Diversifying and Decolonising the University
By Chris Lloyd
Ep. 27: New and Decolonial Approaches to Gender Nonconformity
In this episode, Chris Lloyd talks to Kit Heyam, Jonathan Ward, Rebecca Jane Morgan, and Eva Cheuk-Yin Li about the new open access book New and Decolonial Approaches to Gender Nonconformity: Forging A Home For Ourselves (Bloomsbury, 2025). Kit and Jonathan have co-edited the volume, and Rebecca and Eva have chapters within it. We talked about decolonisation and anticolonialism, trans history, gender nonconformity across time and place, cis scholarship, and embodiment (among much else).
EPISODE NOTES:
- Heyam, K. (2022.) Before We Were Trans: A New History of Gender.
- Liu, W. & Li, E.C.Y. (2025). The geopolitics of queer archives: Contested Chineseness and queer Sinophone affiliations between Hong Kong and Taiwan. Sexualities, 28(3), 1118–1138.
- Li, E.C.Y. (2023, April 4). Hong Kongers’ mourning for Elizabeth II: Colonial nostalgia and the (impossible) project of decolonisation. The Sociological Review Magazine.
- Morgan, R.J. (2023). Gender Heretics: Evangelicals, Feminists, adn the Alliance Against Trans Liberation.
Kit Heyam (they/he) is a writer, a heritage practitioner and a trans awareness trainer specializing in higher education. They are the author of The Reputation of Edward II, 1305–1697: A Literary Transformation of History (2020) and Before We Were Trans: A New History of Gender (2022), which was a nominee for the Lambda Literary Award in Transgender Nonfiction and a History Today book of the year. They are also the co-author, with James Daybell, of Gendering the Museum: A Toolkit (https://genderingthemuseum.co.uk).
Jonathan Ward (he/him) is Lecturer in Race and Diversity Studies at King’s College London. His research is generally interested in somatic disciplinarity and representations of the body in visual, literary and popular culture. He is currently working on a monograph entitled ‘What Is It?’: Examining the Construction of the Black Male Body as Threat in American Popular Culture. His recent work examines ‘misremembrance’ of racialized histories and coloniality in popular culture, the figure of the ‘White Saviour’ in US popular film, the representation of Meghan Markle on Instagram and the relationship of colonialism to Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther. He is the founder of The Abolitionist Curriculum.
Eva Cheuk-Yin Li is a media and cultural studies scholar with an interdisciplinary background in Sociology, Gender Studies, and Media Studies. Her research explores gender nonconformity, queer media and fandom in East and Southeast Asia, and diaspora media and geopolitics. She is currently based at Lancaster University and will be joining King’s College London in early 2026. Her monograph The Middle Gender: Strategic Resistance against Gender Binary in Sinophone Asia is forthcoming in 2027 (Amsterdam University Press/Routledge).
Rebecca Jane Morgan is an historian specializing in trans identities, evangelical politics and maritime heritage in the UK, as well as religion in postcolonial Greenland. She is the author of Gender Heretics: Evangelicals Feminists, and the Alliance against Trans Liberation (2023), a book calling for greater trans acceptance in the evangelical Christian community of which she is a part. Rebecca grew up in and around Gwent in South Wales. She currently lives in Nottingham.
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Ep. 26: Mónica Moreno Figueroa
In this episode Pilar Villanueva-Martínez speaks to Mónica Moreno Figueroa about her work on decolonisation, antiracism, and much else. Pilar is a Lecturer in Spanish at the University of Hertfordshire.
EPISODE NOTES:
Mónica G. Moreno Figueroa is a Black-mestiza, Mexican-British, woman, Professor of Sociology at the University of Cambridge. She is also a Fellow in Social Sciences at Downing College, Cambridge.
Her research focusses on the intersectional lived experience of ‘race’ and racism in Mexico and Latin America; antiracism and academic-based impact; feminist theory, intersectionality and racism. She is an expert in qualitative research methods, visual methodologies and thrives in interdisciplinary collaborations. She is now learning all about design thinking for social transformation.
Mónica is currently leading the development of the Global Racisms Institute for Social Transformation (GRIST), established with seed funding from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.
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Episode 25: AJ Singh
In this episode Chris Lloyd talks to AJ Singh about decolonising our mindbodies, rooting our terms in specific material histories, the entanglement of colonialism, ableism, anti-blackness and so much more.
