The myth of academic tolerance: the stigmatisation of East Asian students in Western higher education



Moosavi, Leon ORCID: 0000-0002-1639-5049
(2022) The myth of academic tolerance: the stigmatisation of East Asian students in Western higher education. ASIAN ETHNICITY, 23 (3). pp. 484-503.

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Abstract

This article focuses on the stigmatisation of East Asian students within Western universities. This is necessary because East Asian students are often overlooked in existing literature about racism in Western academia. It is argued that East Asian students may be generalised as undesirable students in ways that resonate with more broadly held prejudices about East Asian people. To illustrate this, academic publications about East Asian students are critiqued. This involves identifying, analysing and deconstructing the stereotypes of East Asian students which inadvertently totalise them as homogenous, inadequate and deficient. More specifically, it is argued that East Asian students are often unfairly depicted as: a) lacking critical thinking skills; b) being prone to plagiarism; and c) harming the educational environment. This article introduces the notion of ‘the myth of academic tolerance’ and calls upon academics and universities to actively resist the stigmatisation of East Asian students.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: East Asian students, Western universities, internationalisation, international students, higher education, stereotyping, prejudice, racism
Divisions: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences > School of Law and Social Justice
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 15 Mar 2021 09:25
Last Modified: 08 Mar 2023 14:46
DOI: 10.1080/14631369.2021.1882289
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URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3117334