All Outputs (4)

What does decolonising the curriculum mean? (2020)
Presentation / Conference
Evans, M., & Sobers, S. (2020, June). What does decolonising the curriculum mean?. Presented at UWE Festival of Learning 2020

What does decolonising the curriculum mean? What practical steps can I make to adapt my teaching? Myra Evans and Dr Shawn Sobers explore the issue and ideas and actions to make change. The session has been designed to help staff to consider how they... Read More about What does decolonising the curriculum mean?.

What's next for the future of Decolonial practice? (2020)
Presentation / Conference
Sobers, S. (2020, February). What's next for the future of Decolonial practice?

Panel discussion with Dr Errol Francis, Dr Angelina Osbourne, Stacey Olika, Jennifer Sharratt and Matthew Branch. On the topic of; - Is Decolonisation the appropriate word for this work, or is it Diversification? - What does a Decolonised future... Read More about What's next for the future of Decolonial practice?.

Connection People and Places - Fairfield House case study (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Sobers, S. (2019, September). Connection People and Places - Fairfield House case study. Presented at Stephen Lawrence 19th Annual Memorial Lecture

Fairfield House was one of the case studies for the Connection People and Places research project, led by the Stephen Lawrence Trust in partnership with the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). In my opening talk I explained the history... Read More about Connection People and Places - Fairfield House case study.

Walking interconnections: Walking in someone else's shoes (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Sobers, S., Porter, S., Parfitt, A., & Wheeler, A. (2014, November). Walking interconnections: Walking in someone else's shoes. Presented at Thinking Futures, MShed, Bristol, UK

'Walking Interconnections' is a research project that worked in the Bristol region from 2013 – 2014 using walking, conversation and creative activities as methods to trigger communication between self-identified disabled people and sustainability pra... Read More about Walking interconnections: Walking in someone else's shoes.