Fundamental to decolonising pedagogy is an understanding of the way we ‘talk’ about race, gender and social justice in our taken for granted systems of knowledge and power.
In the AFSEE Keynote Lecture, Professor Heidi Mirza discussed how we situate the raced and gendered ‘Other’ in everyday discourse and why and how marginalised groups articulate alternative world views. Professor Mirza was joined by discussant Dr Sara Camacho Felix.
Drawing on postcolonial theories of difference and the writings of Black and Postcolonial feminists of colour, Professor Mirza critically investigated how knowledge of ‘the Other’ is embodied and reproduced through the pedagogic practices of teaching and learning in our western elite systems of higher education. The discussion centred around an appreciation of the centrality of agency and voice in creating alternative world views and the importance of raced, gendered, and classed power relations inherent in everyday cultural perspectives and research practices.
Speaker
Professor Heidi Safia Mirza
Heidi Safia Mirza (@HeidiMirza) is Emeritus Professor of Equality Studies in Education at UCL Institute of Education and Visiting Professor of Race, Faith and Culture at Goldsmith’s College and a Visiting Professor in the Department of Social Policy at LSE.
Discussant
Dr Sara Camacho Felix
Sara Camacho Felix was Assistant Professor (Education) and Programme Lead for the Atlantic Fellows in Social and Economic Equity programme. Her research and teaching focuses on reflexive pedagogies in higher education, the study of racial capitalism, and de/coloniality of knowledge.
Chair
Professor Armine Ishkanian
Armine Ishkanian is the Executive Director of the Atlantic Fellows for Social and Economic Equity programme and Professor in the Department of Social Policy at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Her research examines the relationship between civil society, democracy, development, and social transformation.
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