EPISODE NOTES:
AJ Singh (they/he) is South Asian and English, Autistic/ADHD and Transmasc. They are a Neuroscientist, Decolonial Practitioner, Keynote Speaker, Coach, Trainer, Writer and Neuro Embodied Yoga teacher. His work focuses on depathologising our relationships with ourselves, decolonising the way we live and dismantling systems of harm.
You can find more of AJ's work at their website; on Instagram; on LinkedIn; and Beehiv.
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Episode 24: Tourism, Hospitality, and Events (with Tsitsi Marima and Melissa Cummings)
In this episode Sara de Sousa talk to Tsitsi Marima and Melissa Cummings about decolonial and diversifying approaches to teaching tourism, events, and hospitality. They discuss their curriculum and teaching changes within the business school at Hertfordshire.
EPISODE NOTES:
Tsitsi Marima is a Senior Lecturer for International Tourism, Hospitality and Events Management. Her research interests are teaching and learning in hospitality, sustainability and technology in hospitality. Current research focuses on consumer responsibilities on food waste.
Melissa Cummings is a Senior Lecturer and Programme Lead for International Tourism, Management and Events Management at University of Hertfordshire. Her research focuses primarily on the anthropology of tourism, and how tourism impacts culture and community. Her ongoing doctoral research uses visual methodology to uncover the impact of tourism on the indigenous Ainu community in Hokkaido, Japan.
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Episode 23: The 'Decolonial Bandwagon’ (with Leon Moosavi)
In this episode Catarina Carvalho and Sara de Sousa talk to Leon Moosavi about decoloniality, international students, and what he terms the ‘decolonial bandwagon’.
EPISODE NOTES:
- ‘The Myth of Academic Tolerance: The Stigmatisation of East Asian Students in Western Higher Education’
- The Decolonial Critique network
Dr Leon Moosavi is a sociologist of race and religion. He’s a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Sociology, Social Policy and Criminology at the University of Liverpool. Leon’s research interests fall within three interrelated areas: racism, Orientalism, whiteness, and white privilege; British Muslim converts and Islamophobia; and epistemic decolonisation, decolonising the curriculum, decolonising criminology, the limitations of decolonising projects, and how these initiatives are portrayed in public discourse.
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Episode 22: Porto Walking Tour (with Kai Fernandes)
In this episode Peter D’Sena talks to Kai Fernandes about his walking tours of Porto, Portugal; race and tourism; and the interpersonal dimensions of his work.
EPISODE NOTES:
Born and raised in Porto, Kai Fernandes is the son of white parents and a sister of black women. He has a degree in Social Psychology and studies and thinking about social issues related to racism are his greatest passion. He created @quotidianodeumanegra, an Instagram page where he expresses his concerns. He uses ecotourism as a way to raise anti-racist awareness in society. A fan of Legos, books and friendships, he lives for honesty and knowledge.
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Episode 21: Decolonising Music Education (with Hanh Doan)
In this episode Hanh Doan talks to some of her PGCE music students (now qualified teachers) about diversifying and decolonising the music curriculum. The students are Olivia Celoleskaj, Lewis White and David Woods. The dialogue is interspersed with Hanh reading Nathan Holder’s poem ‘If I Were a Racist'.
FURTHER RESOURCES:
- Nathan Holder’s If I Were a Racist
EPISODE NOTES:
Hanh Doan is a Senior Lecturer in Initial Teacher Education and has been PGCE Music lead since September 2023, as well as being a Senior Academic Skills Tutor at the University of Hertfordshire. Before coming to the University of Hertfordshire, Hanh was a secondary school music teacher for 19 years. In this time, decolonising the music curriculum became an emerging interest, but Hanh is clear about being at the start of a personal and professional journey. She sees her role with trainee teachers to expose them to ideas and philosophies within and outside music education.
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Episode 20: Resisting AI, Part 2 (with Dan McQuillan)
In this episode (the second of two parts), Catarina Carvalho talks to Dan McQuillan about all things artificial intelligence. Please go back and listen to part 1 if you haven't already, as the conversation picks up from there!
FURTHER RESOURCES:
- Dan's book, Resisting AI: An Anti-fascist Approach to Artificial Intelligence.
