Minoritisation often results in the creation of in-groups and out-groups, which can lead to the exclusion of minoritised academics from certain parts of research culture. While experiences of social and professional inclusion can act as a buffer against the challenges of finding oneself in a minoritised position in academia, exclusion reduces the diversity of a particular research culture, in addition to reducing the motivation of minoritised researchers to contribute to the research culture.
Exclusion can take many forms but a particular challenge in research culture is the devaluation of minoritised scholars and their scholarship or scholarship that focuses on minoritised experiences, or doesn’t match “scholarly norms that routinely and historically generate exclusions.” This type of exclusion is known as epistemic exclusion and can result in marginalised scholars struggling to succeed within academia, increasing inequity and leading to poor mental health.
This section allows you to explore experiences of exclusion and inclusion in different contexts, through the voices of minoritised academics. Whose ideas and presence are seen as valuable, and whose are not?