New everyday practices of free speech on campus: Beyond racialised and religious stereotypes

校园言论自由的新日常实践：超越种族和宗教刻板印象

• 批准号: AH/V012649/1
• 负责人: Alison Scott-Baumann
• 金额: $ 10.27万
• 依托单位: School of Oriental and African Studies
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2021 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=AH%2FV012649%2F1
• 关键词: New; everyday; practices; free; speech

SummaryBuilding on robust research findings about discrimination against Muslims on campus, this Follow on Fund will help universities to tackle religious, racial and gender discrimination by showing them how to encourage and facilitate difficult discussions, instead of avoiding them. Follow-on funds can address matters that could not be dealt with in the main research project and here we wish to draw attention to: a) racism that goes beyond the Muslim communities on campus, and b) potential opportunities to reduce racism through open yet civil discussions. The findings from AHRC/ESRC 2015-18: Representing Islam on campus AH/M00841X/1 demonstrate that Muslim staff and students are often denied a voice by discriminatory practices and negative stereotypes triggered by skin colour, clothing or other perceived differences. This is a form of silencing or testimonial injustice: Muslim staff believe they are not considered to have opinions worth hearing, discussing or sharing. As such, they self-censor to avoid conflict. Our findings resonate with recent research on National Health Service (NHS) staff of colour, who also report finding themselves ignored or not heard when raising concerns during the COVID-19 crisis. In the AHRC project, we noted similar matters but were unable to explore these as they went beyond the focus of Islam on campus: now it is urgent that they are shared and explored in discussion. So firstly, this Follow on Fund will disseminate our research findings and show the ways in which the student voice is silenced. We will engage key players actively in discussing these findings about Islam using a group discussion approach called Community of Inquiry. This approach facilitates honesty and deliberation in the face of controversial evidence. Providing solid evidence is only part of changing someone's views: engaging actively in discussion about such evidence is also necessary. By such means racism on campus can be recognised and addressed. Secondly, the key finding to which we could not do justice during the project involves addressing broad spectrum racism directed towards those considered different. We were told of covert and overt racism towards Black students and staff, and the negative stereotyping of Jewish students. As the current focus upon inequalities in the NHS resonates with our findings, we will also work with medical students to disseminate our work more widely, on university campuses that also provide medical training. The core team provides expertise in Judaism, Black lives and Islam to support universities. The Community of Inquiry group discussion approach facilitates trust, openness and civility - while always working towards group solutions. We will deliver significant economic, social, cultural and policy impacts by developing this into a training package for students and staff. The unspoken, discriminatory tendencies amongst students and staff can be reduced and replaced with critical dialogues and anti-discriminatory practices.

摘要 基于有关校园内穆斯林歧视的可靠研究结果，该追踪基金将帮助大学解决宗教、种族和性别歧视问题，向大学展示如何鼓励和促进困难的讨论，而不是回避它们。后续资金可以解决主要研究项目中无法解决的问题，在这里我们希望提请注意：a）超越校园穆斯林社区的种族主义，以及b）通过开放的方式减少种族主义的潜在机会民间讨论。 AHRC/ESRC 2015-18：在校园代表伊斯兰教 AH/M00841X/1 的调查结果表明，穆斯林教职员工和学生经常因肤色、服装或其他感知差异引发的歧视性做法和负面成见而被剥夺发言权。这是一种沉默或证词不公正的形式：穆斯林员工认为他们不被认为有值得聆听、讨论或分享的观点。因此，他们进行自我审查以避免冲突。我们的研究结果与最近对国家卫生服务 (NHS) 有色人种工作人员的研究产生了共鸣，他们也报告说，在 COVID-19 危机期间提出担忧时，他们发现自己被忽视或没有被听到。在 AHRC 项目中，我们注意到类似的问题，但无法对其进行探讨，因为它们超出了校园伊斯兰教的焦点：现在迫切需要在讨论中分享和探讨它们。因此，首先，这个追踪基金将传播我们的研究成果，并展示如何压制学生的声音。我们将使用称为“探究社区”的小组讨论方法，积极让关键参与者参与讨论有关伊斯兰教的这些发现。这种方法有助于在面对有争议的证据时保持诚实和深思熟虑。提供确凿的证据只是改变某人观点的一部分：积极参与有关这些证据的讨论也是必要的。通过这种方式，校园中的种族主义可以得到承认和解决。其次，我们在项目期间无法公正对待的关键发现涉及解决针对那些被认为不同的人的广泛种族主义。我们被告知针对黑人学生和教职员工的隐蔽和公开的种族主义，以及对犹太学生的负面成见。由于目前对 NHS 不平等现象的关注与我们的研究结果产生共鸣，我们还将与医学生合作，在也提供医学培训的大学校园更广泛地传播我们的工作。核心团队提供犹太教、黑人生活和伊斯兰教方面的专业知识来支持大学。探究社区小组讨论方法促进信任、开放和文明——同时始终致力于小组解决方案。我们将通过将其开发为学生和员工的培训包来产生重大的经济、社会、文化和政策影响。学生和教职员工之间不言而喻的歧视倾向可以减少，并用批判性对话和反歧视做法取代。

项目成果

Paul Ricoeur - Empowering Education, Politics and Society

保罗·利科 - 赋予教育、政治和社会权力

• DOI: http://dx.10.1007/978-981-99-3475-1
• 发表时间: 2023
• 作者: Scott