Feature | Black British Academics

Why Britain must now unite through a new agenda of cultural democracy

Dr Deborah Gabriel Feature 24th June 201618th July 2018cultural democracy, cultural diversity, multi-ethnic 3 Comments

Gary Younge‘s column on the EU Referendum is deeply depressing but aptly sums up my mood and sentiment right now. The leave campaign won but Britain lost: “we are not independent. We are simply isolated”, as Younge laments. Read more

Summer school experience highlights the need for cultural democracy

chikezie Feature 17th October 201512th July 2018cultural democracy, nationalism, racial stereotypes 2 Comments

Attitudes around race, especially stereotypes we hold about ‘other’ races, genders, sexualities, nationalities, ethnicities, classes etc. are more real than we care to admit. Read more

Where do all the Black female STEM graduates go?

Dr Elizabeth Opara Black Sister Network, Feature 18th June 201512th July 2018black STEM academics, black women scientists, STEM 1 Comment

Why am I the only Black female STEM academic (Associate Professor) in my faculty and why are there such a paucity of Black women in academic STEM careers? Read more

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

Dr Deborah Gabriel Black Sister Network, Feature 13th June 201512th July 2018classical music. dr shirley thompson, music activism, opera 0 Comment

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 on 21 and 22 July at The Place in Euston, London as part of the Tête-à-Tête Contemporary Opera Festival. Read more