Keren Poliah

An Act of Love: Three Experiences of Self-Decolonization in the Academic Community of the United Kingdom

Keren Poliah, Vashti Suwa Gbolagun, John Yuen, Ka Keung, Hannah Helm, David Junior Gilbert

This narrative essay presents testimonies that uncover the fragmented identity of members of minoritized ethnic groups in the academic context of the United Kingdom. It discusses outcomes of a project which, as part of an Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) scholarship from the Doctoral School of the University of Salford, gathered testimonies and stories of international postgraduate doctoral researchers highlighting that the process of decolonization should start from within.