Abstract
This stimulus paper seeks to do two things. First, it offers a critical commentary on the historical and contemporary politics of counting and categorisation, especially in the context of Empire, colonialism, and the development of modern multicultural ethnic societies. And second, it examines the debate surrounding the efficacy of the ‘BAME’ category and possible alternatives. Our aim is not to be prescriptive about alternatives to the ‘BAME’ category, but to inform ongoing debate and struggle for a suitable alternative mechanism for capturing the collective experiences of racism.
Original language | English |
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Place of Publication | Coventry, UK |
Publisher | Higher Education Research Action Group (HERAG) |
Commissioning body | Higher Education Race Action Group (HERAG) |
Number of pages | 32 |
Publication status | Published - Apr 2021 |
Keywords
- Classification
- Race
- Education
- Ethnicity
- Racism
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Social Sciences(all)