From Allyship to Coalition: critical dialogues on inequalities by Elahe Karimnia https://padlet.com/Elahe_UWE/svxkgzqna5i1d1iq For Staff and Students within, or aligned with, the School of Architecture and Environment. en-us 2022-09-08 15:43:29 UTC 2023-07-21 10:39:13 UTC hello@padlet.com Elahe_UWE https://padlet.com/Elahe_UWE/svxkgzqna5i1d1iq/wish/2288436135 Only a fifth of UK universities say they are ‘decolonising’ curriculum. 
They said many universities apparently failed to grasp that “decolonising the curriculum” went beyond adding black and non-western scholars to reading lists, arguing that reform should involve challenging and remaking the current pedagogy, which was rooted in imperial and colonial ideas about knowledge and learning, at an institutional level.
]]> 2022-09-08 15:48:10 UTC https://padlet.com/Elahe_UWE/svxkgzqna5i1d1iq/wish/2288436135 Example: Decolonial Feminism Elahe_UWE https://padlet.com/Elahe_UWE/svxkgzqna5i1d1iq/wish/2288442361 Feminist theories in management and organization studies, each with their own ontological and epistemological assumptions, offer critical perspectives of the status quo to challenge our idea of progress in the discipline, yet there is limited engagement with ideas, theories, or practices from the lived experiences of Global South women. Decolonial feminism engages with debates pertaining to coloniality/modernity and indigenous identity and gender in Latin America, while providing a space for the voices and lived experiences of marginalized, non-Western(ised) women. ]]> 2022-09-08 15:51:49 UTC https://padlet.com/Elahe_UWE/svxkgzqna5i1d1iq/wish/2288442361 Critical dialogues with Dr Tanzil Shafique from University of Sheffield on ethics of knowledge production Elahe_UWE https://padlet.com/Elahe_UWE/svxkgzqna5i1d1iq/wish/2289424420
How do assumptions about power affect what we select as problems for research; who pays for this research; and what purposes does the research serve?]]> 2022-09-09 09:40:23 UTC https://padlet.com/Elahe_UWE/svxkgzqna5i1d1iq/wish/2289424420 Architectural education has the potential to transform and reimagine the structures of oppression that its institutions embody Elahe_UWE https://padlet.com/Elahe_UWE/svxkgzqna5i1d1iq/wish/2331878482 BY MARIE-LOUISE RICHARDS, Sep 2022]]> 2022-10-08 12:39:34 UTC https://padlet.com/Elahe_UWE/svxkgzqna5i1d1iq/wish/2331878482 What is decolonising methodology? Elahe_UWE https://padlet.com/Elahe_UWE/svxkgzqna5i1d1iq/wish/2365308934 2022-11-01 17:15:26 UTC https://padlet.com/Elahe_UWE/svxkgzqna5i1d1iq/wish/2365308934 In conversation with Catalina Ortiz (UCL) Elahe_UWE https://padlet.com/Elahe_UWE/svxkgzqna5i1d1iq/wish/2371063098 2022-11-05 13:44:35 UTC https://padlet.com/Elahe_UWE/svxkgzqna5i1d1iq/wish/2371063098 Critical dialogues with Jag Majithia and Ludovik Sebire from UWE LIBRARY. Elahe_UWE https://padlet.com/Elahe_UWE/svxkgzqna5i1d1iq/wish/2371064886  What diversifying of reading list means? What limitations and barriers exist for the library to get access to ‘other’ worlds/knowledges/libraries which are systematically excluded in the world of knowledge? What individuals can do?
 Does diversifying the reading list result in decolonising the knowledge? how to put it in practice?  ]]> 2022-11-05 13:47:38 UTC https://padlet.com/Elahe_UWE/svxkgzqna5i1d1iq/wish/2371064886 Critical dialogues by students Reps on inequalities Elahe_UWE https://padlet.com/Elahe_UWE/svxkgzqna5i1d1iq/wish/2371075683 Awarding Gap - the challenges to creating an anti-racist environment in a Higher Education Institution. working with students from diverse groups and how to do this practically, ethically and with a mutually beneficial relationship (following awarding gap team’s goal) ]]> 2022-11-05 14:06:39 UTC https://padlet.com/Elahe_UWE/svxkgzqna5i1d1iq/wish/2371075683 Is 'decolonising' effort a colonial act? Elahe_UWE https://padlet.com/Elahe_UWE/svxkgzqna5i1d1iq/wish/2386293421 2022-11-16 09:27:58 UTC https://padlet.com/Elahe_UWE/svxkgzqna5i1d1iq/wish/2386293421 Critical dialogues with Diana Phiri-Witty. Elahe_UWE https://padlet.com/Elahe_UWE/svxkgzqna5i1d1iq/wish/2409834513 How to interrogate Eurocentric views and not just include, but centre those narratives that have been ‘othered’.

