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Steve McQueen’s Small Axe – Mangrove
In Blog
We mustn’t be victims, but protagonists of our own story I want this line spray painted across every government briefing and policy document relating to modern race and racism. It feels like it could be spoken by a Spiked contrarian or […]
Alternatives to the Academic Essay
In Blog
During lockdown I was amazed at the quality of online work the students produced for the performative writing module I teach at Rose Bruford, so much so that I and the programme directors have decided to make a permanent change to the assessments so […]
Crave at Chichester Festival
In Blog
I think this was the first show I bought a ticket for in lockdown. It was worth the wait (although I’m still much more interested in theatre produced for the medium of the internet than shows which are live streamed – it’s always […]
Reflections on Pedagogy in Higher Education
In Blog
I read the articles Improving Teaching: Enhancing Ways of Being University Teachers by Gloria Dall’Alba and Students’ Approaches to Learning and Teachers’ Approaches to Teaching in Higher Education by John T.E. Richardson as part of my PGLTCHE […]
Theatre, Liberalism and Racism
In Blog
The toppling of the Edward Colston statue in Bristol by Black Lives Matter protestors over the summer has sparked an important debate about the ways we remember and commemorate history. I’ve been thinking about ways the performing arts […]