Decolonising the Discipline
@DecolDiscipline
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Collaborative UK-based academic network supporting discipline-wide conversations and decolonial praxis across English literature, language and creative writing.
Joined April 2021
.@DecolDiscipline is a collaborative initiative from @EnglishAssoc @IES_London @uealdc @UnivEnglish @PSA_poco, aiming to develop platforms for discipline-wide conversations that can foster and support collaborative action across English literature, language and creative writing.
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Happy Friday! Sign up for our first event of the new academic year 'What does it mean to have a diverse curriculum 2?' #decolonise
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While we get ready for this academic year. don't forget to check our resources, open to everyone! #DtD.
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We're excited we will be announcing events for this academic year soon. Stay tuned! #DtD Check our last events here:
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What do we do? We recognise that existing curricula, pedagogy and research are grounded in colonial sites of knowledge which reflect hierarchies of race, class and gender. Check more here:
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Sign up for our newsletter here: we promise not to become spam!.
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August at last! Add some readings around #decolonisation using our resource guide at
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Wondering about 'British values' and 'schools'? Have a look at the discussion around #decolonisation here:
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Children's Literature in Education - This paper reads the U.K. Government’s “fundamental British values” project alongside two children’s Gothic novels, Coram...
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Don't know where to start? Check for example An exhibition about children's books and Black Britain, shared by our guests in the 'Decolonising the Library' roundtable earlier this year. Check more about it here:
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Don't know where to start? Check for example @AnkhiMukherjee9 and Ato Quayson book on Decolonising the English Literary curriculum (open access)
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Cambridge Core - African and Caribbean Literature - Decolonizing the English Literary Curriculum
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Have you got a book, a paper, or a practical guide about #decolonisation? Share it with us and we'll make it available for everyone in our network:
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As we jump into summer, sign up for our newsletter here! and get ready for the 2024/2025 activities starting in Autumn! #DtD #decolonise.
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Check our resources available for everyone: From decolonising methodologies to theories and practical guidelines in educational contexts. #DtD.
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Dear all, a reminder we have online recordings of our activities and access to latest resources about #decolonisation in academia, HE, FE and schools. Have look here!
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RT @ILCS_SAS: 📢 'Decolonising Languages Network: Connecting the Global Educational Pipeline'. A cross-languages network-building workshop o….
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RT @squirrelista: @J_Schoeneberg @ThinkConvivial @Dr_Lata_N @EADI How can (?) we ‘decolonise development’ within Western European academia….
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Two Convivial Thinkers ask whether higher ed can really ‘decolonise development’ when only some voices are heard and others are silenced. We must still aim to dismantle the logics of neoliberal...
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RT @VDR_Net: Our reading group is taking a break for the summer but please get in touch if you would like to suggest a text for the autumn….
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RT @nklrobinson: Thinking about how to integrate more African history into your curriculum?. Registration is open for this FREE teacher wor….
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RT @EjegiMemeh: 📢NEW COMMUNITY RESOURCE📢 A directory of Black-led community organisations working to improve the health and wellbeing of Bl….
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