EPISODE NOTES:
Dr Dan McQuillan is a Lecturer in Creative & Social Computing at Goldsmiths University of London, and co-lead for AI in the ESRC Centre for Sociodigital Futures. He is author of the book Resisting AI: An Anti-fascist Approach to Artificial Intelligence.
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Episode 19: Resisting AI, Part 1 (with Dan McQuillan)
In this episode (the first of two parts), Catarina Carvalho talks to Dan McQuillan about all things artificial intelligence. The second part of the interview will drop soon!
FURTHER RESOURCES:
- Dan's book, Resisting AI: An Anti-fascist Approach to Artificial Intelligence.
EPISODE NOTES:
Dr Dan McQuillan is a Lecturer in Creative & Social Computing at Goldsmiths University of London, and co-lead for AI in the ESRC Centre for Sociodigital Futures. He is author of the book Resisting AI: An Anti-fascist Approach to Artificial Intelligence.
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BONUS Episode 18: Teaching Resolutions (Revisited)
In this episode, you'll hear updates from the following University of Hertfordshire staff members about their New Years' teaching resolutions. Below are some of the resources/texts mentioned in the first episode.
If you've not listened to the first part of this, or want a refresher - EP 10 - go back and listen now!
In order: Karen Clark, Earle Abrahamson, Kathleen Tripp, Kaja Franck, Derek Ong, Hạnh Đoan, Helen Barefoot, Sarah Flynn.
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FURTHER RESOURCES:
- PG Cert - Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education
- bell hooks, Talking Back, Thinking Feminist, Thinking Black
- Felix Mantz, "Decolonizing the IPE syllabus"
- Gurminder Bhambra and Julia McClure, Imperial Inequalities
- Hamza Hamouchene and Katie Sandwell, Dismantling Green Colonialism
- Ibn Khaldun
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Episode 17: Decolonising Computing, Part 2 (with Mustafa Ali)
In this episode (the second of two parts), Catarina Carvalho talks to Mustafa Ali about artificial intelligence, machine learning, and big tech. This picks up from where the first part left off, so please go back and listen to that one if you haven't already.
We also asked Mustafa, after the episode, to send us a reading list that might appear on his proposed 101 course, 'How the World Was Made'. We've added in suggestions of our own too. You can find it below. Let us know what recommendations you'd add to the list and if you use the list in your teaching.
FURTHER RESOURCES:
Mustafa Ali, 'A Brief Introduction to Decolonial Computing' Mustafa Ali, 'Towards a Decolonial Computing'HOW THE WORLD WAS MADE:
Fanon, Frantz, Black Skin, White Masks (1952) Goldberg, David Theo, Racist Culture: Philosophy and the Politics of Meaning (1993) Hall, Stuart, 'The West and the Rest: Discourse and Power' (1995) Hartman, Saidiya, ‘Venus in Two Acts’ (2008) Lorde, Audre, Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches (1984) Marx, Karl and Friedrich Engels, The Communist Manifesto (1848) Mignolo, Walter, The Darker Side of Western Modernity (2011) Mills, Charles, The Racial Contract (1997) Mohanty, Chandra Talpade, Feminism Without Borders: Decolonizing Theory, Practicing Solidarity (2003) Quijano, Aníbal, 'Colonialidad y modernidad/racionalidad' (1989) Samman, Khaldoun and Mazhar Al-Zo'by, Islam and The Orientalist World System (2008) Smith, Linda Tuhiwai, Decolonizing Methodologies: Research and Indigenous Peoples (1999) Winant, Howard, The New Politics of Race: Globalism, Difference, Justice (2004) Wynter, Sylvia, 'Unsettling the Coloniality of Being/Power/Truth/Freedom: Towards the Human, After Man, Its Overrepresentation—An Introduction’ (2003)EPISODE NOTES:
Dr. Mustafa Ali is a Lecturer in Computing at the Open University. He conducts transdisciplinary research investigating the interactions between race, religion, politics, ethics, and computing/ICT. Specifically, he examines and critically analyzes how colonial power harmfully affects our ways of seeing and thinking.
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Episode 16: Decolonising Computing, Part 1 (with Mustafa Ali)
In this episode (the first of two parts), Catarina Carvalho talks to Mustafa Ali about the possibilities of decolonising, representation, and racial awarding gaps. Part 2 talks more explicitly about tech and computing - that episode will drop next week.
