Voices of Change
Race, Racism, and Colonization in Accounting

Edited by Anton Lewis,Adam J. Saatkamp,Joanne Sopt

ISBN13: 9781837530311

Imprint: Emerald Publishing Limited

Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited

Format: Hardback

Published: 27/05/2025

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Description
This book contains Open Access chapters. Reflection around accounting and race is long overdue. Capturing insights from academics and researchers in the accounting field and connecting them to wider conversations currently taking place, Voices of Change: Race, Racism, and Colonization in Accounting provides an opportunity to open an international dialogue. Voices of Change: Race, Racism, and Colonization in Accounting covers topics ranging from Critical Race Theory – with inclusive representation of theorists recognized by accounting academics – to the decolonization of the accounting curriculum and the role of accounting technologies in contributing to racialized practices in historical. Highlighting present-day struggles across the globe, the chapters presented here are essential reading to those who are interested in diversity and inclusion topics within the accounting industry.
Introduction; Anton Lewis Section 1: On the Present Chapter 1. Overcoming Obstacles to CPA Status in the United States of America; Denise W. Streeter and Theresa Hammond Chapter 2. Ascending the Invisible Caste of The US Accounting Industry; Phebian Davis Chapter 3. The Intersection of Race, Ethnicity, and Class in the UK Accounting Profession; Jonathan Ashong-Lamptey Chapter 4. The Railroad Connection: The Liners, the Muckers, and Me; Adam J. Saatkamp Chapter 5. Accounting Practices in the Public Sector in the Eastern Caribbean: Do They Reflect Caribbean Realities?; Cleopatra Gittens Chapter 6. The Evolution of Accounting Science: COVID-19 Pandemic Lessons on Anti-Black Racism; Akolisa Ufodike OPEN ACCESS Chapter 7. Does Fraud Risk in the Charter School Industry Disproportionately Effect Minority Students?; Chevonne Alston Chapter 8. From “Civilized” to “Professional”: A Critique of Accounting Education and the Business Case for Diversity; Adam J. Saatkamp Section 2: Toward the Future Chapter 9. Rebutting PESTS: The Five Most Common Rationales Against Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion; Akolisa Ufodike OPEN ACCESS Chapter 10. Un-Triggered; Jina Etienne Chapter 11. Critical Perspectives on Accounting and Race: Shifting the Focus from Periphery to Centre Using a Critical Race Theory and Critical Dialogic Accounting and Accountability Approach; Erin Twyford, Farzana Tanima, and Sendirella George Chapter 12. Exploring the Spaces in Between Professional Accounting Practice and Academia: What Could a Transdisciplinary Approach Offer Diversity in Accounting?; Orthodoxia Kyriacou Chapter 13. Operationalising Oral History for Social Justice in Accounting; Sedzani Musundwa and Theresa Hammond Chapter 14. Decolonizing the Accounting Curriculum; Sedzani Musundwa, Joanne Sopt, Nadra Pencle, and Jean Wells Chapter 15. Going Beyond Business-as-Usual; Lauren Rukasuwan Chapter 16. The Racially Conscious Accountant; Anton Lewis and Richard Hurt Chapter 17. The Cost that Comes with not Caring: An Autoethnographic Critical Reflection of Race Equity in Education; Iwi Ugiagbe-Green Conclusion; Joane Sopt
  • Accounting
  • Financial accounting
  • Professional & Vocational
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