Decolonizing the Classroom Panel II

What does it mean to decolonize the classroom? This two-panel series provides a variety of perspectives and methods, highlighting different approaches and rationales. Following Steven Mintz “Decolonizing the Academy” in Inside Higher Ed, the panels explore fundamental questions: is this an additive process, or are we rethinking fundamental structures? Does this change how knowledge is produced, validated and disseminated? And in practical terms, what does decolonizing look like in the classroom, including standard survey and historical period classes? Please join us for this open and democratic dialogue. 

This is a hybrid event of Institute for Humanities Research.

• For in-person attendees, refreshments will be provided.
• For online attendees, Zoom link will be provided before the event.

Speakers:

Jackie Martinez is professor of communication and Faculty Head of Languages and Cultures in the College of Integrative Sciences and Arts. They are a scholar of philosophy, Latinx feminism and queer studies, focusing on communication as the mediator of relationships among personal experience, social practices, and cultural histories.

Shamara Alhassan is assistant professor of religious studies in the School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies, specializing in the study of the Black experience in the Americas and is a leading scholar in Rastafari Studies.

Katherine Bynum is assistant professor of history in the School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies. Dr. Bynum's research is engaged with the Black and Brown freedom struggles, the carceral state and oral history.

Michelle Saint is assistant  teaching professor in the School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies. Saint's current research interests involve the application of feminist ethical theory to aesthetics, the role of narrative in psychological well-being, and the social significance of fictional artworks. She is a member of the American Philosophical Association's Committee on the Teaching of Philosophy, and she has previously served as the co-coordinator for the American Philosophical Association's Teaching Workshop blog series.