To All BASA Members,
I am in the process of applying for a British Academy Overseas Conference Grant to present a paper in the Czech Republic next year. Out of curiosity, I looked at the statistics of applicants and successful applicants by race and was shocked (I shouldn't be, but I was anyway). Although less than 1 percent of applicants were of Black/Black-British/Afro-Caribbean origin, the success rate of Black applicants for the said grants was 23.1% from 2005-2008 versus 57.9% overall. However, the success rates for Chinese and (other) Asians were comparable to the overall rate and exceeded this rate in at least 1 of the 3 years. The statistics for 2002-2005 are unavailable on their Web site despite there being a link for such information.
I know this is another example of institutional racism, but surely this needs to be exposed. As an organisation that receives over £22,000,000 of Government funding, they cannot be allowed to fund research/grants in a racially disparate manner like they are currently. What can be done about this?
George
George Watley, BA MA CPW
Lecturer and Postgraduate Researcher: Consumer Behaviour of Northamptonshire Caribbean People c. 1955-1985
Division of History, School of Social Sciences
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