Decolonising the Arts Curriculum: Omissions of Histories and Narratives with Rahul Patel
WPF Therapy
Course description
Decolonising the Arts Curriculum: Omissions of Histories and Narratives with Rahul Patel
This workshop is part of WPF Therapy’s 2020-2021 CPD Programme themed around ‘The World We Live In.’
What does it mean to ‘decolonise the curriculum’ and how do we go about it?
It is clear the tragic killing of George Floyd by the police in Minneapolis, was not a singular event but is part of a long history of police killings and disproportionate deaths of black people in police custody in the USA and Britain.
The Black Lives Matter movement in the US, UK and globally has responded with an inspiring mass movement, in solidarity with the family of George Floyd and challenging systemic racism across the world.
The UK is not innocent, and our educational organisations are part of this systemic racism. We must do all we can to resist this and make fundamental changes to eradicate this deep structural racism. These changes should also take place within our curriculum which at the top and within dominant pedagogy, at best, reflects ‘a-historical’, ‘neutral’ and of ‘universal values’. Decolonising the Curriculum movement interrogates the ongoing impact of legacies of slavery, colonisation and imperialism on knowledge production and contextualisation of all knowledge within historical, geographical, cultural frameworks.
The Decolonising the Arts Curriculum: Perspectives in Higher Education zines 1 & 2 provided a platform for both students and staff at the University of the Arts London to understand, navigate and provide these frameworks. Rahul Patel co-curated both zines and addresses critical issues at the heart of the decolonising the curriculum within mental health and wellbeing.
Suitability - Who should attend?
This course should be interesting and accessible for anyone interested in psychoanalysis, including qualified counsellors and psychotherapists as well as those in training. Please note that by booking on this event you agree to keep all discussion confidential.
Training Course Content
By the end of the lecture you will have:
- A better conception of decolonising education in the context of mental health and wellbeing.
- A better knowledge of the impact on educational attainment and participation.
- To conceptually develop and understand key notions, such as multiplicities of knowledge, within primary, secondary and tertiary sectors, of decolonised education.
Course delivery details
This workshop will be delivered via Zoom online.
Expenses
- Qualified Practitioners: £40
- Counselling/Psychotherapy Trainees: £30
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