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"Black British Feminism: A Reader" reveals the historic development
and important academic direction of black British feminism. This
unique collection of key texts and writings by Black British women
of Pacific, Asian, African, Caribbean and Latina descent living in
Britain is essential reading for those interested in cultural and
women's studies, sociology, and postcolonial studies.
Part 1: Shaping The Debate explores the early direction of Black
feminist scholars in Britain, while Part II: Defining Our Space
demonstrates the shift in the 1990s of exploring intellectual
possibilities while continuing to challenge cultural imperialism in
its many forms. Part III: Changing the Future looks ahead to new
directions and opportunities for change engendered by a Black
feminist perspective.
Black British Feminism: A Reader is a unique collection of classic texts and new black feminist scholarship. Exploring postmodern themes of gendered and racialized exclusion, 'black' identity and social and cultural difference this volume provides an overview of black feminism in Britain as it has developed during the last two decades. Among the topics covered are: * white feminism * political activism * 'mixed-race'identity * class differences * cultural hybridity * autobiography * black beauty * religious fundamentalism * national belonging * lesbian identity * postcolonial space * popular culture This timely and important book is essential reading for students and scholars of cultural studies, women's studies, sociology, literature and postcolonial studies.
'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).
Young black women bear all the hallmarks of a fundamentally unequal
society. They do well at school, contribute to society, are good
efficient workers yet, as a group they consistently fail to secure
the economic status and occupational prestige they deserve.
Charting the experience of a group of young black women as they
leave school and enter the world of work, Heidi Safia Mirza asks
why it is that young black women suffer these injustices and
reveals the processes of inequality that, despite the ideology of a
meritocracy, persist in this society. In arguing for a more
structural understanding of inequality, "Young Female and Black"
questions the popular constructions of black female identity that
to date have been so prevalent in explanations of black female
educational achievement. In the comparative context of research and
writing from Britain, America and the Caribbean, this book
re-examines what is meant by "educational underachievement", the
"black family" and in particular, "black womanhood" in Britain.
This book should be of interest to undergraduates and
postgraduates; women's studies, sociology of race and social
policy.
'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).
Young black women bear all the hallmarks of a fundamentally unequal
society. They do well at school, contribute to society, are good
efficient workers yet, as a group they consistently fail to secure
the economic status and occupational prestige they deserve.
Charting the experience of a group of young black women as they
leave school and enter the world of work, Heidi Safia Mirza asks
why it is that young black women suffer these injustices and
reveals the processes of inequality that, despite the ideology of a
meritocracy, persist in this society. In arguing for a more
structural understanding of inequality, "Young Female and Black"
questions the popular constructions of black female identity that
to date have been so prevalent in explanations of black female
educational achievement. In the comparative context of research and
writing from Britain, America and the Caribbean, this book
re-examines what is meant by "educational underachievement", the
"black family" and in particular, "black womanhood" in Britain.
This book should be of interest to undergraduates and
postgraduates; women's studies, sociology of race and social
policy.
This book reveals the roots of structural racism that limit social
mobility and equality within Britain for Black and ethnicised
students and academics in its inherently white Higher Education
institutions. It brings together both established and emerging
scholars in the fields of Race and Education to explore what
institutional racism in British Higher Education looks like in
colour-blind 'post-race' times, when racism is deemed to be 'off
the political agenda'. Keeping pace with our rapidly changing
global universities, this edited collection asks difficult and
challenging questions, including why black academics leave the
system; why the curriculum is still white; how elite universities
reproduce race privilege; and how Black, Muslim and Gypsy traveller
students are disadvantaged and excluded. The book also discusses
why British racial equality legislation has failed to address
racism, and explores what the Black student movement is doing about
this. As the authors powerfully argue, it is only by dismantling
the invisible architecture of post-colonial white privilege that
the 21st century struggle for a truly decolonised academy can
begin. This collection will be essential reading for students and
academics working in the fields of Education, Sociology, and Race.
Thirty years after the Race Relations Act, racism remains endemic
in British society. How successful have policy measures been in
addressing the causes of racism? What lessons can we learn from
countries outside Britain? This important and timely book reviews
the evidence and asks 'what really works?'. Drawing on the
literature from a wide range of disciplines, including sociology,
anthropology and psychology, the book makes direct links between
the causes of racism and the successful interventions to combat it.
It particularly highlights the need to understand micro 'everyday'
racisms in order to tackle the macro structural roots of racism.
Topics covered include: ethnic monitoring and the reproduction of
racism; elite racism in the media and among politicians;
anti-racist interventions at work and service delivery; combating
racism in sport, the arts and education; social cohesion, diversity
and local community initiatives; and multiculturalism and equal
opportunities.
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