Avoiding and Dealing with Microaggressions

Dr. Chester M. Pierce, a psychiatry professor at Harvard, coined the term 'microaggression' in 1970 to document day-to-day verbal insults (microinsults), subtle derogations (micro assaults) and dismissals (microinvalidations) aimed at minoritized groups. Some documented microaggressions include asking questions like 'but where are you really from?' to a person of color or saying that someone is 'pretty strong for a woman.' Another example may include being dismissive of someone's gender identity by saying something like "There are too many genders to keep up with these days." In the classroom, microaggressions can appear in student interactions, in faculty comments or lectures, and even in course materials. Fortunately, there are many ways to address and mitigate microaggressions in the classroom, including awareness techniques, micro-interventions, conversation tools, and open dialogues. TLC to Go is an AI-generated podcast produced by the Teaching and Learning Center at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. 

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