Heidi Safia Mirza

Heidi Safia Mirza
Born1958 (age 65–66)
U.K.
Alma materUniversity of East Anglia
Goldsmiths, University of London
OccupationAcademic
Notable workYoung, Female and Black (1992); Black British Feminism (1997); Tackling the Roots of Racism: Lessons for Success (2005)

Heidi Safia Mirza (born 1958)[1] is a British academic, who is Professor of Race, Faith and Culture at Goldsmiths, University of London,[2] Professor Emerita in Equalities Studies at the UCL Institute of Education,[3] and visiting professor in Social Policy at the London School of Economics (LSE).[4] She has done pioneering research on race, gender and identity in education, multiculturalism, Islamophobia and gendered violence, and was one of the first black women professors in Britain.[5][6][7] Mirza is author and editor of several notable books, including Young, Female and Black (1992), Black British Feminism (1997), Tackling the Roots of Racism: Lessons for Success (2005), Race Gender and Educational Desire: Why Black Women Succeed and Fail (2009), Black and Postcolonial Feminisms in New Times (2012), and Respecting Difference: Race, Faith, and Culture for Teacher Educators (2012).

  1. ^ Mercedes Smith, "Tracy Satchwill’s unique art project Magna Carta Women goes on show in Devon", Devon Life, 14 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Heidi Safia Mirza", Staff in the Department of Sociology, Goldsmiths.
  3. ^ Heidi Mirza biography, London Festival of Education, 2015.
  4. ^ "Professor Heidi Safia Mirza". Department of Social Policy. LSE. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  5. ^ Heidi Mirza, "Black British feminism then and now", Media Diversified, 23 March 2014.
  6. ^ Phil Gregory, "14,000 British professors – just 50 are black", The Black Presence in Britain, 20 June 2011.
  7. ^ "'Stereotype' fear from race data", BBC News, 25 November 2008.