Reimagining Academic Activism

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruth Weatherall
Keyword(s):  
Academic Activism

Gender Transformations in Higher Education

2007 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 205-216 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Amy Bell ◽  
Lucy Hawkins ◽  
Lorraine Kelleher ◽  
Cath Lambert ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Political Action ◽  
Critical Perspective ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
Transformative Potential ◽  
Academic Activism ◽  
Popular Appeal ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Uk Higher Education

This paper offers a critical perspective on issues around gender and sexual transformation within the context of UK Higher Education. Drawing on qualitative data carried out by undergraduate and postgraduate students, the analysis explores some of the diverse and often challenging ways in which young/er women and men are thinking and talking about gender, sexuality and feminism, as well as their strategies for turning ideas into political action. The research focuses on the activities and opinions of students belonging to an anti-sexist organisation within one UK university, who are engaged in campaigns to raise awareness about the damaging effects of gender and sexual inequalities, as well as promoting the popular appeal of contemporary feminisms. Locating the voices and research findings of the students themselves at the centre of the discussion, the paper is produced collaboratively between students and teachers who are involved in both the activist and research elements of this project. The paper also argues for (and provides evidence of) the transformative potential of alternative and critical forms of student engagement and student/ staff collaboration in relation to gender informed academic activism.

scholarly journals Promoting healthy sustainable societies through a circular analytical dialogue method

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (Supplement_4) ◽  
Author(s):  
S Paillard-Borg
Keyword(s):  
Population Health ◽  
Fake News ◽  
Innovative Method ◽  
Academic Activism ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Sustainable Societies ◽  
Informed Society ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Background The relationship between journalists and populations is complicated and the subject of “fake news” is one of these related issues. Despite the controversy, journalistic media are the ground to a well-informed society and as such journalists have the potential to be important actors in the pursuit of population health. At the same time, frustration against journalistic media has increased globally and vulnerable and so-called ’invisible’ groups feel neglected by the media. Methods The Circular Analytical Dialogue is an innovative method for examining the dialogue between journalists and citizens and investigating the role of journalism in promoting social cohesion, population health and democracy. Results The preliminary results of a pilot study in Japan on the topic of migration, using the Circular Analytical Dialogue, show that the dynamic between the participants and the journalists was valued by all parties as it allowed a profound and valuable dialogue. The journalist was most appreciative of the feedback of the participants as it opened alternative perspectives that were not considered beforehand. Conclusions The Circular Analytical Dialogue has the dual ambition to be a research as well as a journalistic tool and the knowledge generated with this method is intended to be used to strengthen understanding about the importance of journalism for healthy democratic societies. Key messages The Circular Analytical Dialogue method reinforces the importance of academic activism strongly related to sustainable societies. The Circular Analytical Dialogue method can potentially contribute to the empowerment of populations fundamental to population health.

scholarly journals Academic Activism in Tourism Studies: Critical Narratives from Four Researchers

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 189-199 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rob Hales ◽  
Dianne Dredge ◽  
Freya Higgins-Desbiolles ◽  
Tazim Jamal
Keyword(s):  
Academic Activism ◽  
Tourism Studies

scholarly journals Teoria Queer e Relações Internacionais: análise da permeabilidade acadêmica de gênero no Brasil | Queer Theory and International Relations: analysis of gender academic permeability in Brazil

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 150
Author(s):  
Leonardo Mercher
Keyword(s):  
International Relations ◽  
Political Science ◽  
Queer Theory ◽  
Social Group ◽  
Low Permeability ◽  
Post Graduate ◽  
Academic Activism ◽  
Gender Space ◽  
Gender Theories

O presente artigo utiliza-se da teoria queer para investigar a permeabilidade de teorias e temáticas de gênero em Relações Internacionais no Brasil. Para investigá-la, fez-se a análise do grupo social acadêmico de Relações Internacionais: por meio do conteúdo bibliográfico presentes nos editais de seleção de pós-graduação; nos temas tratados pelas teses doutorais, produzidas nos 16 programas de Relações Internacionais e Ciência Política, de 2010 a 2018; e do espaço ao tema na ABRI, ABCP e ISA. Os resultados obtidos indicam baixa permeabilidade de gênero nas Relações Internacionais no Brasil: com baixa presença temática na bibliografia de seleção; ausência de espaço institucionalizado na ABRI, em relação à ABCP e ISA; e número reduzido de teses publicadas no tema, 5 de 405 em Relações Internacionais. O resultado vai de encontro com a percepção do atual ativismo acadêmico do MulheRIs por maior espaço de gênero no grupo social.ABSTRACTThis article uses queer theory to investigate the permeability of gender theories and themes in International Relations in Brazil. To investigate it, the analysis of the academic social group of International Relations was made: through the bibliographic content present in the post-graduate selection papers; in the topics covered by the doctoral theses, produced in the 16 programs of International Relations and Political Science, from 2010 to 2018; and from space to theme at ABRI, ABCP and ISA. The results indicate low permeability of gender in International Relations in Brazil: with low thematic presence in the selection bibliography; absence of institutionalized space in ABRI, in face of ABCP and ISA; and a reduced number of theses published in the theme, 5 of 405 in International Relations. The result agrees with the perception of the current MulheRIs academic activism for gender space in our social group.Palavras-chave: Gênero. Queer. Permeabilidade.Keywords: Gender. Queer. Permeability.Recebido em 28 de Maio de 2018 | Received May 28, 2018Aceito em 27 de Agosto de 2018 | Accepted on August 27, 2018DOI

scholarly journals Women’s experiences of menopause at work and performance management

Organization ◽  
2019 ◽  
pp. 135050841988338 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vanessa Beck ◽  
Jo Brewis ◽  
Andrea Davies
Keyword(s):  
Performance Management ◽  
Critical Reflection ◽  
Dominant Discourse ◽  
Academic Activism ◽  
Economic Participation ◽  
Evidence Review ◽  
Menopause Transition ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The University ◽  
Global Evidence

Presenting findings from our global evidence review of menopause transition and economic participation emboldened us to establish a menopause policy at the university where we all worked at the time. Our report was published in July 2017 and the policy was in place by November that year. Our critical reflection on this activism focuses on issues that are not commonly recognized around such interventions, and which we ourselves have only been able to acknowledge through engaged action. Challenges remain in normalizing menopause in organizations, specifically around gendered ageism and performance management. In drawing on Meyerson and Kolb’s framework for understanding gender in organizations, we highlight how policies are both vital and yet insufficient in and of themselves in revising the dominant discourse around menopause at work. At the same time, we highlight the importance and shortcomings of academic activism within these processes.

Black Academic Activism

1973 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 44-52
Author(s):  
Jack L. Daniel
Keyword(s):  
Academic Activism
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