In this extended guided reading programme, students are offered the chance to discuss a range of readings in Indigenous and Decolonizing Research Methodologies with BIPoC scholars in the UK and at the Faculty of Native Studies, Univeristy of Alberta. Each fortnightly online session will be led by a discussant (see list below) who works actively on and with methodological questions around decolonization and the humanities. Students will be required to read two to three short pieces for each session (to be distributed) and to come prepared to discuss their responses, and reflect on their relevance to their own work. Each week our expert discussant will join us to frame the specific texts under discussion; to help students to unpick both what is critical and unspoken in those texts; and to workshop possibilities with students in relation to their own methodological approaches.
The series will be facilitated by Prof David Stirrup (d.f.stirrup@kent.ac.uk) and Dr Padraig Kirwan (P.Kirwan@gold.ac.uk) who will meet with students individually to discuss their projects in relation to the ethical frameworks that the programme will develop. Reading materials will be distributed in advance. If Covid conditions permit, the cohort will meet at the British Library for a debrief at the end of the series.
Please don’t hesitate to contact either David or Padraig with any questions.
Session timings and discussants:
Jan 10th 4pm – Nicole King (Goldsmith’s)
Jan 24th 4pm – Janine Bradbury (York St. John)
Feb 9th 5pm – Christine Okoth (University of Warwick)
Feb 21st 4pm – Nancy Van Styvendale (University of Alberta)
Mar 7th 4pm – Angie Tucker (University of Alberta)
Mar 21st 4pm – Molly Swain (University of Alberta)
Apr 4th 4pm – Jennifer Ward (University of Alberta)
Apr 18th 4pm – Adam Gaudry (University of Alberta)
May 2nd 4pm – Elaine Alexie (University of Alberta) - TBC
May 16th – Round up session
How to apply
The series has a maximum of 12 participants on a first-come, first-served basis. Deadline for signing up: January 3 2022. Please email d.f.stirrup@kent.ac.uk to apply for the series.