Navigating institutional racism in British universities / Katy P. Sian.
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TextSeries: Mapping global racismsPublisher: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2019Description: 199 pages : illustrations (black and white)Content type: text | still image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9783030142841 (ebook)Subject(s): Racism in higher education -- Great Britain | Education | Education | Ethnic studies | Sociology | Central / national / federal government policies | Social discrimination & equal treatment | Philosophy & theory of education | Educational strategies & policy | Ethnic minorities & multicultural studiesGenre/Form: Online access: Click here to access online Also available in printed form ISBN 9783030142834Summary: This book critically examines the experiences of racism encountered by academics of colour working within British universities. The book presents a textured narrative around the various barriers facing academics of colour, and aims to enhance understandings of experiences around institutional racism in British universities. This book critically examines the experiences of racism encountered by academics of colour working within British universities. Situated within a critical race theory and postcolonial feminist framework, Sian thoughtfully centres the voices of the interviewed academics, and draws upon her own experiences and reflections through a critical auto-ethnography. Navigating Institutional Racism in British Universities unpacks a range of complex and challenging questions, and engages with the way in which racial politics in the academy interplay and intersect with gender. The book presents a textured narrative around the various barriers facing academics of colour, and enhances understandings of experiences around institutional racism in British universities. Alongside its conceptual and empirical contribution, it develops a series of practical recommendations to encourage and facilitate the active participation of academics of colour in British universities.
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This book critically examines the experiences of racism encountered by academics of colour working within British universities. The book presents a textured narrative around the various barriers facing academics of colour, and aims to enhance understandings of experiences around institutional racism in British universities. This book critically examines the experiences of racism encountered by academics of colour working within British universities. Situated within a critical race theory and postcolonial feminist framework, Sian thoughtfully centres the voices of the interviewed academics, and draws upon her own experiences and reflections through a critical auto-ethnography. Navigating Institutional Racism in British Universities unpacks a range of complex and challenging questions, and engages with the way in which racial politics in the academy interplay and intersect with gender. The book presents a textured narrative around the various barriers facing academics of colour, and enhances understandings of experiences around institutional racism in British universities. Alongside its conceptual and empirical contribution, it develops a series of practical recommendations to encourage and facilitate the active participation of academics of colour in British universities.
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