I encourage my students to ask questions – no question is too silly to ask. Ironically, I heard the person who was putting me down say exactly the same thing … they were also wondering why students weren’t engaging in the forum.
Category Archives: Doodles
What the …?
…one highlights racial and structural injustice and the other just shows it up like it is – warts and all..
Gaslighting
Gaslighting is a thing! It’s a form of psychological abuse. The culprit undermines the victim by casting doubt over their experience and or perception. Yes, it’s real. It’s good to have a term for something that you’re experiencing. In fact, in my research using Critical Race Theory the authors (there are many) often talk aboutContinue reading “Gaslighting”
Imposter Syndrome
Imposter Syndrome and the Blackademic. Why don’t I believe when somebody says my work is good?
Who am I?
If we can make pronouns more inclusive why can’t we be more inclusive with our racial definitions?
Is there anybody out there?
Just yesterday there as an item in the news about the lack of PhD students of colour. No s**t, Sherlock, I thought….
BlackademicUK
Learn as if you were to live forever. —Mahatma Gandhi. This is my first post as @blackademicUK. Stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.
Introducing @BlackademicUK
“An ivory tower is a place — or an atmosphere — where people are happily cut off from the rest of the world in favour of their own pursuits. […] Most contemporary uses of the term refer to academia…” Wikipedia I am a journalist and Senior Lecturer in Journalism coming to the end of the first year of myContinue reading “Introducing @BlackademicUK”