Diversity, Inclusion, and Decolonization
Practical Tools for Improving Teaching, Research, and Scholarship
Edited by Abby Day, Lois Lee, Dave S.P. Thomas and James Spickard
Published
Nov 14, 2023Page count
284 pagesISBN
978-1529216653Imprint
Bristol University PressPublished
May 19, 2022Page count
284 pagesISBN
978-1529216646Dimensions
234 x 156 mmImprint
Bristol University PressPublished
May 19, 2022Page count
284 pagesISBN
978-1529216660Imprint
Bristol University PressPublished
May 19, 2022Page count
284 pagesISBN
978-1529216660Imprint
Bristol University Press
Diversity, Inclusion, and Decolonization
Despite progress, the Western higher education system is still largely dominated by scholars from the privileged classes of the Global North. This book presents examples of efforts to diversify points of view, include previously excluded people, and decolonize curricula.
What has worked? What hasn’t? What further visions do we need? How can we bring about a more democratic and just academic life for all?
Written by scholars from different disciplines, countries, and backgrounds, this book offers an internationally relevant, practical guide to ‘doing diversity’ in the social sciences and humanities and decolonising higher education as a whole.
“A godsend for those who are thirsty for honest clarity and a ‘how to’ guide in a sea of woke buzz words and hollow declarations on decolonizing, diversity and inclusion.” Heidi Safia Mirza, University College London
Abby Day is Professor of Race, Faith and Culture in the Department of Sociology, at Goldsmiths, University of London.
Lois Lee is Senior Lecturer in Secular Studies at the University of Kent.
Dave Thomas is an Occupational Therapist, Senior Advisor for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at Advance HE, and Associate Lecturer at the Kent and Medway Medical School.
James Spickard is Professor of Sociology and Anthropology at the University of Redlands.
Introduction: Why Diversity, Inclusion, and Decolonization Matter - Abby Day, Lois Lee, Dave S.P. Thomas, and James Spickard
Part I: Changing Universities
Negotiating Diversity, a Personal Reflection - Martin Stringer
Demystifying the ‘Decolonising’ and ‘Diversity’ Slippage: Reflections from Sociology - Ali Meghji, Seetha Tan, and Laura Wain
Doing Diversity Inclusively: ‘East Asians’ in Western Universities - Lin Ma
This Island’s Mine: University Teaching as Inclusive Dramaturgy - Danny Braverman
Emergent Tensions in Diversity and Inclusion Work in Universities: Reflections on Policy and Practice - Samantha Brennan, Gwen Chapman, Belinda Leach, and Alexandra Rodney
Part II: Diversifying Curricula
How ‘Diverse’ is Your Reading List? Tools, Tips, and Challenges - Karen Schucan Bird
Perceptions, Expectations, and Pluralised Realities: Reflections on Building Staff–Student Partnerships Through a Reading List Review - Dave S.P. Thomas
Decolonizing Research Methods: Practices, Challenges, and Opportunities - Sara Ewing
Towards an Intersectional Feminist Pedagogy of Gender-Based Violence - Denise Buiten, Ellen Finlay, and Rosemary Hancock
Part III: Diversifying Research and Scholarship
How Would a World Sociology Think? Towards Intellectual Inclusion - James Spickard
Whom We Cite: A Reflection on the Limits and Potentials of Critical Citation Practices - Januschka Schmidt
Scholarship in a Globalized World: The Publishing Ecosystem and Alternatives to the Oligopoly - Paige Mann
Part IV: Overcoming Intellectual Colonialism
Dealing with the Westernisation of Chinese Higher Education: Evidence from a Social Science Department - Fabio Bolzonar
Opportunities and Challenges in Integrating Indigenous Peoples and Cultural Diversity in International Studies - Gretchen Abuso
Decolonial Praxis beyond the Classroom: Reflecting on Race and Violence - Federico Settler
Epilogue: What We Have Learned - Abby Day, Lois Lee, Dave S.P. Thomas, and James Spickard