FURTHER RESOURCES:
Mustafa Ali, 'A Brief Introduction to Decolonial Computing' Mustafa Ali, 'Towards a Decolonial Computing'EPISODE NOTES:
Dr. Mustafa Ali is a Lecturer in Computing at the Open University. He conducts transdisciplinary research investigating the interactions between race, religion, politics, ethics, and computing/ICT. Specifically, he examines and critically analyzes how colonial power harmfully affects our ways of seeing and thinking.
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Episode 15: The Philosophy of Education (with Oli Belas and Neil Hopkins)
In this episode, Sara de Sousa talks to Oli Belas and Neil Hopkins about the philosophy of education, including curriculum co-creation and student-led assessment design.
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Ivan Illich, Deschooling Society Eve Tuck and Wayne Yang, 'Decolonisation is Not a Metaphor'EPISODE NOTES:
Dr Oli Belas is Senior Lecturer in the School of Education at University of Bedfordshire. He teaches across Education and English subject-areas. His monograph, A Philosophical Inquiry into Subject English and Creative Writing, was nominated for the BERA 2023 Research Book of the Year award. With Dr. Neil Hopkins and Dr. Jim Clack, he runs the Radical Education and Humanities Group (REHG), which, for now, exists primarily as a blog (he, Neil, and Jim are always looking for contributors).
Dr Neil Hopkins is a Senior Lecturer in Education at the University of Bedfordshire. He has recently co-edited (with Dr Carol Thompson) Reflections on Identity: Narratives from Educators. He was written extensively on education in relation to political philosophy, professional identity and psychoanalysis.
Also mentioned is their colleague Jim Clack.
Oli, Neil, and Jim are members of University of Bedfordshire's Institute for Research in Education.
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Episode 14: Science is Too Objective for Racism, Right? (with Daniel Akinbosede)
In this episode, Helen Barefoot talks to Daniel Akinbosede about racism in the sciences, the awarding gap between white students and those from Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, and the racist barriers within the academic pipeline.
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FURTHER RESOURCES:
Daniel's article, 'Science Curricula Must be Decolonised Too' Daniel's article, 'Racism Still Pervades the Academic Sciences' Hoffman et al, 'Racial Bias in Pain Assessment...' Evans, 'RA Fisher and the Science of Hatred' UCL statement on eugenics OfS Funding Programme Angela Saini's books, Inferior and SuperiorEPISODE NOTES:
Daniel Akinbosede is an activist for race equity in Higher Education. Building upon the work he started as a student, Daniel continues to challenge institutional racism through campaigning, educating, and sharing thought leadership.
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Episode 13: Gender and the Sciences (with Cátia Gonçalves)
In this episode, Catarina Carvalho talks to Cátia Gonçalves about sexism in STEM subjects and getting women into the Sciences.
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FURTHER RESOURCES:
Cátia's podcast, Linkedin, Google Scholar Gender Equality in Academia Gender Bias in Academia Spotlight on Gender Equality NAS Report on Sexual Harassment The Impact of Intimate Partner Violence on Young Women's Educational Well-BeingEPISODE NOTES:
Cátia Gonçalves (she/her) holds a PhD in Molecular and Cell Biology from the University of Manchester. She is currently working at the Portuguese Society of Rheumatology as a study coordinator/data scientist. Cátia has wide experience in Science Communication, and has participated in multiple outreach activities aimed at students from low-income backgrounds. She is also an outspoken feminist who advocates for gender equality and women's rights in social, economic and all other aspects of society.
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Episode 12: Mark Martin
In this episode, Catarina Carvalho talks to Mark Martin about inclusive educational spaces, Ed Tech, students as learners, and more.
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- Web / Twitter / LinkedIn
EPISODE NOTES:
Mark Martin aka @Urban_Teacher is Assistant Professor in Computer Science & Education Practice at Northeastern University, London. Mark is a thought leader in #EdTech and a hugely popular speaker, sharing his expertise and insights to educators around the world. He is a teacher/advisor for the major global tech brands and continues to advocate for home-grown talent, digital skills and education equity. In February 2019, he was awarded the London Business Award for Paying It Forward. A few months later, he was awarded an MBE for services to education, technology and diversity in UK technology.
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Episode 11: University Chaplaincy (with Rev. Fiona Souter)
In this episode, Siobhan Bygate talks to Reverend Fiona Souter about faith, creating open and inclusive environments on campus, and a diverse student cohort.
