Interrogating Spaces
Interrogating Spaces examines ideas around inclusivity and attainment in Higher Education. Each episode will explore democratic and decolonised teaching practices through dialogue with practitioners as well as staff and students from University of the Arts London.
Episodes
14 episodes
About Inquilab
This polyvocal podcast tells the story so far of Inquilab / Ink-Lab; an alternative reading group based at University of the Arts London. Outraged by the brutal murder of George Floyd many individuals within higher education (HE) we...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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35:20
Compassionate Feedback
In this episode of interrogating spaces, Dr Emily Salines takes us on an exploration of feedback practice, and how we might take a more compassionate approach.The impact of feedback on student learning is well documented in educational l...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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35:59
Creative Shift Takeover: Women+ of Colour in Leadership (short version)
In this shorter, edited version of the podcast, we hear from three students about their experience of taking part in Creative Shift’s Women+ ...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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13:46
Creative Shift Takeover: Women+ of Colour in Leadership (full version)
In this podcast we hear from three students about their experience of taking part in Creative Shift’s Women+ of Colour in Leadership (W+CinL)...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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37:36
Student focus: International Student Experience
In this podcast we hear from two international students about their experience of studying at UAL, specifically at Central St Martins. They give valuable insights as well as tips for tutors and incoming students. This podcast was made by the St...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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21:11
Student Focus: Disruption & Correction
In this podcast, Dr Amita Nijhawan speaks with a Graphics, Media and Design (GMD) student at LCC and the GMD Course Support Assistant and former student about their experiences as international students as well as exploring approaches to decolo...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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48:20
Student focus: Changemakers
In this episode of Interrogating Spaces Dr Amita Nijhawan introduces the LCC student Changemakers, a group of student consultants who work with course leaders and course teams to bring more social justice into the curriculum. They are a communi...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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48:17
Pass/fail assessment in arts higher education
This panel discussion on pass/fail assessment in arts higher education took place online during the ‘Belonging through assessment: Pipelines of compassion’ symposium on 21st October 2021. The symposium forms part of the QAA Collaborative Enhanc...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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42:34
Decolonising the Arts Curriculum: Perspectives in Higher Education - the story behind the zines
This podcast tells the story of the two zines on decolonising the Arts curriculum, co-produced by staff and students from UAL and the Arts Student Union. Both Zines make space for the expression of different perspectives and experience...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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32:58
Belonging in online learning environments
Following on from the previous of interrogating spaces that explored concepts of belonging in Higher Education, we move to online learning environments. In the context of Covid-19 and the sharp move to online teaching across the globe, we hear ...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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45:58
Belonging in Higher Education
In this episode of Interrogating Spaces we explore the value of belonging in Higher Education. Compiling together interviews with education professionals from across the globe as well as staff and students from UAL, we get a rounded picture of ...
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Episode 4
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46:19
Creative mindsets - bias and belonging in the creative arts studio
This episode of interrogating spaces brings together the organisers and student and alumni facilitators of the Creative Mindsets initiative that has been running at UAL since 2017. Creative Mindsets works to improve attainment by de...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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48:10
Everything Must Fall: A conversation between Rehad Desai and Sandra Janette Poulson
This episode of interrogating spaces features a conversation between South African Filmmaker Rehad Desai and Sandra Janette Poulson who studies Fashion Print at Central St Martins. They come together after a screening of Rehad’s film ‘Everythin...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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28:08
Decolonising the Arts Curriculum exhibition: Personal Narratives
This episode of Interrogating Spaces profiles the latest Decolonising the Arts Curriculum exhibition at Central St Martins library, curated by Rahul Patel (Lecturer on MA Culture, Criticism and Curation at Central St Martins and Educational Dev...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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27:49
