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    Becoming a black researcher: reflections on racialised identity and knowledge production

    Roberts, L (2013) Becoming a black researcher: reflections on racialised identity and knowledge production. International Review of Qualitative Research, 6 (3). pp. 337-359. ISSN 1940-8447

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    Abstract

    Critical race theory (CRT) emerged from the U.S. context, and many question the validity of its application to spaces beyond the United States; however, for many black academics in the UK, it has a powerful resonance. Where many in the academy have dismissed the viability of the concept of race in favour of the term ethnicity – or they privilege class – in any discussion of inequalities, CRT recognises the salience of race, centralising it and analysing the ways in which race and racism continue to shape life experiences. CRT has provided an intellectual space for a growing community of academics in England to explore not only our own racial positioning within the academy and wider society but also that of the communities we work with in our research to achieve greater social justice. This paper explores the significance of CRT to the author’s biography and intellectual journey.

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