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Introduction This report focuses on the Intervention I carried out around decolonising knowledge, literature and publishing for MA Publishing students at LCC in May 2025. The Intervention is born out of my positionality (Bayeck 2022) of being an Indian woman … Continue reading →

Bradbury (2020) engages with the obstacles bilingual students face by applying Critical Race Theory (CRT) to education policy. Bradbury states that ‘policy is a tool for the continuation of white dominance, not a neutral bystander’ (2020, p 244). Bradbury emphasises … Continue reading →

Is our limited view of ‘Western Liberalism’ the only appropriate stance at an Arts HE? As teachers at an Arts-focused HE, we often expect our students to have a left-leaning political stance. This includes the false assumption of atheism/agnosticism as … Continue reading →

I critically analyse the four videos with a focus on disability and apply the learnings to my teaching practice. I discuss the videos within the emerging themes of intersectionality, positionality, and social model of disability. Intersectionality Crenshaw defines ‘intersectionality’ as … Continue reading →

My PhD research analysed the postcolonial impact of the British publishing industry upon the Global South, with a focus on India, due to some business practices. I teach on the MA Publishing programme, and I am one of two POC … Continue reading →

Assess and/or give feedback for learning, with a focus on ‘compassionate pedagogy’ Introduction My LCC Lecturer post is my first full-time academic position. I have taught part-time at other British universities, wherein my work was to supervise and assess undergraduate … Continue reading →

Record of Observation or Review of Teaching Practice          Session/artefact to be observed/reviewed: BA Magazine Journalism & Publishing Year 2 Option Unit Assessment Brief Size of student group: 11 Observer: Dr Rachel Marsden Observee: Dr Sonali Misra   Note: This record … Continue reading →

Record of Observation or Review of Teaching Practice          Session/artefact to be observed/reviewed: MA Publishing Final Major Project feedback Size of student group: 10 Observer: Claudia Catzeflis Observee: Sonali Misra Note: This record is solely for exchanging developmental feedback between colleagues. … Continue reading →

Record of Observation or Review of Teaching Practice           [copied from Claudia’s ROT form] Session/artefact to be observed/reviewed: BA 1 Textile Design welcome presentations Size of student group: 88 Observer: Sonali Misra  Observee: Claudia Catzeflis   Note: This record is solely … Continue reading →

Plan for and support student learning, with a focus on teaching an international classroom Introduction I designed and taught a brand-new Option Unit for BA Year 2 in 2024. The Unit teaches creative writing theories and applies them to journalistic … Continue reading →