Decolonizing the Literary Related Doctorate

The doctorate is considered the highest research degree yet in many ways it is an example of historically culturally embedded, masculine and colonial / imperial rules and power. Three of us, Dr Josephine from Namibia, Dr Frances an Aboriginal Australian and prof Gina from England explored the opportunities of a more decolonized literary related. Doctorate, Josephine and Frances reflected in and reference their own work together with Gina who helped curate it through her initial role as examiner so we all discussed wrote and published together evidencing a decolonised doctoral process and output. This work set in the context of eg New Zealand Maori doctoral work we hope expresses issues and suggests examples of how the doctorate can better reflect and enable Indigenous thinking issues and voices. The session aims to share our thinking and experience and start further discussions and questions about decolonizing the doctorate and other research award processes and outcomes.

Presenter:

Gina Wisker currently supervises 25 international doctoral students at Bath University UK delivers workshops in supervising and doctoral writing and has published 27 books including the hood supervisor, the postgraduate .research handbook, postcolonial and African American women’s writing. Gina lives in Cambridge UK but lived in many countries as a child and works internationally in South Africa , other African countries, Gibraltar, and Norway.

Cost: Free

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This is part of the Maskwacis Cultural College Microlearning Series and is open to the public.
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