Sharing good practice and innovation in English Studies
Decolonising the Discipline is collaborative initiative undertaken jointly by colleagues at the English Association, the Institute of English Studies, the University of East Anglia, the Postcolonial Studies Association and University English.
We invite academics from across English Studies in the UK to join us in building a network of decolonising practitioners through which we can gather and share experiences and ideas to effect practical change.
Join us in Instagram and X @Decoldiscipline
Our events
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Decolonising the Discipline in the #Englishcreates campaign
Online talk available now (June 2024)
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What does it mean to have a diverse curriculum?
Monday 8th April 2024
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Decolonising the Library Roundtable
Monday 18 December 2023
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Decolonising the Discipline at E:SF
Friday 8 July 2022
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Decolonisation and Discomfort
Friday 18 June 2021
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Developing the Network: An Open Forum
Thursday 26 November 2020
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Establishing a Decolonising Network
Friday 25 September 2020
Sharing resources, talks, publications, reading lists…
What 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.
We aim to:
intervene in discussions concerning not only what is taught and studied but how it is taught and studied
develop platforms for discipline-wide conversations
foster and support collaborative action across English literature, language and creative writing
