‘Creative Chaos for Another University’ workshop with Dr Annapurna Menon

About the Event: 

Cuts. Redundancies. Course Closures. Voluntary severance. Strikes. The UK higher education sector has been stressful (to say the least) in the last year and while the government continues to increase its military budget, staff and students at universities are the most impacted. Despite this, we have continued teaching, learning, researching and organising. In this workshop, we bring forth our experiences to dream and imagine another university, amidst the chaos. We'll reflect on our experiences

through guiding questions to create a collective collage using newspapers, magazines, university brochures, fabric cut-outs, thread and most importantly, your imagination! We hope the final work of art will remind us of our connections to each other and the university, and enable us to imagine and build further. Bring your stress, rage, joy, passion, all of you!

The final work will be displayed in-person at the launch.

About the facilitator: 

Annapurna Menon (she/her) is a Teaching Associate in the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Sheffield. She works with postcolonial and decolonial approaches, aiming to bridge the gap between theory and praxis. She loves engaging with her students and is interested in utilising decolonial approaches to reinforce the importance and joy of learning while emphasising criticality. Currently, she is thinking about resistance in pedagogies. Her doctoral research focused on the coloniality of postcolonial nation-states, specifically examining the Indian nation-state's exercise of power in Indian-administered Jammu & Kashmir. Additionally, she has published works on topics relating to Hindutva, gender, and activism.

Please note: 

This event will be held in person only. It will not be livestreamed or recorded.

Location: 

University of Westminster Regent Street Campus (309 Regent St., London W1B 2HW) You can find information about the location and access details at: https://www.westminster.ac.uk/about-us/visit-us/regent-street