As an African-American Ph.D. Candidate in U.S. History, I often found myself frustrated and unhappy at many of my experiences with racism, sexism and classism in my grad program. Nobody seemed to get it; nobody understood what I was going through. In my 4th year, I decided instead to turn the tables and make fun of all of those experiences through this tumblr. I couldn't find any comedic relief on the black grad student struggle, so I created my own. It is my hope that this will provide some comic relief, inspiration, and proof your experiences are not just a figment of your imagination. Enjoy!
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How I feel every time I get a job rejection...
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When a black grad student tells me that they don't understand how other grad students get tension headaches...
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When I overhear my students saying, "I can't wait until this class is over..."
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When my friends ask me why I always laugh, when telling them stories about my experiences with racism in grad school...
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The Valentine's Day card I sent to my committee members....
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When a scholar comes and gives a talk on the Black Freedom Movement, and insists that it would not have been successful without white liberals involved in every aspect....
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Realizing you have a writing deadline to meet for your advisor and a class to prepare for in one day...and have done absolutely nothing...
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Looking at the syllabus for my first graduate class...
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Getting an e-mail that begins with "Congratulations!" instead of "Thank you for your interest."
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When I refuse to let students leave significantly early to get to another class...
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Realizing you are the first person in your cohort to graduate.....
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When I get more than 3 black students in my class in one academic quarter.....
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When I sit down to write, and realize I'm at the epilogue of my dissertation....
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