The Racial Code

Tales of Resistance and Survival

The Racial Code
Nicola Rollock
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Hardback
h222 x 144mm - 272pg
6 Oct 2022 UK
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9780241521052
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In this transformative book, Nicola Rollock, one of our pre-eminent experts on racial justice, offers a vital exploration of the lived experience of racism Miles, a successful lawyer, is mistaken for the waiter at a networking event. Femi is on the verge of breakdown having been consistently overlooked for promotion at her university. Nigel' s emails, repeatedly expressing concern about his employer' s forthcoming slavery exhibition, are ignored. Carol knows she can' t let herself relax at the work Christmas party. . . This is racism. It is not about the overt acts of random people at the fringes of society. It' s about the everyday. It' s the loaded silence, the throwaway remark, the casual comment or a ' joke' in the workplace. It' s everything. The Racial Code is an unprecedented examination of the hidden rules of race and racism that govern our lives and how they maintain the status quo. Interweaving narrative with research and theory, acclaimed expert Nicola Rollock uniquely lays bare the pain and cost of navigating everyday racism -- and compels us to reconsider how to truly achieve racial justice.
A powerful, salient and gracefully written study of the corrosive dynamics of race in Britain from a trusted voice on the subject. We can all benefit from reading it -- Diana Evans This book has done more to help me understand the microaggressions that people of colour routinely face than any other. Nicola Rollock, one of the UK' s foremost experts on racial justice, immerses us in the everyday lived experience of racism -- Caroline Sanderson * Editor' s Choice, Bookseller * A forensic and no-nonsense unpacking of everyday racism and the often invisible ' racial rulebook' that dictates all of our lives. Rollock offers a simultaneously insightful yet accessible take on what the next steps in racial justice look like -- regardless of where you are on your anti-racism journey, this book offers something truly eye-opening in every chapter -- Yomi Adegoke Using Nicola Rollock' s own salient insight into Black British reality, The Racial Code unreservedly explores the Black experience through a series of vivid tales from modern life. Sharp and engrossing on every turn of the page -- David Lammy Nicola Rollock brings together rigorous scholarship, personal experience, and immense empathy in this informative and insightful manual for surviving racism in contemporary Britain. Accessibly written and presented without sacrificing intellectual acuity, The Racial Code is an illuminating, painful but ultimately hopeful read that informs and inspires in equal measure. I wish I had the essential guidance and tools included in this book when I first arrived in Britain - I would have avoided much pain! -- Sunny Singh
Nicola Rollock is Professor of Social Policy and Race at King' s College London. She is a member of the Wellcome Trust' s Diversity & Inclusion Steering Group and Specialist Adviser to the Home Affairs' Select Committee' s ' Macpherson 22 Years On' Inquiry. She was selected by Times Higher Education as one of eleven scholars globally to have influenced the debate in higher education. She is widely known for her research which examines, for the first time in the UK, the career experiences of Black female Professors and the exhibition that led on from this, Phenomenal Women. She has written for the Guardian, the FT and Vogue and she appeared as an expert contributor in the Bafta-winning Channel 4 documentary ' The school that tried to end racism' .
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9780241521052
Published: 6 Oct 2022
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Allen Lane
Publisher: Penguin Books
Format: Hardback
Height: 222mm
Width: 144mm
Spine: 27mm
Weight: 392g
Pages: 272

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