'This book is a great genealogy of black women's unrecognised
contributions within both education and the wide social context. I
think it constitutes an important piece of work that is totally
missing from the existing literature' - Diane Reay, Professor of
Education, Cambridge University Race, Gender and Educational Desire
reveals the emotional and social consequences of gendered
difference and racial division as experienced by black and
ethnicised women teachers and students in schools and universities.
It explores the intersectionality of race and gender in education,
taking the topic in new, challenging directions and asking How does
race and gender structure the experiences of black and ethnicised
women in our places of learning and teaching? Why, in the context
of endemic race and gender inequality, is there a persistent
expression of educational desire among black and ethnicised women?
Why is black and ethnicised female empowerment important in
understanding the dynamics of wider social change? Social
commentators, academics, policy makers and political activists have
debated the causes of endemic gender and race inequalities in
education for several decades. This important and timely book
demonstrates the alternative power of a black feminist framework in
illuminating the interconnections between race and gender and
processes of educational inequality. Heidi Safia Mirza, a leading
scholar in the field, takes us on a personal and political journey
through the debates on black British feminism, genetics and the new
racism, citizenship and black female cultures of resistance. Mirza
addresses some of the most controversial issues that shape the
black and ethnic female experience in school and higher education,
such as multiculturalism, Islamophobia, diversity, race equality
and equal opportunities Race, Gender and Educational Desire makes a
plea for hope and optimism, arguing that black women's educational
desire for themselves and their children embodies a feminised
prospectus for a successful multicultural future. This book will be
of particular interest to students, academics and researchers in
the field of education, sociology of education, multicultural
education and social policy. Heidi Safia Mirza is Professor of
Equalities Studies in Education at the Institute of Education,
University of London, and Director of the Centre for Rights,
Equalities and Social Justice (CRESJ). She is also author of Young,
Female and Black (Routledge).
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