Thanks for your message. To answer your question, in Fine Art I am mostly 1-2-1 and like to approach these tutorials as an open discussion. I am always keen to listen to the student as much as possible and reflect back to them what they have said, hopefully defining some terms along the way, which can then open up new areas of…Read more

Your blog post on Race was great because it shows an alternative to Orr’s position in which he seeks to silence any form of dissent to power or status quo, under the guise of perceived neutrality. bell hooks is a much more useful guide here and I am reminded of her quote from All About Love ““To truly love we must learn to mix var…Read more

I found your post inspiring and relatable. It was great to think about Sadiq’s statement about a lifelong commitment to anti racism, over a one off training. It reminds me of critical pedagogy, foregrounding a criticality and dialogue within decision making, and it sounds like you are practicing this with your considerations both at w…Read more

I really enjoyed reading your post ‘001 – disability and intersectionality’ and was interested in your idea of three states of visibility – invisibility, visibility and hypervisibility.

Becoming visible in a space when you aren’t actively attempting to be seen can feel othering and even threatening. It is an invisible but very r…Read more

I found your post really enlightening, as it was great to read about the role of empathy in inclusive practice. I liked what you said about finding ways to relate your own experiences as a parent to understand how a societal barrier feels for others. I agree with you that the social model of disability is a really important framework…Read more