Category: ARP Project

Slide 1: context/ my background – I am Suprina, a designer and a storyteller focusing on identity, the representation of women of colour, and the effects of patriarchy. I also am a freelance workshop host/ facilitator where I have done workshops around the importance of lived experiences and diverse narratives.  Slide 2: What is the… Continue reading ARP Presentation notes with research

Reading: How to… organise a focus group What I had expected when thinking about structuring a focus group? While I sent out the questionnaire to the students, only one student responded to take part in the focus group. Initially, I had pictured I will be able to find/ recruit at least 4-5 students to take… Continue reading Research methods: organising and considerations

Note: Diverse references enable: Cultural engagement Challenges perspectives Decenter whiteness Diverse perspectives enable knowledge to be shared, to be learned. Students want to see themselves. According to Sabri (2015), students produce work that doesn’t resonate with them because they don’t meet the tutor’s ‘aesthetic’. In an interview with artist Demelza Woodbridge for the Shades of… Continue reading Why is a diverse reference list important?

I think I am stuck with what to actually present. My unease lies in not being a teacher who has students. Let’s develop the questions for now – what do I feel strongly about? narrowing it down – why does this topic matter to me? How does this link to social justice? Past student experience,… Continue reading Initial ideas – What is an ARP?