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University of Hertfordshire ChaplaincyEPISODE NOTES:
Reverend Fiona Souter is University Chaplain at the University of Hertfordshire and an Anglican priest in the Hatfield Ministry team. She trained as an interpreter and translator, working for the German government in the development ministry and then taught languages for many years before being called to ministry. She enjoys the varied nature of Chaplaincy, especially the pastoral element. She is currently a research MA Creative Writing student at UH. She loves anything sparkly, crochet, rambling, and binge-watching box-sets.
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BONUS Episode 10: New Year's Teaching Resolutions
In this episode, you'll hear from the following University of Hertfordshire staff members. Below are some of the resources/texts mentioned.
In order: Karen Clark, Earle Abrahamson, Kathleen Tripp, Cheryl Holman, Kaja Franck, Siobhan Bygate, Derek Ong, Ivan Phillips, Hạnh Đoan, Helen Barefoot, Angela Traill, Sarah Flynn.
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FURTHER RESOURCES:
- PG Cert - Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education
- bell hooks, Talking Back, Thinking Feminist, Thinking Black
- Felix Mantz, "Decolonizing the IPE syllabus"
- Gurminder Bhambra and Julia McClure, Imperial Inequalities
- Hamza Hamouchene and Katie Sandwell, Dismantling Green Colonialism
- Ibn Khaldun
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Episode 9: Diversifying in French Higher Education (with Lucas Lachaise)
In this episode Peter D'Sena talks to Lucas Lachaise about diversification in the French university context. They talk about English language teaching, laïcité, and broader diversity initiatives.
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FURTHER RESOURCES:
The racial awarding gap Laïcité in FranceEPISODE NOTES:
Lucas Lachaize (he/him) holds a Masters in English and Business from the Université Jean Moulin Lyon III where he obtained a position as a full-time lecturer in 2019. He currently works at the IAE Business School of the University where he specializes in the teaching of Business English to second-language learners. Lucas also teaches British and American Civilization in the Preparatory School of Notre Dame des Minimes to Political Sciences students who prepare for the national entrance exam of the French Grande Ecole Sciences Po.
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Episode 8: Social Work (with Vida Douglas)
In this episode Vivian Umossoh-Ime talks to Vida Doulgas about diversifying and decolonising the social work programme at Hertfordshire. They discuss Eurocentric models of healthcare as well as issues of safeguarding and engaging with student feedback.
FURTHER RESOURCES:
Julia Warrener and Vida Douglas, “Black Lives Matter in Higher Education” Shula Ramon and Darja Zavirsek, “Armed Conflict” Special IssueEPISODE NOTES:
Dr Vida Douglas is a Professional Lead of social work and principal researcher for this study. Vida obtained a PhD from Nottingham Trent University in 2022 with a thesis evaluating staff wellbeing in the context of higher education. Her research interests are staff wellbeing in higher education, safeguarding children, and young people, living with long-term health condition at work, and belonging in the workplace.
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Episode 7: Roma and Social Inequalities (with Aidan McGarry)
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 Participation Puzzle: Presence, Voice and Influence” Office for Students: Gypsy, Roma, and Traveller Communities David Matthews, “Roma: The UK’s Forgotten Higher Education Minority”Please leave us feedback about the show via this link.
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EPISODE NOTES:
Aidan McGarry is a Professor of International Politics and Associate Dean for Research at Loughborough University, London campus. Aidan’s research interests are protest, minorities and marginalised groups, visual culture, and political voice. He is a recipient of a Fullbright “All Disciplines” Scholar Award (22/23) and has been a visiting scholar at Columbia University, New York, the Scuola Normale Superiore in Florence, and the European Centre for Minority Issues in Germany. His most recent books are Romaphobia: The Last Acceptable Form of Racism (2017) and the co-edited book The Aesthetics of Global Protest: Visual Culture and Communication (2019). Aidan is on Twitter @dramcgarry.
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Episode 6: Fashion in African Higher Education (with Frederica Brooksworth)
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:
Frederica Brooksworth (she/her) is a British-Ghanaian academic, researcher, EdD scholar, strategist, author, and editor. She is the Executive Director of the Council for International African Fashion Education (CIAFE), the Regional Editor (Africa) for the Bloomsbury Fashion Business Cases, and the Director of IA Connect at Industrie Africa. She has taught at numerous universities and is the co-editor of the multi-volume Fashion Marketing in Emerging Economies (2023).
