New Publication: ‘It’s about dismantling power’: Reflections on co-producing a PGR-led feminist pedagogy workshop, by Rumana Hossain

CLER PGR Rumana Hossain has recently published a paper:

Pownall and Hossain. 2020. ‘It’s about dismantling power’: Reflections on co-producing a PGR-led feminist pedagogy workshop. Student Engagement in Higher education Journal, Vol 3 No 1.

This reflective piece is the outcome of a co-organized inter-disciplinary workshop “Feminist pedagogy and its links to teaching and learning: An interdisciplinary workshop” held at the University House, University of Leeds in June 2019. Funded by the OD&PL and also contributed by LITE and Women in Leeds, the day-long workshop explored how the principles of feminism (e.g. equality, inclusivity, redistribution of power etc.) could be used to overcome some pedagogic barriers in teaching and learning in a Higher Education context. Dr Jennifer Fraser from the University of Westminster was the keynote speaker. The afternoon was spent on an engaging panel discussion, interactive teaching, and learning activities, and sharing good practice with a good mix of PGRs, undergraduate, taught postgraduate, postgraduate teachers, academics, and student support staff as the participants. The workshop was highly commended and received excellent feedback from the audience that inspired the reflective writing.

Rumana’s earlier works during her PhD tenure also includes:

Hossain, R. 2017. An interview with Dr. Suresh Canagarajah on Academic Mobility, Language and Literacy. Bellaterra Journal of Teaching & Learning Languages & Literature, Vol. 10(4), pp. 93-103.

Hurdley, R., Biddulph, M., Backhaus, V., Hipwood, T. and Hossain, R. 2017. Drawing as Radical Multimodality: Salvaging Patrick Gedde’s Material Methodology. American Anthropologist, Vol. 119 (4), pp. 748-758.

Hurdley, R., Biddulph, M., Backhaus, V., Hipwood, T. and Hossain, R. 2017. The Workshop Sketchbook. American Anthropologist, Vol. 119 (4). Available at http://www.americananthropologist.org/2017/11/01/the-workshop-sketchbook/

Hossain, R. 2016. Impact of Studying Abroad on English Language Teachers at the University Level in Bangladesh. Crossings: ULAB Journal of English Studies, Vol. 7 (1), pp. 152- 170.