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Navigating Institutional Racism in British Universities , 1st ed. 2019
Mapping Global Racisms Series
Author: Sian Katy P.
Language: EnglishSubjects for Navigating Institutional Racism in British Universities :
Publication date: 08-2020
Support: Print on demand
Publication date: 06-2019
199 p. · 14.8x21 cm · Hardback
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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.
1. Introduction.- 2. A Brief Reflection on Methods and Conceptual Framings.- 3. Microagressions, Whiteness and the Politics of Exclusion.- 4. Teaching Experiences.- 5. Decolonizing the Curriculum.- 6. Hiring Practices and Career Development.- 7. Resisting Racism in the Academy: 'Wherever We Are, We Belong'.- 8. Looking Ahead: Recommendations for Policy and Practice.- 9. Conclusion: Backlash Blues.
Katy P. Sian is Lecturer in Sociology at the University of York, UK.
Uses critical auto-ethnography alongside rich qualitative interview data
Provides a new and important addition to the growing international literature on the experiences of BME academics in universities
Utilizes critical race and postcolonial feminist theory