Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acronyms and glossary of terms
- Notes on contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Foreword
- Introduction: Black PhD journeys in context
- Part I The ‘weighted’ waiting game: being Black and applying to do a PhD
- Part II Being Black is not an optional luxury! Struggles for rights and recognition in the White academic space
- Part III For us, by us: finding one another amid the storm
- Part IV Academic support: the right thing, in the right place, at the right time
- Part V Reflections at the completion of the PhD journey
- Conclusion and recommendations
- Our ancestors’ wildest dreams … (fictionalisation)
- Afterword: For our community
- Index
Reflections on Part II and prompts for action
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 08 January 2025
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acronyms and glossary of terms
- Notes on contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Foreword
- Introduction: Black PhD journeys in context
- Part I The ‘weighted’ waiting game: being Black and applying to do a PhD
- Part II Being Black is not an optional luxury! Struggles for rights and recognition in the White academic space
- Part III For us, by us: finding one another amid the storm
- Part IV Academic support: the right thing, in the right place, at the right time
- Part V Reflections at the completion of the PhD journey
- Conclusion and recommendations
- Our ancestors’ wildest dreams … (fictionalisation)
- Afterword: For our community
- Index
Summary
Academic research can help us tackle the problems facing our communities, build collaborations and resources, influence policies, and achieve personal development. So we must ask whose experiences, knowledge, and culture are included and valued in our academic programmes, and whose are not?
As Black scholars we are best placed to understand our experiences and, as the accounts in this part show, voicing these experiences can reveal possibilities for change and building community. What is needed to bring to light the experiences of Black students – what are the interpersonal interactions, platforms and practices that are needed within or beyond the academy?
These stories are immeasurably important but, without action, the barriers Black students face will never change. Think about who currently bears the burden of making this change and how this too contributes to inequity.
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- The Black PhD ExperienceStories of Strength, Courage and Wisdom in UK Academia, pp. 70Publisher: Bristol University PressPrint publication year: 2024