Description

Welcome to the 242nd episode of the award-winning Diverse Minds podcast. This month’s podcast series is all about decolonisation. Today I am talking about decolonising the curriculum. 

In today’s show on Decolonising the Curriculum

• Definition of the curriculum. [01:34]
• Why diversifying is part of decolonisation. [02:56]
• How Decolonisation is integral to an inclusive curriculum. [04:20]
• The impact of white curricula [07:16]
• What can be done about decolonisation. [10:47]

Quotes on Decolonising the Curriculum

• In some sense, decolonisation is flipping things on the head.
• Decolonisation is integral to an inclusive curriculum.
• Decolonisation is not about deleting existing knowledge or history.
• Decolonisation is about embracing knowledge systems
• Please give credit where credit is due

Resources on Decolonising the Curriculum

• Episode #233 What are white Dominant Norms?
• Episode #234 Identifying white Dominant Norms
• Episode #235 Identifying white Dominant Norms
• Episode #65 Why Training isn’t a Panacea
• Decolonising SOAS Learning and Teaching Toolkit 
• 8 Reasons the Curriculum is White
• Tokenism in teaching: why is my curriculum white?
• Decolonising the Curriculum
• Decolonising the curriculum toolkit
• Decolonizing the Curriculum
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• Check out my TEDx talk: The Connection between Culture, Race and Mental Health

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