G Curry
Biographic Data
| ID | 3339 |
|---|---|
| NAME | G Curry |
| GIVEN NAMES | G |
| FAMILY NAME | Curry |
| SIGNATURE | CURRY G |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Edinburgh |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3427-6630 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Beyond birth support
Background: Asylum-seeking and refugee women face significant maternal health disparities in the UK, prompting the emergence of doula and birth companion organisations to provide advocacy and support. This study examines how these organisations train volunteers on advocating for anti-racism in maternity care settings and supporting their clients. Methods: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with representatives from 12 doula service organis…
Advancing Participatory Approaches in Global Migrant Research
Justice and the racial dimensions of health inequalities
In this paper, we take up the call to further examine structural injustice in health, and racial inequalities in particular. We examine the many facets of racism: structural, interpersonal and institutional as they appeared in the COVID‐19 pandemic in the UK, and emphasize the relevance of their systemic character. We suggest that such inequalities were entirely foreseeable, for their causal mechanisms are deeply ingrained in our social structure…
Sharpening the global focus on ethnicity and race in the time of Covid-19
The Impact of Educational Attainment on Black Women's Obesity Rate in the United States
Over the last two decades, Black women have been disproportionately impacted by the obesity epidemic in the USA. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 56.6% of Black women are overweight or obese compared with 44.4% Hispanic and 32.8% of white women. Social scientists and public health researchers have argued that increasing educational attainment would lead to overall improvements in health outcomes. Using the Nation…
On the Perils of Race Neutrality and Anti-Blackness
Race-neutral philosophies often depend on the illusion of a universal humanist orientation. This philosophical position, while common, often misses what is concretely at stake in the diagnosis and analyses of anti-Black racism in the United States. This article argues that racism is part of a deliberate strategy of academic philosophy to keep the discipline white. When one considers the demographic underrepresentation of Blacks compared to other …
The Curate's Egg Scrambled Again
The pandemic divide
The Curate's Egg Scrambled Again
On the Perils of Race Neutrality and Anti-Blackness
Race-neutral philosophies often depend on the illusion of a universal humanist orientation. This philosophical position, while common, often misses what is concretely at stake in the diagnosis and analyses of anti-Black racism in the United States. This article argues that racism is part of a deliberate strategy of academic philosophy to keep the discipline white. When one considers the demographic underrepresentation of Blacks compared to other …
The pandemic divide
The Curate's Egg Scrambled Again
On the Perils of Race Neutrality and Anti-Blackness
Race-neutral philosophies often depend on the illusion of a universal humanist orientation. This philosophical position, while common, often misses what is concretely at stake in the diagnosis and analyses of anti-Black racism in the United States. This article argues that racism is part of a deliberate strategy of academic philosophy to keep the discipline white. When one considers the demographic underrepresentation of Blacks compared to other …
Sharpening the global focus on ethnicity and race in the time of Covid-19
The Impact of Educational Attainment on Black Women's Obesity Rate in the United States
Over the last two decades, Black women have been disproportionately impacted by the obesity epidemic in the USA. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 56.6% of Black women are overweight or obese compared with 44.4% Hispanic and 32.8% of white women. Social scientists and public health researchers have argued that increasing educational attainment would lead to overall improvements in health outcomes. Using the Nation…
Justice and the racial dimensions of health inequalities
In this paper, we take up the call to further examine structural injustice in health, and racial inequalities in particular. We examine the many facets of racism: structural, interpersonal and institutional as they appeared in the COVID‐19 pandemic in the UK, and emphasize the relevance of their systemic character. We suggest that such inequalities were entirely foreseeable, for their causal mechanisms are deeply ingrained in our social structure…
The pandemic divide
Beyond birth support
Background: Asylum-seeking and refugee women face significant maternal health disparities in the UK, prompting the emergence of doula and birth companion organisations to provide advocacy and support. This study examines how these organisations train volunteers on advocating for anti-racism in maternity care settings and supporting their clients. Methods: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with representatives from 12 doula service organis…
Advancing Participatory Approaches in Global Migrant Research
Political science (5 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Racism (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Law (3 works) · 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak (2 works) · Demography (2 works) · Disease (2 works) · Health care (2 works)