Coloured Souls
16 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 months ago -Welcome to coloured souls. This podcast covers education, literature and decoloniality viewed through a critical race lens. Join in the discussion by emailing me at [email protected] or visiting my website, www.colouredsouls.co.uk
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S03 E03: Into the Pluriverse: An Introduction to Pluriversal Thinking
December 04, 2023 00:00 - 28 minutes - 19.9 MBHow do you define normal? Is it in your use of language? Your religious beliefs? How is it that we can be at the centre of our own universe, yet in orbit in others whilst interacting with entirely different epistemologies, lived experiences and perceived normals? In this episode, we will explore how universal truths are affected by subjectivity as we step into the pluriverse. Support the show
S03 E02: Combating the legacy of educational subnormality: African Informed Pedagogy
November 06, 2023 00:00 - 21 minutes - 14.8 MBBritain’s education system, a system based on oppression and subjugation, has done little to nothing to positively impact upon the British Caribbean community. From the categorisation of Caribbean children as ‘educationally sub-normal’ to the cycle of exclusions, Pupil Referral Units (PRUs) and ultimately prison, the educational outcomes of British Caribbean children is the lowest of any ethnic group in Britain aside from Roma Gypsy children. The pedagogical practices currently being employe...
S03 E01: Cyclical incarceration: The PRU to Prison pipeline
October 01, 2023 23:00 - 41 minutes - 28.5 MBPRUs are an alternative education provision for those who have been excluded from school or are unable to attend mainstream education. This pipeline metaphor is used to identify the process through which students are pushed out of schools into alternative education provisions and then, ultimately, for some, into prisons. Today we will discuss the factors that contribute to the PRU to prison pipeline in the context of the British Caribbean experience. These disciplinary actions put students a...
S02 E06 Inside Out: Being an Indigenous Outsider
March 20, 2023 00:00 - 24 minutes - 16.7 MBOver the course of my master’s degree, the concept of assimilation came up time and time again and I found myself questioning why that was the case. What is it about assimilation that has troubled so many communities, individuals and institutions? In order to understand this concept, I have been looking at it from a number of angles, in this episode, we will discuss the positionality of being an indigenous outsider. Support the show
S02 E05 The violence of Epistemicide
February 20, 2023 00:00 - 19 minutes - 13.1 MBThe ways in which a particular culture formulates its knowledge is intricately bound up with the very identity of its people, their way of making sense of the world and the value system that holds that world view in place. Epistemicide, as the systematic destruction of rival forms of knowledge, is at its worst nothing less than symbolic genocide. In this episode, we will discuss the detrimental effects and impact of epistemicide on communities of the global south. Support the show
S02 E04 To be or not to be: the stickiness of language
January 09, 2023 00:00 - 21 minutes - 14.9 MBThe English language is far from perfect. Not just in the context of being unable to express love in as many ways as some others, but in the stickiness of our titles. Be they diagnoses or racial stereotypes, in this episode, we are going to discuss the impact of labelling and the weight of words on African diasporic shoulders. BBC's London Olympics 2012: 'Nature vs Nurture' Film Shown at the 200m Sprint Final https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqdiwqgFqMg Support the show
S02 E03 Educational subjugation
December 05, 2022 00:00 - 22 minutes - 15.3 MBWhilst extreme forms of racial segregation have not been enforced on Britain’s shores, other insidious forms have been integrated into the culture. One such form of segregation operates from very early in the life of many twenty-first century Black Britons; as early as the age of six, school year two, for many children as ‘sets’, ‘streaming’ or ‘attainment grouping’ (Taylor et al. 2018), named by some schools, group children based on their abilities to complete tasks in specific lessons. In ...
S02 E02 The misnomer of diversity in Britain's institutions
November 07, 2022 00:00 - 17 minutes - 12.1 MBIn this episode, we seek to explore how modern Britain’s interpretation of diversity manifests with global majority faces leveraged as a method of demonstrating inclusivity in the educational institution whilst their voices are silenced both in the classroom and in the literature of the curriculum. Ultimately, we will unpack the question, is diversity a misnomer used in place of tokenism? I would love for you to join in the discussion by emailing me at [email protected] If you are...
