Anti-Racism
Information about our policies.
At UCL Anthropology the work of eradicating racism in all its forms is being led by a specialized independent committee due to the department’s recognition of the critical importance of this work. The Anti-Racisms Committee (ARC) engages in critically examining all aspects of the Department’s practice – including its casual, routinized, and institutionalized forms – to ensure that UCL Anthropology is experienced as an actively anti-racist work, study, and social environment by all our students and staff. As part of this process, the ARC is working to coordinate efforts to: decolonize the curriculum and pedagogy; make the staff body is more representative and diverse; widen the participation, diversity, and inclusion of students; make sure that our research is anti-racist and meets the highest ethical standards; and improve communication across all areas of the department.
Chair
The ARC Co-Chairs organize committee meetings, coordinate the activities and responsibilities of the working groups, and communicate with Anthropology’s EDI Committee as well as anti-racism programmes and representatives beyond the department:
- Marcas Mag Oireachtaigh
Rafael Schacter
Pedagogy Working Group
The ARC Pedagogy Working Group works to ensure the Department’s curriculum and forms of teaching are anti-racist:
- Gareth Breen
- Michael D'Arcy
- Ellen Evans
- Caroline Garaway
- Haidy Geismar
- Marcas Mag Oireachtaigh
- Chris Pinney
Staff Diversity Working Group
The ARC Staff Diversity Working Group works to make the staff body more representative and diverse:
- Toyin Agbetu
- Kimberly Chong
- Adam Drazin
- Helene Neveu Kringelbach
Student Inclusivity and Diversity Working Group
The ARC Student Inclusivity and Diversity Working Group works to widen the participation, diversity, and inclusion of students in the department:
- Alecia Carter
- Alison Macdonald
- Rafael Schacter
Ethical Research Working Group
The Ethical Research Working Group works to ensure that all the research going on within the Department is anti-racist, decolonized, and meets the highest ethical standards:
- Rik Adriaans
- Marie-Annick Moreau
- Emily Woodhouse
Communications working group
The ARC Communications Working Group is responsible for ensuring that communication across all areas of the Department reflects our commitment to anti-racism:
- Lewis Daly
- Aaron Parkhurst
- Anthony Harris
- Tone Walford
Student Representatives
Student representatives ensure student perspectives are included in ARC meetings and initiatives
- Mustafa Almi'Ani (UG)
- Olivia Brown (PG)
- Hanwen Cao (UG)
Ruman Kallar (PG)
- Race Equality & Race Equality Steering Group
- Both UCL Anthropology and UCL have a zero-tolerance policy with regard to Racial and Xenophobic Harassment, and key contacts can be found in the hyperlink. Even if you are not directly affected, but have seen someone else being harassed, do not let it go unchallenged, but become an Active Bystander.’
- RaceMatters@UCL is for networking, peer support, sharing ideas and articles of interest, forging scholarly connections and collaborations, organising formal and social events, and positively influencing policy and practice on ‘race’ equality at UCL.
- The Sarah Parker Remond Centre for the Study of Racism and Racialisation explores the impact of racism - scientific, metaphysical and cultural. It is based in the Faculty's Institute of Advanced Studies.
- The Black and Minority Ethnic Students’ Officer represents BME students and students of colour on campus. The office is currently held by Sandy Ogundele. Email them at bmes.officer@ucl.ac.uk or phone them at 02076797392.
- You can also join the UCLU BME Network by signing up to their Facebook page.
- Social Media: Twitter – racematters@ucl
- Podcasts
Below are just a few of the specialist BME related support services promoted by both Camden and Islington Councils:
- Imkaan – UK based, black feminist organisation dedicated to addressing violence against BME women and girls
- Chadswell Healthy Living Centre BAME Supporting Community Project - advice sessions, activities and support for the Bangladeshi, Somali and Chinese communities in the Kings Cross and Brunswick area
- Bengali Womens Health Project - a community based project offering health promotion activities at various community centres across south Camden
- Chinese Mental Health Association - provides support, assessment and counselling services for people of Chinese origin with mental health difficulties
- Read Camden's full list of BME mental health services and organisations
- Read Islington's full list of BME mental health services and organisations
Staff:
- Toyin Agbetu
Students:
- Tarisha Kaushik