Troubling Rigor: Exploring Intersections of Campus Hazing and White Supremacy
摘要
Hazing, a type of abusive behavior that can harm students and undermine university missions, has implications that extend beyond those individuals, groups, and communities directly involved. Our investigation drew on critical whiteness studies (CWS) to explore intersections of hazing and white supremacy. Campus hazing climate interviews (n = 345) at 12 higher education institutions in the United States comprised the dataset for qualitative analysis. Rigor and its sub-themes of measurement, competitiveness, proving worthiness, and suffering show how whiteness is reinscribed at the intersection of campus culture and hazing climate.