I like how you connected all three videos through that idea of “designing with everyone in mind”—it’s such a clear thread. Christine Sun Kim’s point about hearing artists having “the privilege of being misunderstood” really stuck with me too, especially paired with the UAL quote about having to explain your life story just to be un…Read more

Thank you for your comment 🙂 I’m glad that its inspired you to read Rollocks paper! I think we are doing good work as an institute to ensure we are well represented, but hope that we can continue to collect data, including international students, in order to get a true picture of what our student audience looks like, so we can ensure…Read more

Your blog is super thoughtful and brought together a lot of different perspectives in a clear way. I totally agree with you about the power of storytelling over generic diversity training. It really hits different when you hear real experiences from people you work with. I also liked how you brought in Lubaina Himid’s work. It’s suc…Read more

I really loved your angle on this blog post. It felt empowering and inspiring, and really made me think about how I can be a better ally, coming from a place of privilege (white).
I will take your advice with me going forwards and work towards improving inclusivity within my spaces.
I would suggest looking at:
From Safe Spaces…Read more

I am interested in ‘why i am no longer talking to white people about race’ as your blog post has made it clear this is essential reading in order to understand my privilege. Thankyou.
I too was emotional after watching ‘the school that tried to end racism’. I thought it was a powerful visual to explain how our positionality /…Read more

Thank you for your very kind comments 🙂
Nicola Rollocks paper was really inspiring and I would wholeheartedly recommend it. it really made me reflect on my own positionality and my privilege.

It was really inspiring to read about how small mindful changes made a difference for your student, F. Having the courage to ask questions to ensure that F was able to ask for what they needed in order to participate, and being able to support those needs, allowed F to complete the course and move further into higher education. The…Read more

Thank you for sharing your own positionality regarding faith, and sharing your students lived experience. I agree that UAL needs to do more work in proactively ensuring that the faith spaces are easily accessible, well signposted, and appropriate for use.

I was sad to read that a group of Muslim students used a goods lift space to…Read more

Thankyou for your feedback 🙂
I will take the time to read your suggestions, thank you very much. I particularly look forward to Reyes, M.E., et Al (2022).

I agree – I think that creating a full handout may be too much to begin with, and instead working on a template, using students opinions to sculpt and design through co-creation…Read more

Thank you for the reading suggestion! Its on my to read list but I haven’t gotten to it, but your suggestion has motivated me to take the time to read through.
I’m glad to hear that UDL may be a useful reference for you – it really resonates with me and I found the paper to be an insightful and inspiring read.
I will let you know how…Read more

Thank you for your very kind comment. 🙂
There is always more to learn and I love to stay curious and speak with students regarding their faith if they feel comfortable doing so. I love to learn about my students faith, and how it sculpts their proportionality and intersectionality, and through doing so I get the privilege of knowing…Read more

I like that you use Co-Teaching to…Read more

Thankyou very much for your lovely comment.
That’s a very interesting question, thankyou. Currently I do my best to ask students to let us know if they might miss class, due to ill health or religious occasions etc, but I try not to ask them why they might be missing class. By knowing they will be absent it allows me to prepare a ‘catch…Read more

I really aligned with and enjoyed your perspectives on the videos. I like that you have reflected and want to continue to make your studio environment as inclusive as possible, particularly by ensuring that you have a diverse range of stories and story tellers within your practice.