Victoria Showunmi
Biographic Data
| ID | 1585499 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Victoria Showunmi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Victoria |
| FAMILY NAME | Showunmi |
| SIGNATURE | SHOWUNMI V |
| AFFILIATIONS | University College London |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5357-787X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Intersectional approaches to educational research through a gendered lens
This special issue advances intersectional research in education in three key ways. First, it explicitly repositions intersectionality as a theoretical and epistemological intervention, grounded in Black feminist scholarship, rather than as a neutral methodological tool or policy metaphor. Second, it demonstrates how intersectionality can be enacted empirically across diverse European educational contexts, addressing persistent challenges related…
Visible, invisible
This paper explores race and gender in the context of higher education, analyzing the experiences of Black women in academia to create a better understanding of what it is to be Black and a woman in contemporary British society. The main themes of this paper are elaborated through the lens of critical Black feminism. The historical origins of inequalities are outlined foregrounding their influence on how Black women are described and regarded. Th…
Understanding and Managing Sophisticated and Everyday Racism
Sophisticated Racism: Understanding and Managing the Complexity of Everyday Racism adopts a fresh approach to the study of racism. Victoria Showunmi and Carol Tomlin identify the prevalence of sophisticated racism and explore how it manifests itself in society, particularly in the workplace. The authors narrate examples of everyday racism from the lived experiences of Black women. They take the reader on a compelling journey from the sources of r…
A Journey of Difference
This paper offers a view on narrative inquiries based upon leadership, in order to shed light on women’s of color and multicultural groups experience and nuance understanding of their leadership career path. Since black and other ethnic group women are ‘theoretically erased’ ( Crenshaw, 1989 : 139), this empirical study offers an insight into how gender, class and race influence on women’s leadership practices in three countries, while it adds to…
Teaching While Black and Female
It is evident that many Black women teachers (BWTs) are leaving the teaching profession due to mental and emotional health, professional and collegial relationships, as well as curricular and school culture. In this article, we use the story of Alicia to explore the instructional, professional, and emotional stress that many Black women teachers endure. We also provide highlight theoretical constructs and practical applications that can impact BW…
Jesus and the streets
In this article, against John Ogbu’s oppositional culture theory and Claude Steele’s disidentification hypothesis, this work offers a more appropriate neo-Marxian hermeneutical framework for contextualizing, conceptualizing, and evaluating the locus of causality for the black male/female intra-racial gender academic achievement gap in the United States of America and the United Kingdom. Positing that in general the origins of the black/white acad…
Teaching While Black and Female
It is evident that many Black women teachers (BWTs) are leaving the teaching profession due to mental and emotional health, professional and collegial relationships, as well as curricular and school culture. In this article, we use the story of Alicia to explore the instructional, professional, and emotional stress that many Black women teachers endure. We also provide highlight theoretical constructs and practical applications that can impact BW…
Jesus and the streets
In this article, against John Ogbu’s oppositional culture theory and Claude Steele’s disidentification hypothesis, this work offers a more appropriate neo-Marxian hermeneutical framework for contextualizing, conceptualizing, and evaluating the locus of causality for the black male/female intra-racial gender academic achievement gap in the United States of America and the United Kingdom. Positing that in general the origins of the black/white acad…
Teaching While Black and Female
It is evident that many Black women teachers (BWTs) are leaving the teaching profession due to mental and emotional health, professional and collegial relationships, as well as curricular and school culture. In this article, we use the story of Alicia to explore the instructional, professional, and emotional stress that many Black women teachers endure. We also provide highlight theoretical constructs and practical applications that can impact BW…
A Journey of Difference
This paper offers a view on narrative inquiries based upon leadership, in order to shed light on women’s of color and multicultural groups experience and nuance understanding of their leadership career path. Since black and other ethnic group women are ‘theoretically erased’ ( Crenshaw, 1989 : 139), this empirical study offers an insight into how gender, class and race influence on women’s leadership practices in three countries, while it adds to…
Understanding and Managing Sophisticated and Everyday Racism
Sophisticated Racism: Understanding and Managing the Complexity of Everyday Racism adopts a fresh approach to the study of racism. Victoria Showunmi and Carol Tomlin identify the prevalence of sophisticated racism and explore how it manifests itself in society, particularly in the workplace. The authors narrate examples of everyday racism from the lived experiences of Black women. They take the reader on a compelling journey from the sources of r…
Visible, invisible
This paper explores race and gender in the context of higher education, analyzing the experiences of Black women in academia to create a better understanding of what it is to be Black and a woman in contemporary British society. The main themes of this paper are elaborated through the lens of critical Black feminism. The historical origins of inequalities are outlined foregrounding their influence on how Black women are described and regarded. Th…
Intersectional approaches to educational research through a gendered lens
This special issue advances intersectional research in education in three key ways. First, it explicitly repositions intersectionality as a theoretical and epistemological intervention, grounded in Black feminist scholarship, rather than as a neutral methodological tool or policy metaphor. Second, it demonstrates how intersectionality can be enacted empirically across diverse European educational contexts, addressing persistent challenges related…
Critical Race Theory in Education (5 works) · Gender Studies (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Pedagogy (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Gender Diversity and Inequality (2 works) · Gender Roles and Identity Studies (2 works) · Intersectionality (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Politics (2 works)