Why the ‘P’ in PhD stands for (Black) Power

Pennant, April-Louise ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1963-7832 2024. Why the ‘P’ in PhD stands for (Black) Power. Ackah, William, Darkwa, Jacqueline, Mitchell, Wayne, Murray, De-Shaine and Wane, Madina, eds. The Black PhD Experience: Stories of Strength, Courage and Wisdom in UK Academia, Bristol: Policy Press, pp. 146-151. (10.2307/jj.12348180.41)

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Abstract

In this chapter the author describes the immense strength, courage and wisdom that is developed over the course of completing a PhD as a Black person in the UK, and why it is so important that more Black people enter into the UK academy. Employing Critical Race Theory and Black feminist epistemology, the chapter illustrates an understanding of how the elite Whiteness of academic spaces can be disrupted for the better by more Black scholars. Finally, this chapter aims to counteract perceptions that being a Black academic cannot be a role of Black power and resistance.

Item Type:	Book Section
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Schools > Social Sciences (Includes Criminology and Education)
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HM Sociology H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform L Education > L Education (General)
Publisher:	Policy Press
ISBN:	9781447369981
Last Modified:	22 Aug 2025 12:58
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/170359

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