Academics of colour in elite universities in the UK and the USA: the ‘unspoken system of exclusion’
基于对34位受访者的访谈，运用批判种族理论，揭示了英美精英大学中有色人种学者遭遇的种族排斥，以及他们如何通过建立“安全空间”寻求共情与支持，同时矛盾地认同精英大学的地位与声望。
This article explores the experiences of academics of colour in elite universities in the UK and the USA. Drawing on interviews with 34 respondents and using a critical race theory perspective, the findings indicate that academics of colour experience racism in the White space of an elite university. To counter the racism they experience, they develop ‘safe spaces’ in which they find empathy and support from other academics of colour. A key finding from the study suggests that despite having negative experiences in elite universities, academics of colour have contradictory feelings about their positions. They disassociate themselves from the racism by recognising the status and prestige associated with working at an elite university. This article suggests that in order for academics of colour to be fully included in elite universities, institutions must acknowledge racism and their own Whiteness to work towards cultural change.