Navigating Systemic Barriers in Academia

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'We need to talk about systemic barriers in academia. They affect everyone, albeit in different ways and with different consequences. Navigating Systemic Barriers in Academia is a timely, sensitively curated collection of essays that invite us to engage with what it is like to experience, live and work through a variety of barriers in academia. Written by a diverse group of scholars based in higher education institutions all over the world, this important book raises awareness, offers a call to action, and touches hearts.' Martyna Sliwa, University of Bath 'In Navigating Systemic Barriers in Academia, a diverse group of authors draws reflexively on challenging experiences to build a collective inquiry into oppressive institutional settings and the possibilities of taking a critical stance and deploying tactics of hope against mechanisms that exploit vulnerabilities. Moving beyond narratives of individual struggle, the volume invites collective action and ethico-political resistance against the norms and cultures that reproduce marginalization and exploitation, asking readers to see the wrongs and contribute to building a better academia.' Amon Barros, Escola de Administracao de Empresas de Sao Paulo da Fundacao Getulio Vargas (FGV EAESP) 'This powerful body of writing insists we listen. Centring lived experience, it exposes the systemic exclusions that persist in academia and demands more than tokenistic inclusion. Skilfully, the editors assemble a courageous and necessary contribution to reimagining knowledge, justice, and belonging in the academy.' Richard Longman, The Open University