Urban Symbiotics are an insight and research-led multi-disciplinary design, architecture and masterplanning practice that focuses on user experience to provide unified design solutions. They believe that it is only by truly engaging communities and understanding how people live and aspire, that the development of unique integrated and relevant spaces can take place. Their work in placemaking is underpinned by the innovative use of insight, engagement and codesign.]]> 2022-12-05 22:24:03 UTC https://padlet.com/Elahe_UWE/svxkgzqna5i1d1iq/wish/2409834513 Elahe_UWE https://padlet.com/Elahe_UWE/svxkgzqna5i1d1iq/wish/2409849798 Dark Matter University: Lessons in Anti-Racist Design Pedagogy - YouTube]]> 2022-12-05 22:48:58 UTC https://padlet.com/Elahe_UWE/svxkgzqna5i1d1iq/wish/2409849798 Next Step in the Racial Justice Movement Elahe_UWE https://padlet.com/Elahe_UWE/svxkgzqna5i1d1iq/wish/2452268206 The attitude within allyship is problematic: ‘Stop the Denial,’ ‘Interrogate Capitalism,’ and ‘Denounce the White Saviour’

]]> 2023-01-22 11:54:37 UTC https://padlet.com/Elahe_UWE/svxkgzqna5i1d1iq/wish/2452268206 White privilege doesn't always equal wealth. Elahe_UWE https://padlet.com/Elahe_UWE/svxkgzqna5i1d1iq/wish/2452282929 White privilege doesn't always equal wealth.

When anti-racists bring up white privilege, at least one white person quickly reminds us that they grew up poor. 'Some privilege', they bitterly point out. But here's what they're not understanding about white privilege:

👉🏾 It doesn’t mean white people don’t face adversity (they do).
👉🏾 It doesn’t mean white people haven’t worked for the things they’ve earned (they have).
👉🏾 It doesn’t mean all white people are rich (they aren’t).
👉🏾 It also doesn’t mean white people should feel bad for being white (they shouldn’t).

I too grew up poor. At one point, we went three months with no electricity and almost three years without a car. And yet, I still had male privilege.

I never had to worry about being called a b**** for speaking my mind. At night, I didn’t have to walk with my car key sticking between my fingers ready to gouge an attacker’s eyes as I moved through the parking lot. When mom and I took the bus, I never had to worry about getting catcalls and unwanted advances.

That is male privilege. It doesn’t mean I haven’t worked hard or faced problems. It just means there are things I had and still have the luxury of not worrying about.

White privilege means you don’t have to worry about being followed when you shop and not being racially profiled by the police. White privilege means you won’t be called an affirmative action hire if you land a high-ranking position. Whether or not you are underpaid, you will likely earn more than your racially marginalized colleagues (especially if they are women) doing the same work. Chances are you will get promoted before your racially marginalized colleagues. Chances are, people that look like you will be a CEO, control the Board, and pass laws that impact everyone’s lives.

White people who deny their privilege to fight racism either don't know how racism works, aren't ready to do the work, or simply don't want to do the work. Either way, we're not gaining allies.

