Racism in the accounting academy - an auto-ethnographic case study of British higher education

Atul K. Shah

Chapter 25 in Handbook of Accounting in Society, 2024, pp 363-376 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: The East African Indians are regarded as Britain’s most successful migrant communities. In this auto-biographical chapter, the intellectual and racist barriers to progress of a highly intelligent, resourceful and multi-talented Jain scholar and academic leader are shown on a sliding scale, starting at the top and racing to the bottom. This chapter exposes the collusion and lack of support from white academics that is normalized against male ambition and charisma. The intellectualization of race denies its cultural reality in the eyes of the leaders - ‘how could they ever be racist’? It introduces the concepts of ‘double-black’ and ‘black-eyed research’ to show the subtle structuring of intellectual fences and threats and the vulnerability of blackness in the content of the research. Academic leaders wanting to change the status quo can learn from this experience how to empower, sponsor and ally non-white academics.

Keywords: Business and Management; Economics and Finance; Environment; Sociology and Social Policy; Sustainable Development Goals (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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