INSIDE THE IVORY TOWER BOOK REVIEW.
PATRICIA TUITT, FORMER PROFESSOR & DEAN BIRKBECK, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON.
Expert Evidence. A Review of Deborah Gabriel and Shirley Anne Tate (eds.), Inside the Ivory Tower: Narratives of Women of Colour Surviving and Thriving in British Academia. London: IOE Press. 2017. 152 pp., ÂŁ24.99 (PB). IBSN: 978-1-85856-849-2 Inside the Ivory Tower is a collection of essays written by 10 academics, all women of colour, which document their experiences of race and gender discrimination within the setting of the UK public university. The narratives are drawn from across the disciplines of Arts, Humanities, Science and Social Sciences. 54 // PEEKABOO WE SEE YOU: WHITENESS
All of the authors have spent several years within the university, and many occupy high-profile positions within academia, including that of Professor, Associate Dean, research project leader, and, in the case of two of the authors, founding Director of highly successful cross disciplinary networks of Black and minority ethnic academics. The essays are underpinned by extensive references to internationally recognised authorities on the physical, psychological and economic impact of race and gender harm. These authorities include the American scholar, Kimberle Crenshaw, who developed the theory of intersectionality, which
