Dr Yemisi Sloane
Dr Yemisi Sloane is a Lecturer in Criminology at the School of Social Sciences. Her expertise in Black and indigenous feminisms, decoloniality and the challenges faced by marginalised groups stands at the forefront of her teaching and research. Dr Sloane holds a PhD in Sociology and a postgraduate degree in Human Rights Law (LLM). Prior to this, she completed her undergraduate degree in Law (LLB) at the University of Benin, Nigeria, West Africa and also qualified as a Barrister at the Nigeria Law School in Lagos, Nigeria. Her unique blend of legal and criminological expertise has been instrumental in her research and designing and implementing various projects to combat gender-based violence, enhance social welfare, and promote social justice.
Dr Sloane primarily concentrates her research on the Global South, specifically focusing on Sub-Saharan Africans both in their home countries and in the diaspora. She explores the nuanced dynamics of gender and race through a decolonial feminist lens, examining the intersections of power, identity and resistance. Her work has been instrumental in advancing the understanding of how colonial histories continue to shape identities and relations in and outside contemporary Britain.
The focus of Dr Yemisi Sloane's research is in the following areas:
- All forms of gender-based violence against women and girls, including domestic violence, female genital mutilation (FGM), femicide and the trafficking of women and girls.
- Decolonisation, epistemic injustice and the impact of coloniality on the understanding and perpetuation of crime.
- Racial injustice, racialised spaces, anti-blackness, racial stereotypes and critical race theory.
- Policing and surveillance of minoritised communities.
- Physical, social and psychological spaces of violence.
