Speaking of our silence. An autoethnographic approach to explore emotional labour of women of colour in academia

This study explores the emotional labour of people of colour in academic spaces. We conducted semi-structured interviews with students and researchers of colour in the UK and Germany, alongside auto-ethnographic exploration using the audio-diary method. Framed by decolonial and post-colonial frameworks, our study highlights the prevalence of whiteness in academia. Through our research, we seek to contribute to a nuanced understanding of the emotional landscapes traversed by researchers and students of colour within academia.