Betrayals in Academia and a Black Demon from Ephesus

Authors

Suleman Lazarus, Independent Researcher, CCCSR, 6 Thornes Office Park, Monckton Road, West Yorkshire, Wakefield, WF2 7AN, UK.Follow

Keywords

Betrayals in Academia; Race and ethnicity

Abstract

The poem is about my PhD experience. The title and parts of the themes are derived from an incident in the Bible (Acts 19:13-20). In order to provide a deeper meaning to my story, I have deployed a biblical allusion which connects with the story of the sons of Sceva, who made unsuccessful attempts to exorcise a man from Ephesus. They failed primarily because they operated not in the spirit but in the flesh.

Author Statement

Suleman Lazarus, (a black Austrian, West African background), is a UK based qualitative sociologist. While he is interested in the cultural aspects of cyber-crime, his recent peer-reviewed publications, for example, have examined the ways Nigerian cyber-fraudsters are represented in hip-hop music (published in CCJLS). Beyond his research endeavours in social science, he is also a poet.

Recommended Citation

Lazarus, Suleman (2019) "Betrayals in Academia and a Black Demon from Ephesus," Journal of Critical Issues in Educational Practice: Vol. 9: No. 1, Article 3.
Available at: https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/wie/vol9/iss1/3