Patricia Noxolo

Patricia Noxolo is a British geographer who is a professor at the University of Birmingham. She is the Chair of the Society for Caribbean Studies.

Patricia Elaine Patten Noxolo
Born
Birmingham
Alma materNottingham Trent University
University of Manchester
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversity of Leicester
University of Birmingham
Thesis'Dancing a yard, dancing abrard' : race, space and time in British development discourses. (1999)

Early life and education

Noxolo was born in Birmingham. She was an undergraduate student at the University of Manchester, where she studied French studies. She earned her doctorate at Nottingham Trent University, where she studied insecurity in Jamaican dancehall.[1] She was a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Birmingham and the University of Leicester.

Research and career

Noxolo was made a lecturer at the University of Birmingham in 2014.[2] Her research considers postcolonial theories and cultural geography. In particular, she has focussed on British and Caribbean cultural practises. She led the Caribbean In/securities and Creativity (CARISCC) network, which was supported by Leverhulme Trust.[3][4]

Noxolo was awarded the University of Birmingham teaching award in 2019. She was promoted to Professor in 2022, becoming one of very few Black professors in the United Kingdom.

Selected publications
  • Esson, James; Noxolo, Patricia; Baxter, Richard; Daley, Patricia; Byron, Margaret (2017-08-07). "The 2017 RGS-IBG chair's theme: decolonising geographical knowledges, or reproducing coloniality?". Area. 49 (3): 384–388. doi:10.1111/area.12371. ISSN 0004-0894.
  • Noxolo, Patricia (2017-08-07). "Introduction: Decolonising geographical knowledge in a colonised and re-colonising postcolonial world". Area. 49 (3): 317–319. doi:10.1111/area.12370. ISSN 0004-0894.
  • Madge, Clare; Raghuram, Parvati; Noxolo, Patricia (2009). "Engaged pedagogy and responsibility: A postcolonial analysis of international students". Geoforum. 40 (1): 34–45. doi:10.1016/j.geoforum.2008.01.008. ISSN 0016-7185.

References
  1. Noxolo, Patricia; Patten, H; Stanley Niaah, Sonjah N. (2022). Dancehall in/securities: perspectives on Caribbean expressive life. ISBN 978-1-003-20550-0. OCLC 1273727659.
  2. UCL (2019-03-12). "Patricia Noxolo - Urban Laboratory Lecture Series". UCL Urban Laboratory. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
  3. "The CARISCC Network Members". University of Birmingham. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
  4. "Caribbean In/Securities: Creativity and Negotiation in the Caribbean (CARISCC)". University of Birmingham. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
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