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Students in a postcolonial world

A series exploring the legacy of empire in higher education

  • Guide-To-Clearing-09

    Decolonising the university: a new student's guide to campus activism

    While universities are increasingly discussing race and inequality, they must do more to tackle harassment and improve BAME representation on the staff and curriculum
  • Arta Ajeti

    A diverse reading list is no threat to Shakespeare – every student benefits

    Rianna Walcott
    As a black student studying English literature, I was rarely reflected in the texts I studied or the people who taught me. A more complete story needs to be told
  • William Ewart Gladstone (1809-1898), four-time British prime minister.

    Gladstone’s legacy is murky – my university shouldn't glorify it

    Angry columnists want us to keep quiet, but it’s time to open the conversation about slavery’s legacy in Britain
  • Poppy Noor and her sister Fizzy, shot for The Guardian, 20/10/2017.

    Talking to my sister about racism: 'People your age seem so much more aware'

    When I went to Cambridge six years ago, I overlooked institutional racism. My sister, a current student at Southampton, takes a very different view
  • Sparrow film still

    Lecturers recommend: non-western cinema that every student should see

    University tutors select the foreign films to watch for a new perspective on the world
  • Leah Harvey graduated from drama school this year.

    Being a black drama student: 'The fear of stereotyping is crippling'

    Recent graduate Leah Harvey shares her experiences of being the only black female student in her year at drama school
  • From Frantz Fanon to Li Ruzhen, international authors deserve more attention from universities.

    The non-western books that every student should read

    Leading authors pick international classics that should be on every students’ bookshelves, but are often neglected by universities
  • ‘We keep on saying that we’ve got a problem. What are we doing about it?'

    Does your university produce racism?

    Students and academics share their views about race issues in higher education
  • 1900 map of the World, with territories of the British Empire highlighted.

    Studying the empire: can history students avoid pitfalls of the past?

    Understanding Britain’s colonial history is essential, but dealing with racist sources can be a huge challenge. World history graduate Pooja Kawa shares her views
  • sombrero

    Freshers: is your fancy dress costume racist?

    There’s a fine line between cultural exchange and racism – wearing sexy or ‘ironic’ versions of other people’s national dress might not go down well
  • Oxford students campaign for the university to remove a statue of Victorian Colonialist Cecil Rhodes.

    How Britain's old empire lives on in universities

    From racist ‘banter’ to Eurocentric degrees, higher education is haunted by Britain’s colonial past. But what does it mean to students?
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