Essays about: "Elsa Mertala"

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  1. 1. Black in the Ivory Tower: The Subversiveness of Black Women at Lund University

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för etnologi

    Author : Elsa Mertala; [2022]
    Keywords : Academia; Black women; labour; subversiveness; Lund University; Swedish Exceptionalism; Akademin; svarta kvinnor; arbete; subversiv; Lund universitet; svensk exceptionalism; Cultural Sciences; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In Sweden the research about Black people’s experiences in academia is quite limited, because of a self-image that is colourblind which prevents the acknowledgement of Black existence (practice, thought, bodies). This thesis is a cultural analytical attempt to contribute and widen the research field of critical studies in Swedish academia, through exploring Black female’s emotional and body experiences in the spatiotemporal space of Lund University. READ MORE