoming an Inclusive Leader: "Everyone has a voice."
Conclusion
Appendix
About the Authors

By Annemarie Vaccaro and Melissa J. Camba-Kelsay