S02 E01 The mis-selling of Black history month
October 09, 2022 23:00 - 19 minutes - 13.4 MBIn the United Kingdom, the month of October is dedicated to Black history; a month to celebrate all of the contributions that black Britons have made to the country. Whilst it is of course an important part of the calendar, there are limits to its potency. In this episode, we will explore the value of black history and try to unpack the question, through the use of black history month, are we still being mis-sold our history? I would love for you to join in the discussion by emailing me a...
06 The Shattered Illusions of Caribbean Migrants
March 05, 2022 00:00 - 26 minutes - 18.2 MBIn the final episode of Season one, we dive into the poignant novel The Lonely Londoners by Sam Selvon in order to discuss how the illusions of Caribbean migrants were shattered upon their arrival and over the course of their settling into the culture of the country. Dabydeen and Tagoe-Wilson state that The Lonely Londoners 'deals with the shattering of the illusion of belonging' (1988, [2012] A230, p.187). They outline this illusion by placing it into three categories. '[..] firstly, a mat...
05 The Privilege Gap of the 2020 Pandemic
February 05, 2022 00:00 - 27 minutes - 19.2 MBThe pandemic of 2020 shone a light on a deeply divided workplace: the highly paid, salaried graduate elites on one side, and the workers in dead-end jobs, lacking basic rights or entitlements, on the other. Those who were able to work from home (on average richer individuals) were significantly less likely to be furloughed or lose their jobs. The impact upon the lives of children is just starting to be seen and understood. How much did privilege pay a part in the continued education of the...
04 Do we Subjugate Ourselves with Language?
January 08, 2022 00:00 - 27 minutes - 19.1 MBThroughout history, we have seen language used to discriminate, humiliate and subjugate people of colour. So today, we will explore: Do we subjugate ourselves with our language? **Warning: The 'N' word is used in this episode. ** Just listen to many rap or hip hip artists and you will hear many racial stereotypes flying around along with the extremely prominent use of the ‘n’ word. In all honesty, I am a fan of both rap and hip hop as I view them as modern forms of poetry which highlight m...
03 What is Critical Race Theory?
December 11, 2021 00:00 - 24 minutes - 17 MBOn today’s show, we will discuss CRT. What is it? What is its purpose and why do we study it? Should we study it? CRT is a thoughtful and multi-faceted approach to understanding how racism operates across society, including through both individual actions and structural processes that shape the everyday reality in education, the health service, the criminal justice system and politics. I would love for you to join in the discussion by emailing me at [email protected] If you are ...
02 The Salience of War in school
November 13, 2021 00:00 - 28 minutes - 19.7 MBOn this show we will discuss a topic that is mentioned and covered in great detail throughout the UK in our educational institutions, the media, books and countless films. We will explore how the second world war has affected and continues to affect the curriculum as we seek to explore the question, do we give the war too much coverage in our schools? First and foremost, I am not anti the teaching of the second world war, in fact, I feel that it is important to teach our children about it a...
01 Barriers to Progression
October 15, 2021 23:00 - 32 minutes - 22.4 MBI was reading through the report by Ainscow et al: PRIMARY SCHOOLS RESPONDING TO DIVERSITY: BARRIERS AND POSSIBILITIES (2015) In the report they stated that we need to ask three key questions: - How effective is the English primary school system in responding to pupil diversity? - What are the barriers to progress? - What needs to happen to move the system forward? So on today’s podcast, we will explore these questions a little further. has this ‘whole-system reform’ that ‘encompasses...
Coloured Souls Season one Pilot
October 10, 2021 07:00 - 4 minutes - 2.98 MBHello and welcome to season one of Coloured Souls. Here is as brief introduction of what this podcast is all about! The ultimate goal for this podcast is to contribute to and continue the ongoing conversation surrounding diversity, identity, critical race theory and decolonial thought and I would love for you to join in the discussion by emailing me at [email protected] When we consider the meaning of critical race theory and decolonial thought, we are not talking about changing h...