myblog | Suprina Gurung | Activity https://myblog.arts.ac.uk/members/suprinagurung/activity/ Activity feed for Suprina Gurung. Mon, 01 Jun 2026 18:26:03 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-GB 30 hourly 2 951fc65494f16105a407a53afd7b7301 Suprina Gurung wrote a new post on the site Suprina Gurung's PG CERT blog https://suprina.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=67 Tue, 03 Jan 2023 14:35:00 +0000 Reading: How to… organise a focus group

What I had expected when thinking about structuring a focus group?

While I sent out the questionnaire to the students, only one student responded to take part in t […]

]]> 0 3fc98b6a548f1a23d832e5c62c9e3810 Suprina Gurung wrote a new post on the site Suprina Gurung's PG CERT blog https://suprina.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=76 Tue, 03 Jan 2023 12:11:00 +0000 Slide 1: context/ my background – I am Suprina, a designer and a storyteller focusing on identity, the representation of women of colour, and the effects of patriarchy. I also am a freelance workshop host/ […]

]]> 0 5d464dc59b8335f671086f4bfcf4373b Suprina Gurung wrote a new post on the site Suprina Gurung's PG CERT blog https://suprina.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=69 Sat, 24 Dec 2022 21:44:00 +0000 Note:

Diverse references enable:

Cultural engagementChallenges perspectivesDecenter whiteness

Diverse perspectives enable knowledge to be shared, to be learned. Students want to see themselves. […]

]]> 0 8f5048ed6fdc01897c97836ba93def13 Suprina Gurung wrote a new post on the site Suprina Gurung's PG CERT blog https://suprina.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=72 Thu, 17 Nov 2022 10:04:00 +0000 I think I am stuck with what to actually present. My unease lies in not being a teacher who has students.

Let’s develop the questions for now – what do I feel strongly about?

mind map of my initial idea – […]

]]> 0 2f70b3af2292a7dd46944a11fad0dfa1 Suprina Gurung wrote a new post on the site Suprina Gurung's PG CERT blog https://suprina.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=63 Fri, 12 Aug 2022 00:38:39 +0000 Reflective Report: A Difference in Narrative

Word count: 1,543

The artefact*

The artefact that I have chosen is my own short written piece titled, The smell of home. The piece touches upon the subject of […]

]]> 0 0da71baa8a4c14c56bbdd8e770093f14 Suprina Gurung wrote a new post on the site Suprina Gurung's PG CERT blog https://suprina.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=61 Mon, 01 Aug 2022 09:16:00 +0000 This report considers the retention and attainment of diverse students within the field of Arts and Design. This resource also includes intervention to bring change in students’ experience as it is evident that s […]

]]> 0 d81528f60e53435afe834fa8020888ac Suprina Gurung wrote a new post on the site Suprina Gurung's PG CERT blog https://suprina.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=58 Sat, 30 Jul 2022 13:39:00 +0000 Figure. 1 The Core Pillars of the Organization’s Pedagogy of Social JusticeEducation

Hahn Tapper’s paper ‘A Pedagogy of Social Justice Education: Social Identity Theory, Intersectionality, and Empow […]

]]> 0 b503e8dc0e18ee29428405d15f5ad9c0 Suprina Gurung wrote a new post on the site Suprina Gurung's PG CERT blog https://suprina.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=53 Fri, 29 Jul 2022 19:41:00 +0000 The Shades of Noir website has immense and diverse voices that cover very needed subjects that are often overlooked/ not given a platform. As a former part of the Shades’ content team, what I really loved […]

]]> 0 7748ead2df9c01575d9946e4b4c3c292 Suprina Gurung wrote a new post on the site Suprina Gurung's PG CERT blog https://suprina.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=56 Fri, 29 Jul 2022 16:32:00 +0000 In this video, Dr Josephine Kwhali questions the concept of Unconscious Bias. “After years of anti-racist debate, policies and strategies… if it is still unconscious then it is very worrying about what it will […]

]]> 0 f73c119bbaf6bf730eeca7f320670cd6 Suprina Gurung wrote a new post on the site Suprina Gurung's PG CERT blog https://suprina.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=54 Fri, 29 Jul 2022 08:41:00 +0000 This piece of the interview was very refreshing to read. Very often I have been/ still am surrounded by people who are ignorant and choose to not think about their white privileges. While I understand the […]

]]> 0 1c44e9aa32e359bdc89c2f8a68b1ca8c Suprina Gurung wrote a new post on the site Suprina Gurung's PG CERT blog https://suprina.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=51 Sun, 24 Jul 2022 16:33:00 +0000 BBC 4 Kwame Anthony Appiah – Mistaken Identities on Creed

Transcript of the lecture

Keywords: Orthopraxy, Creed

I found this lecture very interesting to listen to. I am from a Buddhist- Hindu religion b […]

]]> 0 dcd358685160f4269a4e8ab4fc2547bf Suprina Gurung wrote a new post on the site Suprina Gurung's PG CERT blog https://suprina.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=50 Tue, 28 Jun 2022 21:43:00 +0000 How can I share or address religion, belief and faith in my practice?

