Surviving Becky(s)

Cheryl E. Matias is full professor in the department of curriculum and instruction at the University of Kentucky.

• IntroductionAcknowledgementsSection 1: Becky(s) as ColonizersChapter 1: The Makeover not the Takeover: Surviving the Becky Coup D’Etat, Darryl A. Brice and Derrick R. BroomsChapter 2: The Battle of the Elders: Queen Becky and the Table of Elders, Eligio Martinez Jr.Section 1: Guiding QuestionsSection 2: Becky(s) as Weaponized EmotionalitiesChapter 3: The Ultimate Superpower: Surviving Becky’s Tears, Erica R. Wallace & Rachel KlineChapter 4: Attack of the 50-ft Becky, Kakali Bhattacharya and Paul MaxfieldSection 2: Guiding QuestionsSection 3: Becky(s) as Entitlement and PrivilegeChapter 5: The World According to Becky: An Inverse Chronology of Humanity in a Teacher Preparation Program, Justin P. JiménezChapter 6: This Ain’t No “Wizard of Oz,” Becky!, G. L. SarcedoChapter 7: Surviving Becky in Space, Melva R. GrantSection 3: Guiding QuestionsSection 4: Becky(s) as TerrorsChapter 8: Nightmare on Black Magic Street: The Reality Of Staying Woke, Rebecca George and Alexanderia SmithChapter 9: When you cross a Becky: A Monologue, Scott FarverSection 4: Guiding QuestionsSection 5: Becky(s) as Presumed Experts & Usurped AuthorityChapter 10: Waiting to Excel, Justine Lee and Autumn A. GriffinChapter 11: Racism: Becky’s Dance Around the Other ‘R-Word’ in Student Affairs, Nolan L. CabreraSection 5: Guiding QuestionsSection 6: Becky(s) as Allies? Victims?Chapter 12: The Guilt of a Becky, Kara Mitchell ViescaChapter 13: “Aren’t I Great!”: The Tale of a Self-Presumed Heroic Becky, Kelly E. Demers and Aubrey Scheopner TorresChapter 14: White Lady, Korina M. JocsonSection 6: Guiding QuestionsSection 7: Becky(s) as ViolentChapter 15: Present tense: A Southern Gothic of Schooling, Kevin Lawrence Henry, Jr.Chapter 16: Slow Death by Becky: Cause, Asphyxiation, Shelby Dawkins-LawSection 7: Guiding QuestionsSection 8: Becky(s) as Manipulators and GaslightersChapter 17: Facing the Becky Within, Socorro MoralesChapter 18: When Mediocrity Fails to Shine: The Case of Becky the Mad Beckologist and Dejanae the Humanoid, Leta Hooper and Wyletta Gamble-LomaxChapter 19: Who is Dr. Farsa?, Luis Fernando MaciasSection 8: Guiding QuestionsConclusion

Surviving Beckys is revelatory in content, revolutionary in form. Contributors’ stories of white supremacy and the Becky phenomenon are powerful and nuanced—every one a gift to the consciousness and an ode to Derrick Bell’s Faces at the Bottom of the Well. Their stories, woven with Matias’s pointed and unflinching analysis, make this an engaging, invaluable read for anyone hoping to more deeply understand the accumulative ravages of racism.