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Zish Alexander wrote a new post on the site Behind the iis

Sat, 14 Jan 2023 11:09:20 +0000

At this point, the irritation of post-submission rumination has subsided and given way to opportunity for personal development outside of the confines of academic submission.

(That this happens with exceeding […]

Zish Alexander wrote a new post on the site Behind the iis

Thu, 24 Nov 2022 18:49:55 +0000

I often circle or tip-toe around a subject.

This is a comment I feel to have received a number of times over my lifetime.

I cannot help but think of a predatory bird circling ahead, observing and watching […]

Zish Alexander wrote a new post on the site Behind the iis

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 09:26:54 +0000

— Kodos (as Bill Clinton) (“The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror VII”)

I look back on this particular series with some trepidation. At the time, like many, I watched the series constantly, it was everywhere. Its […]

Zish Alexander wrote a new post on the site Behind the iis

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 17:32:23 +0000

Reflecting on the nature of deadlines, when given some respite, the nature of the creative mind will present something overlooked. This has often been the case for me, how about you?

Things I […]

Zish Alexander wrote a new post on the site Behind the iis

Thu, 04 Aug 2022 20:38:35 +0000

On the surface, I am racialised and gendered as a brown man.

Underneath, my identity is less binary.

Pronouns: he/him (currently)

As a Brit(ish) African Asian twice-migrant born into the Isma’ili M […]

Zish Alexander wrote a new post on the site Behind the iis

Thu, 04 Aug 2022 20:35:23 +0000

Applying all this learning to the context of teaching racialised individuals is to listen for clear self-identification and expressions of self.

I am reminded to pay attention to the intersections of race, […]

Zish Alexander wrote a new post on the site Behind the iis

Thu, 04 Aug 2022 20:25:39 +0000

When it comes to religion, the demographics of BA Illustration skew highly towards ‘no religion’ (102 students 70%)

While this is indicative of a more secular society, I can remember two instances of […]

Zish Alexander wrote a new post on the site Behind the iis

Thu, 04 Aug 2022 20:12:57 +0000

When reflecting on alternative ability with specific consideration of my students, I will make sure to have a clear list of my students with “declared disabilities” and engage them regarding their access […]

Zish Alexander wrote a new post on the site Behind the iis

Tue, 19 Jul 2022 10:55:30 +0000

thank you for everything, your work brought me back to the academy.

ain’t i a womanlemonadeoutlaw cultureconversation with ajthe will to change: men, masculinity and loveteaching to transgress: education and […]

Zish Alexander wrote a new post on the site Behind the iis

Sat, 02 Jul 2022 15:51:09 +0000

A word whose multiple meanings are rather revealing…

Positionality & Notes

Key themes: Twice Migrant, British Raj, Indic region, India, Tanganyika, Tanzania, East Africa, […]

Zish Alexander commented on the post, #DisabilityTooWhite article/interview with Vilissa Thompson, on the site Will Britten Inclusive Practices Blog

Mon, 06 Jun 2022 14:49:11 +0000

Hey Will,
That first paragraph sounds transformational on a number of levels.
I love that you watched this with your housemates.
Intersectional work starts at home, and shared houses vary between […]

Zish Alexander commented on the post, what Yasmin Gunaratnam calls ‘total pain’, on the site Will Britten Inclusive Practices Blog

Tue, 31 May 2022 11:12:41 +0000

Hi Will,

I find opening with your personal account particularly powerful. Specifically, ‘I also can relate to experience a mixed response from medical professionals who due to the pain being invisible, some […]

Zish Alexander commented on the post, Disability: a pejorative ^umbrella^, on the site Behind the iis

Sat, 28 May 2022 17:37:21 +0000

Hi Carolina,

I appreciate you taking the time to consider and comment on my brain mutterings.

Sounds like your student has had first hand experience of the creative meander. Things you love to see! […]

Zish Alexander commented on the post, Disability: a pejorative ^umbrella^, on the site Behind the iis

Sat, 28 May 2022 17:16:44 +0000

Hey Claire,

Thanks for your comment,

Sometimes those individual few words are a start that can open the floodgates. Automatic writing helps, usually my braindumps are illegible and tangental, to be honest […]

Zish Alexander wrote a new post on the site Behind the iis

Wed, 25 May 2022 12:02:38 +0000

Positionality:I was born into the Islamic faith, a sect of Shi’a called the Nizari Isma’ili community. This is an important distinction that I will explore further.Having dabbled in buddhism there was a time i […]

Zish Alexander wrote a new post on the site Behind the iis

Wed, 11 May 2022 16:40:36 +0000

Blog IntroThese posts are written in the (relatively) raw form of an iterative brain dump.This is to provide an insight into my thought patterns and processes.It also allows me to challenge traditional forms of […]

Zish Alexander wrote a new post on the site Behind the iis

Thu, 24 Mar 2022 12:23:24 +0000

Hito Steyerl is an inspiration of mine and someone to look up to

Zish Alexander wrote a new post on the site Behind the iis

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 21:19:24 +0000

Microteach pre-submission reflection, what has stuck with me?

