In an era where higher education institutions appear increasingly committed to what Sara Ahmed calls ‘speech acts’ whereby declared goodwill, through stated commitments to diversity, equity, and increasing Indigenous student enrolment and completion have been made; it is undeniable that Indigenous academics are in high demand. With fewer than 430 Indigenous academics currently employed here on the continent now commonly referred to as ‘Australia’, and 69% of that cohort identifying as female, what does it look like to experience this demand as an Indigenous academic woman? Drawing on data collected from a Nation-wide study in 2019 of 17 one-on-one, face-to-face interviews with Indigenous academic women, using Indigenous research methodologies and poetic transcription, this paper explores the experiences and relational aspects of Indigenous academic women’s roles in Australian higher education.

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“不要让我扮演家庭角色”：土著学术女性在高等教育中被视为“黑人表演者”

在高等教育机构似乎越来越致力于萨拉·艾哈迈德所说的“演讲行为”的时代，通过对多样性、公平性和增加土著学生入学率和完成率的明确承诺，宣布善意；不可否认，土著学者的需求量很大。目前在这个通常被称为“澳大利亚”的大陆上雇佣的土著学者不到 430 名，而该群体中有 69% 是女性，作为一名土著学术女性，体验这种需求是什么感觉？利用从 2019 年全国性研究中收集的数据，该研究使用土著研究方法和诗意转录，对土著学术女性进行了一对一、面对面的采访，