Dr Deborah Gabriel | Black British Academics - Part 4

In Critique of Blackface and institutional indifference to racism

Dr Deborah Gabriel Poetic Resistance 5th July 20169th March 2022bournemouth university, racial injustice, racial oppression, racism in higher education

In Critique of Blackface and institutional indifference to racism

Who is this Neanderthal that dons Blackface,

Disrespecting my people and mocking my race? Read more

Dr Shirley Thompson’s Nanny of the Maroons opera continues to diversify classical music performance

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Dr Shirley Thompson’s Nanny of the Maroons opera continues to diversify classical music performance

Black British Academics Patron Dr Shirley Thompson continues to live up to her reputation as a cultural activist with her latest opera: Sacred Mountain: Incidents in the Life of Queen Nanny of the Maroons in Euston, London as part of the Tête-à-Tête Contemporary Opera Festival. Read more

Black scholars, racial justice and public prominence

Dr Deborah Gabriel Feature 7th December 201324th November 2024black academics, black scholars, racial justice

Black scholars, racial justice and public prominence

A thought-provoking article in the Times Higher by Daniel Matlin, an American studies lecturer at Kings College London, asks whether Black intellectuals must talk about race in order to achieve the same level of prominence as White scholars. Read more