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 Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
Joined June 2017
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“It's a horrifying thing when people say it's anti-patriotic to acknowledge the very real problems with racism- it suggests that for the sake of unity we need to pretend everything is ok.” @rgay says it’s a fantasy to suggest Australia doesn’t have a problem with racism #TheDrum
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I am a working class woman of colour. There are many, many moments when I am made to feel like an outsider, that I don't belong, that the space is not mine to own. Time for change #equity #socialjustice routledge.com/The-Experience…
The Experiences of Black and Minority Ethnic Academics: A comparative study of the unequal academy

The Experiences of Black and Minority Ethnic Academics: A comparative study of the unequal academy

Recent research suggests that Black and minority ethnic (BME) academics remain underrepresented, particularly at senior levels in higher education, and tend to be concentrated in new, post-1992...

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Tomorrow I will discuss how 'Higher education institutions are spaces of white privilege which fail to cater for the experiences of BME groups. They employ a rhetoric of inclusion, but one that is rarely evidenced in practice or outcomes' (p103) policy.bristoluniversitypres…
White Privilege

White Privilege

White Privilege - The Myth of a Post-Racial Society; How and why do those from black and minority ethnic communities continue to be marginalised? Kalwant Bhopal explores how changing social, economic...

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Dear @nikeshshukla, thanks - always... the work you do supporting other writers always makes it seem like I did some huge thing. I'm mad proud of you - and crazy flattered by the company you shout me out in: @salenagodden & @niven_govinden - legends! ❤ theguardian.com/books/2019/m…

Nikesh Shukla: ‘You keep going, you’re persistent’

The British author on community and speaking truth to power

theguardian.com
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This is a horrible sad day. artnews.com/2019/03/15/okwui…
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Not one, but TWO, Jamaican poets have won the prestigious and hefty Windham-Campbell Prize this year--an unrestricted grant of $165,000 to support their writing--congrats to @kwamedawes and Ishion Hutchinson windhamcampbell.org/?fbclid=…
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#BreakingNewGround19 IS LAUNCHED!!!!! #LBF19
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Your Complete Guide To Halal Authentic Japanese Food In Tokyo havehalalwilltravel.com/blog…
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Are Soas students right to ‘decolonise’ their minds from western philosophers? theguardian.com/education/20…

Are Soas students right to ‘decolonise’ their minds from western philosophers?

Outraged headlines erupted when students launched a campaign to challenge the great western philosophers. We went to the source of dissent – London’s School of Oriental and African Studies – to...

theguardian.com
Interested in getting your research out to UK policy-makers? We spoke to Dr Seán Williams (@WiggishHistory) about attending our Engaging with Government course with @instituteforgov ahrc.ukri.org/newsevents/new…
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"The danger with #identitypolitics, always, is the degree to which it’s just about you, or whether you are using your identity to engage with other people. It’s a great place to start, identity, and a terrible place to finish." @garyyounge thebritishacademy.ac.uk/podc…
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Sir Stuart Etherington suggests organisations should share their history alongside their plans for the future as a way to increase public trust in the organisation. Rooting their future in how they have developed and evolved over time. #volsecarchives
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We’re at @LdnMetArchives #morethanwords #huntleyarchives
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Asian academics push for diversity in higher education easterneye.biz/asian-academi… via @EasternEye
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Nina Simone born this day, 1933, North Carolina. Here she is live in London, 1968 performing "Ain't Got No/ I Got Life," songs written for the musical 'Hair.'
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This research (published in 2016) explores the experiences of BME academics in higher education in the UK and USA - from lecturer to professor #equity #socialjustice routledge.com/The-Experience…

The Experiences of Black and Minority Ethnic Academics: A comparative study of the unequal academy

Recent research suggests that Black and minority ethnic (BME) academics remain underrepresented, particularly at senior levels in higher education, and tend to be concentrated in new, post-1992...

routledge.com
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Get research policy-ready. Read tips from @UKParl_Research @POST_UK @senseaboutsci in our how-to guide: bit.ly/2MMFvon
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'If we want a 'global Britain', we need to decolonise the curriculum' - SOAS scholar @MeeraSabaratnam leading on decolonising work at SOAS writes piece in @thesundaytimes today thetimes.co.uk/article/if-we…

If we want a ‘global Britain’, we need to decolonise the curriculum

Decolonising education has been presented as the narcissistic demand of an anti-intellectual snowflake generation. Nothing could be further from the truth. I was quite young when I first read Jane...

thetimes.com
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Congratulations to Ingrid Pollard on winning the #balticartistaward selected by @1lubaina Her fantastic new body of work 'Seventeen of Sixty - Eight' now on show @balticmill @UkeTango
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