Author: Suprina Gurung

BBC 4 Kwame Anthony Appiah – Mistaken Identities on Creed Transcript of the lecture Keywords: Orthopraxy, Creed I found this lecture very interesting to listen to. I am from a Buddhist- Hindu religion but what I take away from my religion[s] (or more of my tradition/ background) is to do good to others and to… Continue reading Blog Task 2 Faith – Creed and Religion in Britain: Challenges for Higher Education

Interview with Rahul Patel I read the interview with Rahul Patel – and it was a very interesting piece to read. Rahul Patel is a researcher in contemporary art history and theory. Rahul also designs and curates exhibitions. I share a similar narrative to Rahul. I grew up in a Hindu and Buddhist household. I… Continue reading Blog Task 2, Faith- Higher Power: Religion, Faith, Spirituality & Belief

How can I share or address religion, belief and faith in my practice? During the lecture ‘Decolonising Higher Education’, Dr Tran, Dr Idowu, B. and Kibirige, N explained that decolonising means creating a culture of talking about uncomfortable subjects and the value of embracing that discomfort. They further shared about the value of different knowledge… Continue reading Blog Task 2: Religion, Belief and Faith identities

“Active listening is always necessary because it creates empathy, not pity” (Jhinuk Sakar, 2020). This is the journal/ TOR that I remember looking through once upon a time when I was interning/ working at Shades of Noir. As I read it today, I reflect upon my own knowledge, experience and understanding (and the lack of… Continue reading Blog Task 1: Disabled people: The voice of many

Khairani Barokka (Okka) is a writer, poet and artist. In the article, Okka shares about her chronic pain, her hidden disability, ‘Pain hides in plain sight‘ – this line struck me. Okka’s in pain but because it isn’t seen, Okka’s pain is left unrecognised. Okka’s performance communicates her experience, the pain that no one understands,… Continue reading Blog Task 1: Reflecting on Deaf accessibility for Spoonies: Lessons from touring Eve and Mary are having coffee while chronically ill

“Let’s listen with our eyes and not just with our ears” Christine Sun Kim is a Korean American artist based in Berlin. While I watched this short film, I remained fascinated. Christine’s way of owning sound to communicate/ create art was something I had never seen before. Christine experiences sound visually, and I as an… Continue reading Blog Task 1: Christine Sun Kim, A Selby film

I am a woman of colour and am able-bodied. While I have experienced/ understand marginalisation faced by a POC, I am aware of my able-bodied privilege. I am aware of the lack of representation/ misrepresentation of Black and people of colour – whether it be in the media or in an institution. Similarly, I was… Continue reading Blog Task 1: Reflecting on #DisabilityTooWhite with Vilissa Thompson

Throughout my education year here in the UK, in all honesty, I was struggling with my studies – it was hard to process and communicate information, leading me to not understand/ miss many important tasks/ assignments/ exams. I would ask my friends around to break down paragraphs/ questions in ‘simple English’ often. In my second… Continue reading Blog Task 1: Reflecting on UAL Disability Services Webpage