Why locating an enslaved ancestor is the start of an important journey
When I first began researching my family history back in 2011, I naively believed that once I had traced my...
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Why the pursuit of racial equity and justice is a lifelong mission
I established Black British Academics in April 2013, when as a final year PhD student, I felt an urgent need...
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How a former student reinforced my hope for young Black people
It was ...heartening to receive an email from a former Black, female student that re-ignited my motivation...
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My keynote at MeCCSA 2020 Conference
Today I delivered the keynote at the Media and Cultural Studies (MeCCSA) 2020 conference at the University of Brighton...
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Ivory Tower seminar at the University of Texas
I was thrilled to deliver a presentation on Black British Academics' Ivory Tower project at the University of Texas on...
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House of Lords discussion on racial inequality in HE
It was a privilege to be invited to take part in such a productive, constructive and meaningful event...
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Honoured to receive staff member of the year award
it means so much to be valued by the very constituents that you strive so hard for to achieve an...
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Experiential learning in action-3D Pedagogy Framework and political sociology
The 3D Pedagogy Framework is a strategic model of inclusive teaching practice I developed to decolonize, democratize and diversify the...
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Ivory Tower Anniversary Book Launch
The anniversary book launch for Inside the Ivory Tower was hosted by Bournemouth University (BU) on Friday 5th October 2018.
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My dissertation: Deconstructing representations of Black women in Reality TV
My key research findings suggest that Black women are commodified within the domain of reality TV.
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Talking social justice pedagogy and critical media in New York
I recently attended in New York at St John's University to talk about my work around social justice pedagogy with...
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How to write a literature review
Whether you are writing a 2000-word literature review for an undergraduate dissertation or something closer to 10,000-words for a PhD...
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Teaching for Social Change – Media Inequality Event
On 20th July 2017 I hosted a panel discussion event focused on a topic that features in a final year...
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My dissertation: hip hop’s role in shaping Black British identities
As a Black student, I feel that during my degree there were not enough topics that I could engage with.
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My dissertation: Black women’s exclusion from the beauty industry
Since I was a young child I have always been interested in different cultures as well as issues surrounding race.
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My dissertation on Donald Trump’s racialised discourse
It very satisfying to see to the look on people’s faces when I said I was doing my dissertation on...
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My dissertation: framing refugee representations
I decided to write my dissertation on the role of terrorism in the framing of refugees in UK news articles.
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Pauline Shabani on racial microagressions
Pauline graduated in 2016 with a BA in Advertising and reflects on how her life has informed her current thinking...
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Rebecca Aynge on cultural appropriation
"It was around the end of my second year at university that I became aware of the term ‘cultural appropriation’...
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Things you can do with social media
Invited to write a blog post for the Gender and Education Association on the topic of ‘social media with impact’,...
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