Gertrude Acheampong (she/her) is one of the University of Hertfordshire’s Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic Student Advocates.
Episode 5: Decolonising Business Schools (with Sami Safadi)
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 School, as well as BAME Inclusivity Lead, and an academic tutor for postgraduate students. At Salford Business School, he leads on decolonising curricula and practice and supports decolonising work across the wider university. He is a senator within the university and uses his voice in that space to support decolonising and wider inclusivity efforts. Sami is also involved in an inter-institutional group committed to eliminating award gaps. For more information, see the link above to the UK Higher Education Award Gap Group, or contact Sami through his institutional page.
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Episode 4: 'Decolonisation and the Desk' (with Alex Rajinder Mason)
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 Emmett (eds.),The Affects of Pedagogy in Literary Studies
- George Yancy, Look, a White! Philosophical Essays on Whiteness
- bell hooks, Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom
- Fred Moten and Stefano Harney, The Undercommons: Fugitive Planning & Black Study
- Inua Ellams, Barber Shop Chronicles
- Lauryn Hill, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
EPISODE NOTES:
Alex Rajinder Mason (he/him) is an early career researcher who explores the relationship between race, higher education and architecture, through the lens of literature, film and other cultural media. He is committed to anti-racist praxis and currently project manages the University of Sheffield's new Centre for Equity & Inclusion, which works with postgraduate researchers, academics, racial justice organisations, artists and community groups to address institutional racism within and beyond the University. Alex regularly writes book reviews and contributes to the literary magazine Bad Form Review.
Hilary Emmett (she/her) Associate Professor in American Studies at the University of East Anglia where she specialises in transnational literary studies. She is the author of essays on a range of topics in comparative Australian and American studies. She is also the co-editor (with Philip Barnard and Stephen Shapiro) of The Oxford Handbook to Charles Brockden Brown.
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Episode 3: Riadh Ghemmour
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.
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FURTHER RESOURCES:
- Linda Tuhiwai Smith, Decolonizing Methodologies: Research and Indigenous Peoples
EPISODE NOTES:
Riadh Ghemmour (he/him) holds a PhD in education from the University of Exeter. He is currently working at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama (University of London) as the learning skills coordinator. Riadh's work, scholarship and activism revolve around social justice, decolonisation and antiracism within HE and beyond. He is the co-founder of the Decolonial Dialogues shared space and his latest publication explores the idea of 'safe space' in a social justice context. Riadh is in the process to turn his thesis into a book which explores the concept of research in the Algerian HE.
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Episode 2: Equity in STEM (with Chad Topaz)
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
- Information about UMBC and their work in race equity
- Articles on active learning in STEM: Ballet et al & Prince
- Decolonizing STEM reading list, from Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
EPISODE INFO:
Dr Chad Topaz (he/him) is an applied mathematician and data scientist. His current research applies quantitative tools to expose and remedy social injustice, and is based out of the Institute for the Quantitative Study of Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity (QSIDE), which he co-founded. Chad is also Professor of Complex Systems at Williams College and, previously, Professor of Mathematics at Macalester College. His research on complex and nonlinear systems was supported by the National Science Foundation from 2006 – 2021.
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Edited by Chris Lloyd.
Episode 1: Standard Academic English (with Ana Cristina Chiusano)
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 comprehensibility in pronunciation teaching’
– Jennifer Jenkins introduces English as a ‘lingua franca’.
– You might also want find out more about Braj Kachru, who Ana mentioned, and his ‘circles of English’
EPISODE INFO:
Ana Cristina Chiusano (she/her) holds both an MA in TEFL, 2009, Universidad de Jaén, Spain, and an MA in Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language, 2012, Universidad de León, Spain. She is a PhD candidate in Linguistics and is currently working on her doctoral dissertation. She is currently living in Montevideo, Uruguay, and works as a full-time professor and the academic coordinator of the Bilingual Teacher Training Program and the English Department at the Universidad de Montevideo, Uruguay and an Adjunct Professor at Abilene Christian University, Texas, USA, where she teaches online courses on Spanish as a foreign language.
Podcast recorded using Zencastr.
Music by Rayen © Hear more via Spotify or at Instagram.
Edited by Chris Lloyd.