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The Black PhD Experience: Stories of Strength, Courage and Wisdom in UK Academia

The Black PhD Experience: Stories of Strength, Courage and Wisdom in UK Academia

          
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This unique book charts the journeys of Black doctoral students through UK higher education. Using powerful firsthand accounts, the book details the experiences of Black PhD students. From application through to graduation and beyond, the book offers key insights into the workings of higher education, highlighting the structural barriers that impede progress. Challenges and recommendations are issued for the sector and wider community. This text is a witness to the tenacity and brilliance of Black students to achieve against the odds. A game changer for the sector. Essential reading for anyone interested in equity and inclusion in higher education.

Table of Contents:
Foreword - Jason Arday and Wayne A. Mitchell Introduction: Black PhD Journeys in Context - William Ackah Part 1: The ‘Weighted’, Waiting Game: Being Black and Applying To Do a PhD - Wayne A. Mitchell 1. Underrepresented and Undervalued: My Reflections on School, University and the Doctoral Application Process - Sophie Martin 2. Climbing the Rough Side of the Mountain: Getting into a PhD Programme - Katty Wadda 3. What I Wish I Knew: Deciding on when to Pursue the PhD - Esther Osarfo-Mensah 4. The Long and Winding Road: Tackling Barriers and Prejudice on the Journey to PhD Study - Sigourney Bonner 5. Ignorance Is Not Bliss: What Every Potential Black PhD Science Student Needs to Know - Jason Amartey 6. Being One of the Few Among the Many: My Journey to the PhD Starting Point - Nina Higson-Sweeney 7. Making the Garments Fit: Transitions to a Better Place - Dwaynica Greaves Reflections on Part 1 and Prompts for Action - Wayne A. Mitchell Part 2: Being Black Is Not an Optional Luxury! Struggles for Rights and Recognition in the White Academic Space - Madina Wane 8. Studying While Black: Reflections on Researching Blackness in White Space – Alanah Mortlock 9. Through, Around or Over the Gate? Navigating Academia from a Black Muslim Woman's Perspective - Amira Samatar 10. Fighting the Power: Challenging Institutional Discrimination – A Personal Perspective - Hanna Akalu 11. The Missing Ones Reflections on Part 2 and Prompts for Action - Madina Wane Part 3: For Us, by Us: Finding One Another Amid the Storm - Jacqueline Darkwa 12. That Ain’t It, So We’ll Create It: Supporting Black Students When and Where Our Institutions Fail - De-Shaine Murray 13. Finding the Black Immunologists in a Pandemic - Madina Wane 14. In the Meantime: Creating Change Through Community - Paulette Williams 15. Networks, Networking and Finding My Place in the Academic Space - Deyl Djama 16. #BlackInTheIvory: Social Media as a Tool for Racial Healing - Louisa Brotherson 17. Unravelling the Tapestry of Unspoken Rules: Living with Being Different in the Academic Space - Mary Agyapong 18. Making Space for Black Voices and Black Visions: The Formation and Work of the African Diaspora Postgraduate Network - William Ackah Reflections on Part 3 and Prompts for Action - Jacqueline Darkwa Part 4: Academic Support: The Right Thing, in the Right Place, at the Right Time – De-Shaine Murray 19. Reaching Beyond the Horizon: Being Inspired to Succeed Against the Odds - Simone Webb 20. In and Out of Prison: My Personal Research Journey of Being a Black Woman, Researching Black Women - Angela Charles 21. Not in This Alone: Being Supported to Break Down Barriers to PhD Success - Peggy Warren 22. When Seasons Change: Dealing with a Change in my Situation While Studying for a PhD - Rees Johnson 23. Believing That the Impossible Is Possible: My Story of Being Supported to Succeed - Clíona Kelly Reflections on Part 4 and prompts for Action - De-Shaine Murray Part 5: Reflections at the Completion of the PhD Journey - Madina Wane 24. What It Means To Be the First: My Journey from Windrush to PhD - Julia Morris 25. Why the ‘P’ in PhD Stands for (Black) Power - April-Louise Pennant 26. (Un)Making the Imposter Syndrome - Barbara Adewumi 27. I Came All This Way for This?! An International Student's Experience of UK Higher Education – Anon Reflections on Part 5 and Prompts for Action - Madina Wane Conclusion and Recommendations - De-Shaine Murray Our Ancestor’s Wildest Dreams … (Fictionalisation) - Jacqueline Darkwa Afterword: For Our Community - De-Shaine Murray


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781447369974
  • Publisher: Bristol University Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Policy Press
  • Height: 216 mm
  • No of Pages: 204
  • Spine Width: 13 mm
  • Weight: 385 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1447369971
  • Publisher Date: 10 Sep 2024
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: Stories of Strength, Courage and Wisdom in UK Academia
  • Width: 140 mm


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