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How to have difficult conversations about race: in the context of decolonising the curriculum
March 18, 2021 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
(From the event page)
About this Event
The University of St Andrews is hosting an event entitled ‘How to have difficult conversations about race, in the context of decolonising the curriculum’. The guest panelists (see below) will be addressing key themes (including facilitating factors and obstacles) pertaining to decolonising the curriculum with regards to the protected characteristic ‘Race’, and providing practical steps Higher Education Institutions (HEI’s) can take to decolonise the curriculum.
Dr Foluke Adebisi , University of Bristol – has written extensively and recently delivered a lecture as part of the ‘decolonising the curriculum in HE’ series, entitled “‘Rhodes must fall’ or ‘Rhodes must read Fanon?’ Thoughts on decolonising curricula in UK HE”
Dr Jason Arday, Durham University – has written extensively and is the Co-editor of “Dismantling race in higher education: racism, whiteness and decolonising the academy”
Dr Khadija Mohammed, University of the West of Scotland – extensive contributions to understandings of race in Scottish HE and Chair of the ‘anti-racist curriculum project ‘.