Diversifying and Decolonising the University

In this episode  Catarina Carvalho  talks to political scientist  Aidan McGarry  about Roma communities, contemporary social inequalities, and what we can do to reach out beyond the academy.   FURTHER RESOURCES: Aidan McGarry,  “Roma as a Political Identity: Exploring Representations of Roma in Europe” Aidan McGarry and Timofey Agarin,  “Unpacking the Roma Partic...

In this episode, Gertrude Acheampong talks to Frederica Brooksworth about decolonising fashion in African Higher Education. They discuss Frederica’s work, approaching colonial legacies in the fashion industry, and her new book Fashion Marketing in Emerging Economies.    FURTHER RESOURCES: Council for International African Fashion Education  (CIAFE)   EPISODE NOTES:  ...

In this episode  Sara de Sousa  talks to  Sami Safadi  about decolonisation workshops within a Business School context, reflective practice in higher education, and engaging staff and students with this critical work.   FURTHER RESOURCES: UK Higher Education Award Gap Group EPISODE NOTES:   Sami Safadi (he/him) is Academic Student Success Lead for Salford Business Sch...

In this episode,  Hilary Emmett talks to Alex Rajinder Mason about his chapter, 'Decolonisation and the Desk' from the book The Affects of Pedagogy in Literary Studies that Hilary co-edited. They talk about decolonial approaches to the architecture of educational spaces, the desk as material object of power, and Lauryn Hill's debut album. FURTHER RESOURCES: - Christopher Lloyd and Hilary Emme...

In this episode,  Chris Lloyd talks to Riadh Ghemmour about his work in social justice, decolonisation, and antiracism. The conversation is broadly about higher education in the UK and Algeria.  Please ⁠leave us feedback about the show via this link⁠ . FURTHER RESOURCES: - Linda Tuhiwai Smith, Decolonizing Methodologies: Research and Indigenous Peoples EPISODE NOTES: Riadh Ghemmour (he/h...

In this podcast episode,  Catarina Carvalho talks to Chad Topaz about equity in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) subjects. FURTHER RESOURCES: - Hatfield, Brown, and Topaz's journal article mentioned in the episode, 'Do introductory courses...'  - Article on diversity and mathematical proofs - The book, #HashtagActivism: Networks of Race and Gender Justice - Inform...

In this podcast episode,  Sara de Sousa  talks to  Ana Cristina Chiusano  about ‘Standard Academic English’ and its links to diversifying and decolonising the curriculum. FURTHER RESOURCES: Ana has suggested the following that might be useful to people who want to know more about the subject. –  Interview with Tracey Derwing  about ‘intelligibility and comprehensibili...