Patricia Daley

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Patricia O. Daley
Born
Jamaica
Academic background
forced migration
  • political ecology
  • Africa
    • Institutions

    Patricia O. Daley is a British

    Fellow of Jesus College, Oxford.[1][2]

    Early life and education

    Daley was born and brought up in rural Jamaica.[3] At the age of 12, she emigrated to England.[4] She attended school in Hackney, London,[3] and as a teenager lived in the Pembury Estate.[4]

    Daley was the first of her family to attend university, and studied at

    School of Oriental and African Studies, both part of the University of London,[3] graduating with a Master of Arts degree and a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE).[5] She then moved to the University of Oxford to study for a Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) degree.[3] She completed her doctorate in 1989 with a thesis titled "Refugees and underdevelopment in Africa: the case of Barundi refugees in Tanzania".[6][7]

    Academic career

    Daley previously taught at

    Professor of the Human Geography of Africa in September 2016.[9]

    In 2017, Daley was one 24 notable individuals chosen by the University of Oxford to have their portrait painted.[10][11] Daley's portrait was painted by Binny Matthews. It was first exhibited at a temporary exhibition and then permanently at the Exam Schools of Oxford University. The portrait commission was part of a project to augment the existing portraiture at Oxford with a greater, "diversity of background, gender and accomplishments of scholars, staff and alumni."[12]

    In 2020, Daley was announced as one of the United Kingdom's 100 most influential people of African or African Caribbean heritage, in recognition of her contribution to education by being included in the 2021 edition of the annual Powerlist.[13]

    Selected works

    • Daley, Patricia O. (2008). Gender and genocide in Burundi: the search for spaces of peace in the Great Lakes Region. Oxford: James Currey.
      ISBN 978-1847013071
      .
    • R Elena Fiddian-Qasmiyeh, R . E. and P. O. Daley (Eds.). (2018). Routledge Handbook of South-South Relations. Routledge. ISBN 1138652008.

    References

    1. ^ a b c "Professor Patricia Daley". School of Geography and the Environment. University of Oxford. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
    2. ^ a b c "Professor Patricia Daley". Jesus College. University of Oxford. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
    3. ^ a b c d e f g "Profile: On the Level with Dr Patricia Daley". Operation Black Vote. 18 November 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
    4. ^ a b "Recalling 1970s London: has life improved since for the young, poor and black?". Open Democracy. 19 August 2011. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
    5. ^ a b c "Council and Main Committees". Oxford University Gazette. 145 (5091). University of Oxford. 19 March 2015. Archived from the original on 26 February 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
    6. ^ Daley, Patricia O. (1989). Refugees and underdevelopment in Africa : the case of Barundi refugees in Tanzania. E-Thesis Online Service (Ph.D). The British Library Board.
    7. ^ Daley, P. (1989). Refugees and underdevelopment in Africa (Thesis). University of Oxford. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
    8. ^ "Examinations and Boards". Oxford University Gazette. 126. University of Oxford. 18 January 1996. Archived from the original on 27 February 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
    9. ^ "Notices - Recognition of Distinction". Oxford University Gazette. 147 (5143). University of Oxford. 29 September 2016.
    10. ^ "Professor Patricia Daley Recognised in 'Oxford Portraits'". African Studies Centre. University of Oxford. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
    11. ^ Coughlan, Sean (6 April 2017). "Oxford puts up more portraits of women". BBC News. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
    12. doi:10.1163/_afco_asc_1626
      . Retrieved 2021-03-12.
    13. ^ Lavender, Jane (17 November 2020). "Lewis Hamilton ends incredible year top of influential Black Powerlist 2021". mirror. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
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