ABSTRACT

Racism is harmful for minority ethnic students from compulsory to tertiary education. Whilst there appears to be renewed public interest in structural racism, the realities of lived racism are, for many, a part of everyday life. This paper explores the experiences of minority ethnic students in UK higher education, especially their approaches to racism and coping strategies. Drawing on 51 in-depth interviews, the authors discuss the different ways in which racism can affect students and the extent to which it is normalised. As a means of coping, students appear to develop different degrees of emotional detachment and desensitisation towards racist behaviours. They discuss how white privilege in higher education can contribute to the silencing of minority ethnic students in the battle against racism, especially in white university spaces where racist behaviours are generally accepted, overlooked or trivialised. They conclude with a discussion of implications for policy and practice.

摘要

种族主义对少数民族学生从义务教育到高等教育是有害的。虽然公众对结构性种族主义似乎重新产生了兴趣，但对许多人来说，现实中的种族主义是日常生活的一部分。本文探讨了少数族裔学生在英国高等教育中的经历，尤其是他们对种族主义和应对策略的态度。作者利用 51 次深度访谈，讨论了种族主义影响学生的不同方式及其正常化的程度。作为一种应对手段，学生似乎对种族主义行为产生了不同程度的情感疏离和脱敏。他们讨论了高等教育中的白人特权如何有助于在反对种族主义的斗争中压制少数民族学生，尤其是在种族主义行为被普遍接受、忽视或轻视的白人大学空间。他们最后讨论了对政策和实践的影响。