Thanks for your blog post! I also enjoyed reading the comments, where I was very drawn to your idea for the intervention, which will support students with note-taking —

When I read your blog post, I was actually taken aback by your detailed ability to note-take! I thought the way you simply and concisely drew out the key points a…Read more

Thanks for your blog post. I was very moved when reading your key takeaways from the video called Faith: What does it mean to be a young person of faith today? (Coventry UK City of Culture, 2021). You say —

“One girl mentioned that whilst she is not overly spiritual, when we all pray together it brings us closer and creates a s…Read more

Thanks for your blog post. It was an insightful read, and I was grateful that you highlighted the way in which ‘overlapping identities’ affected each author’s lived experiences, whilst society failed to recognise these individuals on an intersectional level, often leaving the responsibility of visibility with the authors themselves.…Read more

Thank you for your comment and your question — I will continue to research how these barriers can be broken down. Diversifying references will be one intervention, but equally, fostering collectivity and criticality in the learning environment will be an essential intervention in achieving this element of inclusive practice. If y…Read more

Maybe a cross…Read more

Thank you so much for your thought-provoking comment. When you have asked ‘do you think [stigma about religious identities within the university is] something that can be helped most by individual action from staff or even students?’ I was prompted to reflect that before this Unit, my own individual action in relation to inclusive…Read more

At the end of the play/Rita’s degree, Rita (who started Open University as a working-class…Read more

Hi Eilis,

Thank you for your reflection on faith and religion. You did a great overview of breaking down the key points in the resources and addressing topics such as capitalist realism, political choices, societal structures, Intersectional Identities, cultural diversity, marginalization, and stereotyping.
I…Read more

Hi Eilis,
A well written blog on race and great perspectives on the chosen resources. You reflect on the intersection of race and class in educational institutions and how minority students can face systemic barriers that can hinder their career progression for them to succeed.
The quote you quoted by Sadiq “How c…Read more

Hi Eilis,
Thank you for your blog reflection on Disability. I also agree with Amba and the great references you used. I am planning to take a closer look at these references. Great points on critical art and for exploring whether art is just for society or whether art can disrupt market driven systems.
Thank you for…Read more

Really interesting references and texts that I now definitely want to read! I thought your point about course content geared towards employability was very interesting. You reference the Pluralist, which I think is a student-led publication? Do you think this might be one way in which students create spaces…Read more

I really liked this idea of diversifying references of ‘career success’. Do you have any examples or ideas of what this could/ might look like?

Thank you for your blog post — it is dense, and as Michael rightly states, it is forensic.

What resonated with me the most were your reflections on independence and its equation to ableism. I am currently reading a book called ‘Bosses’ by Ghislaine Leung, on the relationship between love, limitations, value, prejudices, and a…Read more

Thank you for your blog post. There are a lot of layers here — I’m very interested in the idea of performed knowledge, and I am very keen to discuss your inclusion of the quote on performing “whiteness”. More on that soon — I want to to pull some references together and would love to have a chat.

For now, I came across an int…Read more