1Images in alternative media & the virtual learning space.This requires great consideration and investment to do to a high level.Eliott’s 3D had […]

Zish Alexander wrote a new post on the site Behind the iis

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 19:05:03 +0000

Air Force Trainer Research:

URLS

COLLABORATIONS

CONTEMPORARY FASHION

Zish Alexander wrote a new post on the site Behind the iis

Sat, 19 Mar 2022 16:35:14 +0000

After a crit on competition & its inevitability…(?)

I believe competition (especially in a capitalist frame) to be an inherently colonial practice.

Reflecting on the first ‘multi-national corporations’, a […]

Zish Alexander wrote a new post on the site Behind the iis

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 22:32:48 +0000

These two videos quite aptly illustrate and describe my opinion on the education I received, vs the education I wish to be a part of.

This distinction is important. The intention is key but the creation […]

Zish Alexander wrote a new post on the site Behind the iis

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 21:57:40 +0000

OK I’M SORRY NO I’M NOT LOL AHA

Yeah so I love Waiting for Godot and Jean-Luc Godard.

Despite my disdain for puns…one should never pass up a silver platter.

On to more pressing matters, much of the […]

Zish Alexander wrote a new post on the site Behind the iis

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 20:50:25 +0000

Consider the ability and positionality of learners. Consider the disabled queer PoC. The subaltern, or not. This hypothetical person may have anxiety or be blind. How can my delivery accommodate their needs and […]

Zish Alexander commented on the post, Microteach Pt 1 Approach, on the site Behind the iis

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 20:16:19 +0000

The following paragraph was delted from my TPP Case study. Let it live in this graveyard….

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Perusing my personal archive of affective images, I considered the cult-classic Japanese animation, […]

Zish Alexander wrote a new post on the site Behind the iis

Sun, 13 Mar 2022 23:45:00 +0000

It was in that (starred) moment that a few people in the room were feeling out of their comfort zones.

Shumi drew attention to feeling too uncomfortable to do such a thing. Eliott spoke of economic […]

Zish Alexander wrote a new post on the site Behind the iis

Tue, 08 Feb 2022 20:18:00 +0000

My mind is whirring, trying to keep track of everyone and everything…

Body language, eye contact and direction,attention, are they ‘with’ me,the first to speak is brave, the second is supportivestay […]

Zish Alexander wrote a new post on the site Behind the iis

Thu, 03 Feb 2022 17:55:00 +0000

This session went through a number of iterations before finding its home.

The journey is as integral as the final product, a key learning and pedagogical pillar. (Lots more to come)

First, a melange of […]

Zish Alexander wrote a new post on the site Behind the iis

Thu, 03 Feb 2022 15:35:00 +0000

Thinking in retrospect, images as objects has been core to my practice for many years now, and it is through these objects that I have learnt my craft. From the films of the French New Wave, fashion design icon […]

Zish Alexander wrote a new post on the site Behind the iis

Tue, 25 Jan 2022 10:19:00 +0000

Some social commentators have stated that the pandemic forced us to jump forward in technological and logistical development.

The emergence of online platforms is here to stay and it need not be net […]

Zish Alexander wrote a new post on the site Behind the iis

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 18:06:00 +0000

Ok,

Not going to lie, I found this confusing from the get go

“Should we research our own institution?”

This statement feels so open and without clear oorientation, at least for me.

This begs a que […]

Zish Alexander wrote a new post on the site Behind the iis

Tue, 11 Jan 2022 13:00:00 +0000

Pedagogy 101 (ish)

The task was nice and straightforward, open and as challenging as you wanted it to be.

Like any good assignments, you get out what you put in. Luck also comes into play.

I came across […]

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Mon, 13 Dec 2021 13:24:38 +0000

Zish Alexander wrote a new post on the site Behind the iis

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 13:23:16 +0000

Having completed a Bachelors of Science reading Economics and Mathematics, my opinion towards Higher Education could be summed up as “I’m paying 9k for a piece of paper”

I couldn’t be more wrong.

Aware of […]