Infractions Archives

Introduction to Section One: Infractions

Richa Nagar

This watercolor painting, titled "Art-by-Simi-scaled.jpg," depicts a powerful scene of protest and triumph against a backdrop of a tall, white, multi-storied building, likely

This introduction to section one—Infractions—reflects on how essays in the section ask us to witness violent acts committed by institutions of higher learning in the U.S. and how the authors agitate to reorganize and recast this unjust terrain.

“Did they drag you here?”: Challenges of Existing as an International Student in the United States

Ana Cláudia dos Santos São Bernardo

Drawing on higher education experiences in Brazil and as an international student of color in the U.S. neoliberal university, Santos São Bernardo writes of the expectation of gratitude and thankfulness placed on international students and what it means to reject it.

Seditious Intuition: Functional Containers and Bodies of Engagement

William Amado Syldor-Severino

This essay proposes alternate frameworks for engaging in sedition in the neoliberal university.

Violent Invisibilities: The Battle for Hmong and Southeast Asian American Legibility in Higher Education

Kong Pheng Pha, Kaochi Pha, and Dee Pha

This image captures a protest or demonstration, likely on a university campus, featuring a group of young Asian American individuals holding signs. The overall tone is serious and determined, advocating for Asian American inclusion and equity.

Hmong American scholars reflect on ongoing violent systems of racial inconspicuousness that Hmong and Southeast Asian American students continue to experience in the neoliberal and corporate university.