Establishing a Decolonising Network

Friday 25 September 2020, 2pm-4pm BST, online

2:00-3:00 Welcome, Session 1, Chair, Anshuman Mondal, University of East Anglia

1. Developing a Decolonising Network: A Grassroots Approach

Arzhang Pezhman is a third year fully funded, creative-critical PhD student in the School of Literature, Drama and Creative Writing, University of East Anglia

Surya Simon (AFHEA) is an international, third year fully funded PhD student in the School of Literature, Drama and Creative Writing, University of East Anglia

2. Establishing a Decolonising Network at University of Birmingham, and in our disciplines

Dr Asha Rogers is a Lecturer in Contemporary Postcolonial Literature, University of Birmingham

Dr Fariha Shaikh is a Lecturer in Victorian Literature, University of Birmingham\

3. Decolonising the Curriculum at Brighton University: Students and Staff working in partnership

Dr Vedrana Velickovic, Principal Lecturer in English Literature, Brighton University

Dr Vy Rajapillai, Senior Lecturer in English Language and Media, Brighton University

Rebecca Inniss from the Decolonising the Curriculum Group at Brighton University

3:00 – 4:00 Session 2, Chair Katherine Baxter, University of Northumbria; concluding remarks, Nicole King, Goldsmiths

1. The Importance of belonging, microaggressions and bias in the curriculum.

Paulette Ennever, Decolonising the Curriculum 4 Educators (DCT4E)

2. Knowing Outside of English: Decolonisation at York

Dr Shazia Jagot Lecturer in Medieval and Global Literature, University of York

Alexandra Kingston-Reese is Lecturer in Contemporary Literature, University of York.

3. We Must Listen to Our Students

Fabiha Askari co-chair of the “Why is My Curriculum White?”, Decolonisation Campaign, Lancaster University

Dr Liz Oakley-Brown, Senior Lecture in Premodern Writing, The Department of English Literature and Creative Writing, Lancaster University