During the lecture ‘Decolonising Higher Education’, Dr Tran, Dr Idowu, B. and Kibirige, N explained that decolonising means creating a cul […]

]]> 0 7087c2e8553b6f5001091258af50ea94 Suprina Gurung wrote a new post on the site Suprina Gurung's PG CERT blog https://suprina.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=49 Fri, 24 Jun 2022 16:16:00 +0000 Interview with Rahul Patel

I read the interview with Rahul Patel – and it was a very interesting piece to read. Rahul Patel is a researcher in contemporary art history and theory. Rahul also designs and c […]

]]> 0 83b95309ceba72c640dae42bd8d5de02 Suprina Gurung commented on the post, Blog Task 1: Reflecting on UAL Disability Services Webpage, on the site Suprina Gurung's PG CERT blog https://suprina.myblog.arts.ac.uk/2022/05/23/blog-task-1-reflecting-on-ual-disability-services-webpage/#comment-5 Fri, 03 Jun 2022 20:44:57 +0000 Thank you for your comment Luke!

I’m glad to hear that through the webpage you were able to receive the right support. It’s good that you are signposting this service to your students – this is something tha […]

]]> 815f971fd6fec413229f090bc252f303 Suprina Gurung commented on the post, Blog Task 1: Reflecting on UAL Disability Services Webpage, on the site Suprina Gurung's PG CERT blog https://suprina.myblog.arts.ac.uk/2022/05/23/blog-task-1-reflecting-on-ual-disability-services-webpage/#comment-4 Fri, 03 Jun 2022 20:38:46 +0000 Thank you Fenella for your comment! Yeah the recite me function although there, it felt invisible! While I don’t have much experience in teaching (so I’m not sure about induction process), I agree with you [ on […]

]]> eefc39f19c7ba4416f5180b1ee933fdc Suprina Gurung commented on the post, Blog Post 1: Disability, on the site Fenella's Pg Cert Reflections https://fhpgcert.myblog.arts.ac.uk/2022/05/03/blog-post-1-disability/#comment-5 Fri, 03 Jun 2022 19:51:55 +0000 Fenella I really enjoyed reading your thoughts. You being aware of your positionality, your considerations and acknowledgments of providing further support to learners shows the needed change in courses/ classes. […]

]]> 53bd325a6828d4f24274bf3ffc63bfef Suprina Gurung wrote a new post on the site Suprina Gurung's PG CERT blog https://suprina.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=42 Thu, 26 May 2022 12:03:25 +0000 I am a woman of colour and am able-bodied. While I have experienced/ understand marginalisation faced by a POC, I am aware of my able-bodied privilege.

I am aware of the lack of representation/ […]

]]> 0 1227a2507858e6482e51cbf15bb03de8 Suprina Gurung wrote a new post on the site Suprina Gurung's PG CERT blog https://suprina.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=39 Wed, 25 May 2022 16:54:00 +0000 “Active listening is always necessary because it creates empathy, not pity” (Jhinuk Sakar, 2020).

This is the journal/ TOR that I remember looking through once upon a time when I was interning/ working at […]

]]> 0 916cc9829d8f5565031cc8ff3cd3f6d3 Suprina Gurung wrote a new post on the site Suprina Gurung's PG CERT blog https://suprina.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=44 Wed, 25 May 2022 16:24:00 +0000 Khairani Barokka (Okka) is a writer, poet and artist. In the article, Okka shares about her chronic pain, her hidden disability, ‘Pain hides in plain sight’ – this line struck me. Okka’s in pain but because it […]

]]> 0 a0a6055bea34d0b6d9cf20b7d59f6ee5 Suprina Gurung wrote a new post on the site Suprina Gurung's PG CERT blog https://suprina.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=45 Wed, 25 May 2022 11:07:00 +0000 “Let’s listen with our eyes and not just with our ears”

Christine Sun Kim is a Korean American artist based in Berlin. While I watched this short film, I remained fascinated. Christine’s way of owning sound to […]

