Reflections | Dr Deborah Gabriel

Battling Covid-19: road to recovery tinged with guilt and sadness

Deborah Gabriel Reflections 11th April 202022nd April 2020coronavirus, covid-19 pandemic, racial inequality 2 Comments

For the past couple of weeks I have watched helplessly with increasing sadness as coronavirus has wreaked death and destruction across the globe, crippling economies, accelerating existing racial and class inequalities, disproportionately claiming the lives of the poor and people of colour. Read more

My DNA Profile – I’m mixed race

Deborah Gabriel Reflections 24th July 20195th April 2022dna profile 0 Comment

I recently received the results of a DNA test from My Heritage and apparently, I have one of the most ethnically diverse profiles which includes 8 ethnicities: Read more

Whiteness and Privilege Inside the Ivory Tower

Deborah Gabriel Reflections 1st November 20171st November 2017poetic resistance, white privilege 1 Comment

It’s so unjust that because of my race,

Whiteness and privilege pollute my space,

Reflections of a Black female academic

Deborah Gabriel Reflections 10th June 201717th August 2017black academics 0 Comment

In January 2017, the US online magazine Early Hour, published my interview on what it’s like being a Black female academic. You can read it HERE Read more

Another year in the life of an early career researcher

Deborah Gabriel Reflections 3rd December 20165th February 2020racial inequalities in higher education, women of colour in higher education 3 Comments

In this reflective post looking analytically at my second year as a full-time academic, I focus on achievements and promotion, my strategy for career progression Read more

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