We the minority-of-minorities: a narrative inquiry of black female academics in the United Kingdom

British Journal of Sociology of Education

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2018, Pages 1012-1029

  Stockfelt, Shawanda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

black feminism; critical race theory; Higher education; intersectionality; narrative inquiry; social justice

Indexed keywords

EID: 85045034669     PISSN: 01425692     EISSN: 14653346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01425692.2018.1454297     Document Type: Article

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