]]> 0 8e32b9c9b84bfc575e4063c5723e18b5 Suprina Gurung wrote a new post on the site Suprina Gurung's PG CERT blog https://suprina.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=41 Mon, 23 May 2022 17:02:00 +0000 Throughout my education year here in the UK, in all honesty, I was struggling with my studies – it was hard to process and communicate information, leading me to not understand/ miss many important tasks/ […]

]]> 0 e466e1d6485504b5a5da9ff0baae08c1 Suprina Gurung wrote a new post on the site Suprina Gurung's PG CERT blog https://suprina.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=34 Tue, 05 Apr 2022 23:11:00 +0000 I really enjoyed delivering my micro-teaching session and as I reflect upon the 20-minute session, I realise how much I can build upon this workshop. Another aim of the session was to recognise the importance of […]

]]> 0 bd9d3ec20aaab933c91c005a191c803c Suprina Gurung wrote a new post on the site Suprina Gurung's PG CERT blog https://suprina.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=29 Tue, 05 Apr 2022 18:18:33 +0000 What is a safe space and what does it mean to me?

A safe space is an inclusive and supportive place/ space for people to express themselves freely without the fear of oppression. Safe space allows people to […]

]]> 0 7278227425d9ad9c20ab4b6624a69e90 Suprina Gurung wrote a new post on the site Suprina Gurung's PG CERT blog https://suprina.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=37 Mon, 21 Mar 2022 12:12:00 +0000 Learning teaching practice through observation/ shadowing. Through this observation session, I was able to see the engagement with students and how I can implement it in my own future teaching. As a teaching […]

]]> 0 8e2376017472ff3a48ffc13bae9c325c Suprina Gurung wrote a new post on the site Suprina Gurung's PG CERT blog https://suprina.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=33 Thu, 17 Mar 2022 20:16:00 +0000 Defining/ Understanding: Enquiry, Knowledge, Process, Communication and Realisation

Enquiry – active learning (actively engaging and reflecting on their subjects). What steps are the students using from their […]

]]> 0 3996e77ade68ced947c1c68199291e11 Suprina Gurung wrote a new post on the site Suprina Gurung's PG CERT blog https://suprina.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=13 Mon, 07 Mar 2022 13:06:41 +0000 LacchaPhotograph of traditional Nepalese hair accessories called Laccha. Made up of red, green and yellow threads, mirror ornaments and beads

Initially, I had been so lost on what to plan/ do for my […]

]]> 0 46bcb2359aa303791c401ae88cee6200 Suprina Gurung wrote a new post on the site Suprina Gurung's PG CERT blog https://suprina.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=20 Sat, 12 Feb 2022 17:29:00 +0000 We talk about diversity and the representation of staff members and students.

We talk about diversity and representation in knowledge/ resources/ references.

However, exclusionary practices are still […]

]]> 0 28406b008b6a3fce8adf74711e463c68 Suprina Gurung wrote a new post on the site Suprina Gurung's PG CERT blog https://suprina.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=6 Sat, 29 Jan 2022 19:49:21 +0000 Why research into your own institution?

Why wouldn’t you research in your own institution?

In this session, these two questions were asked to us – and my answer was straightforward: Yes, research into your […]

]]> 0 da13d84d08171c7e3dd716f324325707 Suprina Gurung wrote a new post on the site Suprina Gurung's PG CERT blog https://suprina.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=10 Fri, 28 Jan 2022 12:28:00 +0000 Coming from a marginalised background, my parents moved to the UK for a better future – my better future meant having a better education, which they believed the UK education was greater. After all, in my own […]

]]> 0 b217f4e7fb75be1b5af10aac2ed949f5 Suprina Gurung wrote a new post on the site Suprina Gurung's PG CERT blog https://suprina.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=5 Thu, 27 Jan 2022 15:05:36 +0000 As I had stopped learning to read, I am struggling to understand paragraphs with [for me] new vocabulary. Therefore this post will be where I will define/ note key terms to which I can keep coming back. This post […]

]]> 0 e168d2f801b18f65acf1b55c9d55ac23 Suprina Gurung wrote a new post on the site Suprina Gurung's PG CERT blog https://suprina.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=31 Tue, 18 Jan 2022 19:30:00 +0000 I got into the Teaching Within programme! Apart from being thankful, I am excited to follow this new journey of my PGCert.

During the teaching within induction, the cohort was asked to write about what their […]

]]> 0 f0e696ecb6fa45dcd1912932f4f30c61 Suprina Gurung wrote a new post on the site Suprina Gurung's PG CERT blog https://suprina.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=1 Fri, 17 Dec 2021 11:54:04 +0000 Hello, I am Suprina (or I go by Rin) – I am a Nepalese designer, a storyteller and sometimes a poet. The theme of my work is made with the thought of my queer identity, lost connection with my heritage, […]

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