Race, Coloniality and the Academy

An Ethnography
1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-5292-2883-0
Verlag: Bristol University Press

Buch, Englisch, 228 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm

How do academic spaces perpetuate racial and religious inequalities, and what can be done to challenge them?

This thought-provoking book examines the intersections of ethnicity, faith and class with a focus on British South Asian Muslim identity. Drawing on ethnographic insights and theoretical frameworks such as postcoloniality, orientalism and hybridity, the author unpacks representations of race, religion and Islamophobia in both academic and public discourse. By connecting historical legacies of imperialism with contemporary inequalities, the book offers both critical analysis and practical suggestions for action.

Written in an accessible yet provocative style, this book is set to spark vital conversations and inspire meaningful interventions in higher education and beyond.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Alam, Yunis

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction

2. Ethnic Relations in the UK: From Theory to Policy

3. Race, Language and Power

4. Postcoloniality and Its Uses

5. Orientalism and Representation

6. Representing Muslims, Fix-ionalizing Difference

7. Hybridity and Beyond

8. Decolonising: Institutions and Minds

9. Beyond Mantras: Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

10. Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Alam, Yunis
Yunis Alam is a sociologist, working at the University of Bradford. His research interests span ethnic relations, popular culture, ethnography and postcolonial literatures. He has also published a number of novels and short stories.

Yunis Alam is Head of Sociology and Criminology at the University of Bradford.