Category: IP

I have responded to the following resources in more depth in their own individual blogposts, and will try my best here to summarise my reflection from each below. Shades of Noir (SoN) – (Click here for full blogpost) The stories, case studies and interviews with the SoN journals highlight the inequities both students and staff… Continue reading Blog 3: Race

I chose to reflect on this article (pg 70-73) as it follows on nicely from some of the points I was exploring from Finnigan and Richards Retention and Attainment report around diversity within teaching staff. I think this initiative by Aisha Richards is so important and have benefited from the programme first hand. I have… Continue reading Shades of Noir: Terms of reference on Race – Teaching Within. A Reflection.

This report by Finnigan and Richards considers the retention and attainment of students from diverse backgrounds with the discipline of Art and Design within universities, published in 2016 but using 2010-11 data from a HEA (Higher Education Academy) report (Woodfield 2014). While retention and attainment was a huge issue then and remains a huge issue… Continue reading Retention and attainment in the disciplines: Art and Design. – Finnigan and Richards. A Reflection.

When I started working at UAL I was 27 years old, the world was 6 months into a global pandemic and it was my first venture into teaching. In the build up to term starting, like every new starter, I was required to do mandatory training through a series of e-modules. So there I was,… Continue reading Witness: Unconscious Bias – Josephine Kwhali. A Reflection.

Hahn Tappers article explores a theoretical and practical understanding of social justice education, through the examination of a US based intergroup educational organisation. Although focused on one organisation based in the US, there are parallels to the UK education system. Both the US and UK have blatant systemic and institutional issues surrounding race, class, religion,… Continue reading A pedagogy of social justice education: social identity, theory and intersectionality – Hahn Tapper. A Reflection.

Shades of Noir is an amazing independent programme created by Aisha Richards that champions social justice and centres marginalised voices in the arts, cultures and higher education. This is done through the amalgamation of resources and reading materials that support curriculum design, pedagogies of social justice, cultural currency and accessible knowledge; which invite critical and… Continue reading Shades of Noir. A Reflection.

I have responded to the following resources in more depth in their own individual blogposts, and will try my best here to summarise my reflection from each below. The common theme in each of my reflections focuses on taking action in beliefs and making time to have more conversations. The Reith Lectures: Kwame Anthony Appiah… Continue reading Blog 2: Faith

I really enjoyed reading this article on pg.50-51 within the Shades of Noir terms of reference around Faith. My interpretation of the article is that is it short personal biographies of three women, a small insight into their lives and what is important to them – all through what it seems is a simple conversation.… Continue reading Shades of Noir: Terms of reference on Faith – Alia Youssef. A Reflection.

I found this paper by Tariq Modood and Craig Calhoun quite challenging to read, as a lot of the terminology was new and I really needed to pore over every section to understand the context. Even then understanding how I could relate this to my teaching practice presented another hurdle. There was one particular section… Continue reading Religion in Britain: Challenges for Higher Education. A Reflection.

As I started listening to this recording, I found myself stumbling almost immediately…. over the title. What did creed mean? I knew there was a video game with the same name and an aftershave which I don’t particularly like the smell of. In the recesses of my brain I even remember the late 90’s post… Continue reading The Reith Lectures: Kwame Anthony Appiah – Mistaken Indentities, CREED. A Reflection.