Patricia Daley

Professor Patricia Daley

Small Group Project 2024-25

Provocations Between Black and African Geographies--New Directions for Decolonial and Anti-Racist Thought

Our collaborative seeks to transcend the conventional separation of Black Geographies from African Geographies, responding to the urgent call to move beyond this bifurcation to address the persistent coloniality within the study of African societies. Acknowledging the potential pitfalls of selective visibility within the global academic landscape, our collaborations aim to foster a nuanced dialogue between these distinct schools of thought and to centre the contributions of Black geographers. We will bring together 15 leading scholars working in these areas for an intense 1.5-day workshop at the University of Oxford, resulting in a journal Special Issue and new knowledges.

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Biography

Professor Patricia Daley is Professor of the Human Geography of Africa. She is also the Helen Morag Fellow in Geography at Jesus College, Oxford, where she served as Vice-Principal from 2018 to 2021. She was the University Assessor (2015-2016) and co-founder of the Oxford University Black and Minority Ethnic staff network. She was elected to the University Council in 2021 and sits on the Education Committee and General Purposes Committee. She is also a member of the University’s Staff Employment Review Panels.

Professor Daley’s principal research interests can be grouped under four themes: (1).The political economy of population migration and settlement (forced migration, identity politics and citizenship); (2) The intersection of space, gender, militarism, sexual violence and peace (feminist geo-politics); (3) Racial hierarchies and violence (geographies of racialization and coloniality using Critical Race Theory and decolonizing methodologies); (4) The relationship between conservation, resource extraction, and rural livelihoods (political ecology). The geographical loci of research are East and Central Africa, and the UK.

Biographical details correct as of 09.07.25