Pedagogies for Social Justice

The wait is over — #SaP2025 is happening this week!

A space to challenge, reflect and reimagine together.

Don’t miss it. Full programme and details here: shorturl.at/JiH1j

New podcast episode!

Dr Ipshita Basu is joined by Arunopol Seal and Ankita Sanyal for a conversation on grassroots organising in Bengal. They talk the complexities of community-building, navigating privilege, and what accountability means within Indigenous communities.

Listen at: shorturl.at/wZm91

A huge thank you to Dr Peta Hinton, Dr Anna Leditschke, Chris Long, Dr Tai Peseta, Tamima Rahman and Dr Ana Rodas for hosting such a thought-provoking takeover episode!

Context is everything: Navigating positionality, pedagogy and partnership at Western Sydney University - Part 2 Pedagogies for Social Justice · Episode

New podcast episode! 🎙️

Student partners and academics from Western Sydney University talk about how local and global contexts shape their teaching and learning, building socially-just classrooms and the tensions of socially-engaged education.

Listen at: shorturl.at/cuy0W

A huge thank you to Jana Beleska, Jackson Edwards, Dr Ashlee Gore, Samia Michail, Dr Roar Murphy, & Dr Erika K. Smith (@drerikasmith.bsky.social) for hosting such a thought-provoking takeover episode!

Holding the tensions: Teaching justice in unjust times (Western Sydney University) - Part 1 Pedagogies for Social Justice · Episode

New podcast episode! 🎙️

Student partners and academics from Western Sydney University talk positionality, navigating classroom conflict, queerness, decolonisation and more!

Listen at: shorturl.at/qnjAC

New podcast episode out now! 🎙️

Dr Ahmed Memon, Dr Luisa Calvete, Juno Conway and Lama Zaim from Cardiff University’s Real Paradigms group take over the podcast and share how they’re building spaces for decolonial dialogue through student-staff partnerships.

Listen at: shorturl.at/k3WLX

You can indicate your access needs on the registration form & we’ll be in touch to arrange tailored support.

Questions? Reach out to us via email at: studentpartnership@westminster.ac.uk

@westminsterscc.bsky.social @uniwestminster.bsky.social
@cetiwestminster.bsky.social

The conference is being held at the University of Westminster, Marylebone Campus. It is free & open to all but registration is required. Registration closes: Friday 20 June 2025.

Register your attendance here: shorturl.at/64ITi

Programme highlights include:
- Plenary sessions
- Paper presentations (in-person & online)
- Interactive workshops
- Daily reflections

Whether you're joining online or on campus, we've got you covered!

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The full programme for the Students as Partners Roundtable 2025 is now LIVE!

Join us from 25–27 June for three days of relational and justice-oriented conversations on student-staff partnerships in higher education.

🔗 shorturl.at/SQEm9

Huge thanks to Jo, Mrinalini, and Sam for sharing their time and insight.

To find out more about TRANS/FORM, visit the website: www.transformsouthasia.com

Happy listening!

TRANS/FORM: Trans-knowledge, embodied pedagogy, and building a platform with care Pedagogies for Social Justice · Episode

They discuss how TRANS/FORM emerged, its ethos, and the importance of centring trans knowledge. The episode reflects on the challenges of researching violence while experiencing it, and the need for spaces of care in both activist and academic work.

Listen at: shorturl.at/YZZrO

Hello friends,

Our new season of the podcast begins with: "TRANS/FORM: Trans-knowledge, embodied pedagogy, and building a platform with care"

Dr Annapurna Menon speaks with Jo, Mrinalini, and Sam from TRANS/FORM, a platform exploring trans politics and intersecting forms of violence.

Pedagogies for Social Justice Podcast · Student Partnership · The ‘Pedagogies for Social Justice’ podcast is a platform for students and educators to share and co-produce knowledge about the current challenges facing higher educat...

The episodes focus on solidarity, relationships, and the collective practices that sustain social justice work.

New episodes every Tuesday!

Available across several streaming platforms, including Spotify.

Tune in at: shorturl.at/YqDU8

We’re excited to share our fifth season of the Pedagogies for Social Justice podcast!

It features takeovers from community groups, academic groups, and scholar-activists working at the intersection of education, justice, and transformation -- both in and outside the university.

Huge thanks to the authors & editors behind this collection:

✨ Dr Sandra Abegglen (University of Calgary)
✨ Kelsea Costin (SOAS, University of London)
✨ Dr Annapurna Menon (University of Sheffield)
✨ Dr Fabian Neuhaus (University of Calgary)

And to Bridgette Crabbe for the graphic design! 🎨

❄️ New collection out now! ❄️

How do academics navigate winter’s challenges? This open-access book explores small acts of care, rest & resilience in the neoliberal university.

Read and download here:

#AcademicWintering #HigherEducation

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🔎 About the report:
A university-wide study by the PSJ project, capturing students’ & staff perspectives on decolonial work, aspirations for change & barriers within institutions.

These events are in-person only, no recordings.

Join us & be part of the conversation! #PedagogiesForSocialJustice

Part 2: Learning & Teaching Coloniality in the Present
🕔 5-7pm
🎙️ A panel discussion co-hosted by the Critical Pedagogies Group, exploring institutional resistance, student-staff collaboration & decolonial futures.

📌 Register here: www.tickettailor.com/events/stude...

Part 1: Creative Chaos for Another University
🕑 2-4pm
🎨 A hands-on workshop with Dr. Annapurna Menon to dream and imagine a different university. Bring your rage, joy, passion and help create a collective collage!

📌 Register here: www.tickettailor.com/events/stude...

🚨 Join us for the launch of the Unpacking the Curriculum: A Decolonial Enquiry report! 🚨

📅 8th April 2025
📍 University of Westminster, Regent Street Campus
💬 A two-part event on decolonising the curriculum & reimagining education through a decolonial lens.

@westminsterscc.bsky.social @uniwestpress.bsky.social

Part 2 of the Roundtable will take place in South Africa later in 2025!

We hope to see you at The University of Westminster in June. Please share this call widely! 🌟

#StudentPartnership #SocialJusticeEducation #HigherEd

Learn more & submit here:
🔗 blog.westminster.ac.uk/studentpartn...

Questions? Reach out to: studentpartnership@westminster.ac.uk

We invite students & staff to submit proposals for:
✨ Papers
✨ Panels
✨ Workshops

Submission deadline: 3rd March 2025
Notification of acceptance: w/c 24th March 2025

This is your chance to share your social justice practice in student-staff partnership!

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📣 Call for Submissions: 2025 Students as Partners Roundtable (Part 1)

Theme: “Exploring the possibilities and tensions in student-staff partnerships and social justice work in Higher Education”

🗓️ 25–27 June 2025 | Online & in-person (University of Westminster, United Kingdom)

Did you know we have a discussion list? Join our growing community of educators, scholar-activists, and students! Share resources, ideas, and strategies for socially-just and decolonial education 💬

Sign up here: www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/weba...

#SocialJusticeEd #Decoloniality #EducationForChange

Pedagogies for Social Justice is on Bluesky! 🚀

We’re here to continue fostering conversations on socially-just education and decoloniality.

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