Reading Materials
Some key texts engaging with Race Justice, from introductory texts to reports.
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Books
UK universities
- Racism at Work: The Danger of Indifference by Binna Kandola
- Taking Up Space by Chelsea Kwakye and Ọrẹ Ogunbiyi
- On Being Included: Racism and Diversity in Institutional Life by Sara Ahmed
- Dismantling Race in Higher Education: Racism, Whiteness and Decolonising the Academy edited by Jason Arday and Heidi Safia Mirza
- Decolonising the University edited by Gurminder K. Bhambra, Dalia Gebrial, Kerem Nişancıoğlu
- A FLY Girl’s Guide to University by Lola Olufemi, Odelia Younge, Waithera Sebatindira, Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan
Reports and journal articles
UK universities and students’ unions
- Tackling Racism Harassment: Universities Challenged (Equality and Human Rights Commission 2019)
- Insider-Outsider by Sofia Akel (Goldsmiths 2019)
- Closing the Gap (UUK & NUS 2019)
- Staying Power: The Career Experiences and Strategies of UK Black Female Professors by Dr Nicola Rollock (UCU 2019)
- Race Matters (NUS 2015)
- Kingston’s Approach to Addressing Differential Attainment by Annie Hughes (Kingston Presentation)
Race, mental health and employment
- Unmasking Racial Microaggressions by Tori DeAngelis (American Psychological Association)
- Employment and Earning Differences in the Early Career of Ethnic Minority British Graduates: The Importance of University Career, Parental Background and Area Characteristics by Wouter Zwysen and Simonetta Longhi (Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies 2017)
Government and organisational reports
- Hate Crime, England and Wales 2017/18 Statistical Bulletin (GOV.UK 2017/18)
- Pupil Exclusions 2018 (GOV.UK 2018)
- Equality in Higher Education: Staff Statistical Report 2018 (Advance HE 2018)
- Equality in Higher Education: Students Statistical Report 2018 (Advance HE 2018)
Articles and webpages
Islamophobia
- Women ‘Bearing Brunt’ of Rising Islamophobic Attacks in the UK (The Independent, 2017)
- Living in Fear: One in Three Muslim Students Attacked on Campus as Islamophobic Hate Crime Surges (The Independent 2018)
UK universities and UCAS
- UK Universities Condemned for Failure to Tackle Racism (The Guardian 2019)
- Ucas Admits Failures After New Data Reveals Black Students More Likely to Have University Applications Investigated (The Independent 2018)
- Suspended for Exposing ‘Hate Speech’ (BBC 2018)
- Office for Students: Universities Must Eliminate Equality Gaps (OFS 2018)
Employment discrimination in UK Universities
- Ethnic Minority Academics Earn Less than White Colleagues (BBC 2018)
- Revealed: How Ethnic Minority Graduates Lose out on Jobs (The Guardian 2017)