A PgCert Collection
I did a post event write up to record everything I could remember… Morning Session – I got three students involved as helpers, they met me at 9.45 to set up the room in advance of the rest of the group arriving at 10.30. I asked them about seating, and what they thought of the… Continue reading World Café -21.11.24
Briefing the Guests I have now prepared a briefing for the guests, below is what I sent to Anna Howard. I would like to experiment with breaking the talks down into sections, in response to my readings on dialogical spaces. Students will devise specific questions that fall within the sections. Briefing the Students Next step… Continue reading Briefing Guests + Students
How Can The Miro Board Be Used To Create Dialogical Space? Aside from the World Cafe talks day, I have been experimenting with Miro for various exercises as part of the Research Brief. Here is a link to the ‘Cultural Calendar’ Exercise, where students made a collective calendar of events to attend, led by… Continue reading Dialogical Space
I have been looking into facilitation methods for large groups, I came across World Cafe; “The World Café method is a collaborative, conversational process for gathering knowledge and sharing ideas in groups. It’s based on the idea that people are wiser together and that conversations can shape the future. The method is often used for: brainstorming,… Continue reading World Cafe – Group Dialogue
I decided to do a Miro board to help me map the relationship between the research topics I am exploring. It was incredibly helpful to see the connections. Please look at the board in full here. This visual way of mapping ideas comes more naturally! I had a moment of clarity, and have decided not… Continue reading Miro Board Reflection
I have been thinking about Participatory Mapping as a project tool. In ‘Diagrams of Power and Performing, Patricio Davila explores how diagrams of power work against representations that claim omniscience by speaking from a position, and “making visible what and who gets represented and who does the representing.” Projects whereby research knowledge is generated via… Continue reading A Week In The World – Situated Knowledge
I am a mixed race woman of British and Nepalese heritage, born into a lower middle class family. I attended primary and secondary comprehensive schools in inner London, before going onto study Fine Art at Chelsea. During my BA, I was one of very few students of colour, a stark contrast to my experience of… Continue reading Intervention: Reflective Report
I came away from our PGCert session on Race struck by the significance of being able to ‘name racism’, following our group discussions about unconscious bias and racial discrimination. Miriam’s declaration, ‘I am a racist’ was helpful in shifting the conversation from this statement feeling like an accusation, or a label to be branded with, towards… Continue reading Race – Shining Lights
I am a mixed race woman of British and Nepalese heritage, born into a lower middle class family. I attended primary and secondary comprehensive schools in inner London, before going onto study Fine Art at Chelsea. During my BA. I was one of very few students of colour, a stark contrast to my experience of… Continue reading Intervention Proposal
Writing this post forced me to think about my own positionality in relation to faith. I grew up in the UK in a dual heritage British-Nepalese household. My mothers atheist scepticism sometimes clashed with my fathers Buddhist/Hindu practises. Although I wouldn’t class him as particularly ‘religious’, to echo Appiah’s lecture, there weren’t beliefs or creeds… Continue reading Faith + Fashion Communication