White privilege isn't an easy pill to swallow, but we can't achieve equity without addressing inequity. I, as a straight, able-bodied male can't be an ally for LGBTQ+, persons with disabilities, or women unless I am willing to unpack the privileges of being male, straight, and able-bodied.]]> 2023-01-22 12:35:29 UTC https://padlet.com/Elahe_UWE/svxkgzqna5i1d1iq/wish/2452282929 Thursday April 20th - 4 to 5 PM Elahe_UWE https://padlet.com/Elahe_UWE/svxkgzqna5i1d1iq/wish/2467410445 2023-02-03 10:57:15 UTC https://padlet.com/Elahe_UWE/svxkgzqna5i1d1iq/wish/2467410445 Thursday May 11th - 4 to 5 PM Elahe_UWE https://padlet.com/Elahe_UWE/svxkgzqna5i1d1iq/wish/2467411136 2023-02-03 10:57:53 UTC https://padlet.com/Elahe_UWE/svxkgzqna5i1d1iq/wish/2467411136 Thursday March 9th - 4 to 5 PM Elahe_UWE https://padlet.com/Elahe_UWE/svxkgzqna5i1d1iq/wish/2467415710 2023-02-03 11:02:51 UTC https://padlet.com/Elahe_UWE/svxkgzqna5i1d1iq/wish/2467415710 Thursday June 8th - 4 to 5 PM Elahe_UWE https://padlet.com/Elahe_UWE/svxkgzqna5i1d1iq/wish/2467419903 2023-02-03 11:06:48 UTC https://padlet.com/Elahe_UWE/svxkgzqna5i1d1iq/wish/2467419903 Living Black at University Blog Series Elahe_UWE https://padlet.com/Elahe_UWE/svxkgzqna5i1d1iq/wish/2467422861 2023-02-03 11:10:22 UTC https://padlet.com/Elahe_UWE/svxkgzqna5i1d1iq/wish/2467422861 MAKING THE LANGUAGE OF ASSESSMENT INCLUSIVE Elahe_UWE https://padlet.com/Elahe_UWE/svxkgzqna5i1d1iq/wish/2469929644 2023-02-06 11:44:54 UTC https://padlet.com/Elahe_UWE/svxkgzqna5i1d1iq/wish/2469929644 Elahe_UWE https://padlet.com/Elahe_UWE/svxkgzqna5i1d1iq/wish/2470212805 2023-02-06 15:00:29 UTC https://padlet.com/Elahe_UWE/svxkgzqna5i1d1iq/wish/2470212805 Creating a Racially Inclusive University with Amatey Doku Elahe_UWE https://padlet.com/Elahe_UWE/svxkgzqna5i1d1iq/wish/2475300340 2023-02-09 16:39:26 UTC https://padlet.com/Elahe_UWE/svxkgzqna5i1d1iq/wish/2475300340 Rising Art Agency Elahe_UWE https://padlet.com/Elahe_UWE/svxkgzqna5i1d1iq/wish/2476223454 Led by young creative thinkers, we advocate for sector and cultural change through campaigns, research projects, industry consultation and our creative agency services.]]> 2023-02-10 10:14:58 UTC https://padlet.com/Elahe_UWE/svxkgzqna5i1d1iq/wish/2476223454 Tackling all forms of discrimination and harassment Elahe_UWE https://padlet.com/Elahe_UWE/svxkgzqna5i1d1iq/wish/2478862821 2023-02-13 12:55:11 UTC https://padlet.com/Elahe_UWE/svxkgzqna5i1d1iq/wish/2478862821 Elahe_UWE https://padlet.com/Elahe_UWE/svxkgzqna5i1d1iq/wish/2483757949 2023-02-15 16:42:35 UTC https://padlet.com/Elahe_UWE/svxkgzqna5i1d1iq/wish/2483757949 Decolonising spaces of geographical knowledge production: ‘Thinking geographically’ with undergraduate geographers in the RGS-IBG at Kensington Gore Elahe_UWE https://padlet.com/Elahe_UWE/svxkgzqna5i1d1iq/wish/2508493567 2023-03-08 12:10:12 UTC https://padlet.com/Elahe_UWE/svxkgzqna5i1d1iq/wish/2508493567 WHY AM I ALWAYSBEING RESEARCHED? Elahe_UWE https://padlet.com/Elahe_UWE/svxkgzqna5i1d1iq/wish/2532079982 A guidebook for community organizations, researchers, and funders to help us get from insufficient understanding to more authentic truth]]> 2023-03-26 22:12:02 UTC https://padlet.com/Elahe_UWE/svxkgzqna5i1d1iq/wish/2532079982 Racialised inequalities in higher education Elahe_UWE https://padlet.com/Elahe_UWE/svxkgzqna5i1d1iq/wish/2617001564 Microsoft Word - Decolonising SOAS - Learning and Teaching Toolkit May 2018-1.docx]]> 2023-06-07 10:52:01 UTC https://padlet.com/Elahe_UWE/svxkgzqna5i1d1iq/wish/2617001564 Decolonising the curriculum Elahe_UWE https://padlet.com/Elahe_UWE/svxkgzqna5i1d1iq/wish/2632444974 A survey of current practice in the UK]]> 2023-06-26 10:55:45 UTC https://padlet.com/Elahe_UWE/svxkgzqna5i1d1iq/wish/2632444974 Elahe_UWE https://padlet.com/Elahe_UWE/svxkgzqna5i1d1iq/wish/2649151663 2023-07-21 10:39:13 UTC https://padlet.com/Elahe_UWE/svxkgzqna5i1d1iq/wish/2649151663