Welcome to the 264th episode of the award-winning Diverse Minds podcast! In celebration of Black History Month 2024, this month’s series will focus on Reclaiming Narratives.
This episode focuses on understanding the white gaze, its manifestations, the ways it operates, how it compels many to self-censor and more.
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In today’s show on Understanding the White Gaze
- What is the white gaze? [00:49]
- How the white gaze can manifest. [01:09]
- One of the ways the white gaze operates. [04:30]
- How the white gaze forces many of us to self-censor. [05:31]
- The power of the white gaze narrative. [06:53]
Quotes on Understanding the White Gaze
- Academic health research is an area where white men are primarily the research norm.
- We know that Global Majority women experience the white gaze in their workplace.
- Women’s health research in the UK is woefully underfunded, the white gaze and patriarchy are interlinked.
- The white gaze is like a double headed arrow as a standard is set and the dominant audiences expect that and feed into it.
Resources on Understanding the White Gaze
- Check out what’s going on the UK for Black History Month.
- “Against a sharp white background”: How Black women experience the white gaze at work
- Understanding the white gaze and how it impacts your workplace
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