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Race, Coloniality and the Academy

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How do academic spaces perpetuate racial and religious inequalities, and what can be done to challenge them? This thought-provoking book examines the intersections of ethnicity, faith and class wit...
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  • 25 November 2025
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How do academic spaces perpetuate racial and religious inequalities, and what can be done to challenge them?

This thought-provoking book examines the intersections of ethnicity, faith and class with a focus on British South Asian Muslim identity. Drawing on ethnographic insights and theoretical frameworks such as postcoloniality, orientalism and hybridity, the author unpacks representations of race, religion and Islamophobia in both academic and public discourse. By connecting historical legacies of imperialism with contemporary inequalities, the book offers both critical analysis and practical suggestions for action.

Written in an accessible yet provocative style, this book is set to spark vital conversations and inspire meaningful interventions in higher education and beyond.

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Price: $119.95
Pages: 228
Publisher: Bristol University Press
Imprint: Bristol University Press
Publication Date: 25 November 2025
ISBN: 9781529228830
Format: Hardcover
BISACs: SOCIAL SCIENCE / Race & Ethnic Relations, Racism and racial discrimination / Anti-racism, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Islamic Studies, Interdisciplinary studies, Sociology, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, Decolonisation of knowledge / Decoloniality
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"This book offers a provocative and insightful exploration of race, identity, and power, and will be of interest to anyone seeking to understand the complexities of these issues in contemporary society." Chantelle Lewis, University of Oxford and Surviving Society Productions
Yunis Alam is Head of Sociology and Criminology at the University of Bradford.

1. Introduction

2. Ethnic Relations in the UK: From Theory to Policy

3. Race, Language and Power

4. Postcoloniality and Its Uses

5. Orientalism and Representation

6. Representing Muslims, Fix-ionalizing Difference

7. Hybridity and Beyond

8. Decolonising: Institutions and Minds

9. Beyond Mantras: Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

10. Conclusion