The Equity Myth: Racialization and Indigeneity at Canadian Universities

by Carl E James, Enakshi Dua, Frances Henry, et al.

Book Overview

The university is often regarded as a bastion of liberal democracy where equity and diversity are vigorously promoted. In reality, the university still excludes many people and is a site of racialization that is subtle, complex, and sophisticated. This book, the first comprehensive, data-based study of racialized and Indigenous faculty members' experiences in Canadian universities, challenges the myth of equity in higher education. Drawing on a rich...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0774834889
• ISBN13: 9780774834889
• Release Date: May 2017
• Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.7" x 9.1"