... is original in the manner in which data was gathered. Findings The study identified four themes: (1) significance of early life, (2) passion for learning, (3) overcoming obstacles and (4) navigating academia. The case studies highlighted the various examples of resistance, rebellion and activism the Black...

... people are often overlooked. Originality/value In this article, the author highlights: (1) the perennial expectation that Black people cater to other people's needs and desires; (2) performative activism and allyship; (3) assigning Black people the responsibility for fixing racism and (4) thinking...

... events and social issues. A brief question and answer period followed the address. Findings The address made the case that while scholarship is important, diversity scholars need to do more than publish scholarship but also engage in activism. In fact, the author argued that history has informed us...

... liberation, no gap exists between theory and practice (bell hooks, 2014 , p. 61). Activism Advocacy Ethnographic methods Feminist scholarship Gender theory Although there might be little consensus about how the end goals of feminism need to be envisaged and how they are to be achieved...

...” in a tertiary education sector that is going through political transformation. The author also reflects on the impact of neo‐liberal capitalism on tertiary institutions, and its depoliticising effect on feminist activism. It engages the establishment of gender studies programs. Design/methodology/approach...

... of Neoliberalism . Maiden, Massachusetts : Blackwell Publishing   2005 . 256 pp. , ISBN: ISBN 9781405138000 © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 --> Neoliberalism Activism Professionalisation Production of knowledge Professional subjectivities The collected volume Working...