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In the next academic year, Nathaniel C̶o̶l̶e̶m̶a̶n̶'s contract at UCL is set to expire, which means that he will no longer be at the university and critically, no longer teaching his Philosophy of 'Race' course in the Department of Philosophy. Those of us who have had the privilege of being students on his course will attest that the course was excellent - well taught, well organised and incredibly interesting. But moreover, the course was important to study. The course revealed the voices of those who had been historically silenced, revealed troubling opinions of those whom we revered and challenged the intuitions that we had about the subject and its surrounding discourses.
Why should we be concerned that Nathaniel’s contract is expiring, or that the course will no longer be offered? After all, lecturers leave all the time and take their specialist courses with them. Many a time have students been deprived of the opportunity to take certain courses that previous years may have had the opportunity to study.
The Philosophy of ‘Race’ is an important and relevant course in our time, but this is not just a matter of a course, but rather about retaining the talent of one of the foremost experts in the field at UCL.
Nathaniel’s work has brought the college attention and prestige - his involvement in the UCL Faces Race events
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/intercultural-interaction/small-grants/2014-2015_gciismallgrants/ucl_faces_race
and his writings for media publications
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/comment/opinion/philosophy-is-deadwhite-and-dead-wrong/2012122.article
have highlighted key issues in race and equality, both past and present. That the UCL Philosophy department offers his course as an option to students highlights their commitment to equality, diversity and justice. It does this by ensuring that students have the ability to study a course that reveals the voices of the silenced and broaden the often Euro-centric nature of philosophy; a criticism philosophy generally receives.
Moreover, given the current under-representation of ethnic minorities in academia presently, UCL’s failure to renew his contract would mark a setback in the progression that has been made thus far.
This petition appeals to the decision-makers who have the ability to give Nathaniel a permanent contract. We ask for this given that in previous years, Nathaniel has faced similar insecurity regarding his position at UCL. We ask now that this insecurity is removed and he is awarded a permanent contract.
https://www.change.org/p/university-college-london-ucl-ucl-department-of-philosophy-renew-nathaniel-c%CC%B6o%CC%B6l%CC%B6e%CC%B6m%CC%B6a%CC%B6n%CC%B6-s-contract-at-ucl
We believe that the failure to do so will mean that the department will lose a valued expert, whose course has illuminated the minds of those who have studied it.The university stand to lose a valuable asset, whose research, writing and involvement in the issues surrounding race and equality has not only benefited the academic community and public, but has also made the college a recognised force in the promotion and study of equality, diversity and justice.
We, the undersigned, petition University College London (UCL) and the Department of Philosophy to renew Nathaniel Adam Tobias C̶o̶l̶e̶m̶a̶n’s contract at UCL.
LETTER TO
University College London (UCL)
UCL Department of Philosophy
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