This SIG is active in working to promote issues of racial education and equity with international and national colleagues. The terms ‘race’ and ‘ethnicity’ are acknowledged as problematic but are also commonly used and have recognition as relating to issues of colour and cultural racism with which the group will be concerned.   An argument against a SIG on ‘race’ and ethnicity may be that it could lead to marginalisation and subsumation of specific issues of racism and racialisation. This issue of permeation is possibly more problematic. We have seen in BERA and also in the school system that permeation can often lead to dissipation and rendering these issues, invisible. 

We will strive to ensure that ‘race’ and ethnicity issues are not subsumed within more general equality policy and pedagogy, but raise the profile of the SIG, BERA and like-minded organisations by working with and for its members.  This will be done through our regular Members’ meetings, research and learning, in journals, including production of special issues, at conferences and online. 

Research interests 

• Critical Race Theory 
• Intersectionality with feminism, able-ism, social class etc.
• Black and Asian student teachers oppressions
• Minority ethnic people’s lived experiences of barriers, hurdles and successes
• Racism and anti-racism in formal and informal educational institutions
• Culturally responsive pedagogy
• Black Men in higher education
• Black Leaders and Managers in Higher Education

SIG aims:

• Hold regular Members’ meetings that listen to, represent their voices to BERA.
• Encourage high-quality academic research, through invitations to write abstracts for BERA Annual conference and its other events across the year.
• Develop the work of Early Career Researchers through inviting academic presentations at Members’ meetings.
• Disseminate our work and events and provide a space online, via ‘X’ (formerly Twitter).
• Encourage members to be involved in other BERA work, such as BERA Council and other committees.

Twitter: @BERA_ree

BERA Race, Ethnicity and Education Forum