Black Women Abroad: Constructions of Gender, Race, Language, and Culture

In this qualitative study, we describe how gender, race, language, and culture cumulatively shape researcher development. Using a collaborative autoethnographic design, theorize about our experiences as two Black women who conducted their dissertation research in Brazil Ethiopia. Our data sources include retrospective interviews, journal reflections, memos. We arrive at four themes that reflect development researchers: (a) the importance of boundary spanner, (b) power local knowledge, (c) negotiating use “international” languages, (d) assumptions developed due to perceptions others. make sense these using an integrative framework combines model conceptualization feminist inquiry. findings have implications for practitioners supporting doctoral students color researchers epistemologies conduct work. By sharing themes, contribute theory, research, practice underrepresented postsecondary environments, particularly related linguistic cultural aspects research.