Palgrave Studies in Race, Inequality and Social Justice in Education: Redressing Structural Inequalities in the Academy

Thomas, Dave S. P.; Arday, Jason

This book provides a forensic and collective examination of pre-existing understandings of structural inequalities in Higher Education Institutions. Going beyond the current understandings of causal factors that promote inequality, the editors and contributors illuminate the dynamic interplay between historical events and discourse and more sophisticate and racialized acts of violence. In doing so, the book crystallises myriad contemporary manifestations of structural racism in higher education. Amidst an upsurge in racialized violence, civil unrest, and barriers to attainment, progression and success for students and staff of colour, doing equity and diversity for success in higher education has become both politically urgent and morally imperative. This book calls for a redistribution of power across intersectional and racial lines as a means of decentering whiteness and redressing structural inequalities in the academy. It is essential reading for scholars of sociology and education, as well as those interested in equality and social justice.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2022-06-20

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9783030656706

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-65668-3

Dimensions: 210cm x148cm

Pages: 352