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Adichie, Kureishi, Hurston: what authors should be in the ‘decolonised’ canon?

25th October 2017 bcpdt

An open letter declaring the need for more black, Asian and minority ethnic writers to be studied has been misconstrued as an affront to white authors, but a more rounded curriculum benefits us all

Education

Oxbridge ‘failing to address diversity’, David Lammy says

21st October 2017 bcpdt

MP says universities put pressure on journalists to change stories about lack of black students getting places rather than addressing concerns

Education

To counter racism, you must know what it is – start with the definition in UK law

31st May 2017 bcpdt

If we have a thousand definitions and it becomes a subjective occurrence we shall never eliminate it, writes Linda Bellos

Community

Are Soas students right to ‘decolonise’ their minds from western philosophers?

19th February 2017 bcpdt

Outraged headlines erupted when students launched a campaign to challenge the great western philosophers. We went to the source of dissent – London’s School of Oriental and African Studies – to investigate

Education

Riz Ahmed: ‘We have to be vocal. We’re living in scary times’

9th December 2016 bcpdt

He’s the outspoken British Star Wars actor who still gets interrogated at airports. Carole Cadwalladr steps inside the confusing world of Riz Ahmed

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