Cultural and Pedagogical Inquiry (Journal)
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Honouring Our Grandmothers: Towards a Curriculum of Rahma
No full textAn autobiographical narrative inquiry exploring possibilities of co-composing curriculum alongside children, youth, families, colleagues, and community members that honours different ways of knowing and being in ways that honours (the poetry of) our grandmothers
Michael Elliot: Artist Statement and Artwork
No full textIncluded are images representing paintings from Michael Elliot\u27s "Windrush Series, "Brixton Brewing" and "The Drop", preceded by a statement describing the importance of the series, which represents the history of West Indians who migrated to Britain and the social problems that they faced. Incorporated in the works are the elements of tea cups which are representative of the original Windrush ship, and tea bags which illustrate the essence being drained from the Black man until there is nothing left to give
Kurt Nahar: Artist Statement and Artwork
No full textArtwork with accompanying Artist Statement describing a work that is reflective of the roles of positive leadership in the arts by visual artist, Kurt Nahar. The work is titled "It is what it is" (2019) and is a watercolor and collage on paper
Tribute to Kamau Brathwaite (May 11, 1930 to February 4, 2020)
No full textA tribute to the life and works of Kamau Brathwaite , a prominant Caribbean poet and scholar born and raised in Barbados, by close friend Dr.Timothy Reiss
And There They Rest
No full textPhotographic image of snow covered vegetation next to a lake in winter called And There They Rest by Nicholas Ng-A-Fook (Nov. 23, 2020
The Archer and the Pull of Migration
No full textA poem and illustration describing an early dawn in fall and a flock of wild geese in a typical vee formation that mirrors a notched arrow piercing the morning sky, an indication of their migration to warmer climes
I’m(migrant) Canadian: Renegotiating a “Canadian” National Imaginary in English as a Second Language (ESL) Classrooms
No full textWhat does being “Canadian” mean to racialized students learning an additional language? What happens when such students do not fit in with dominant, idealized notions of being a Canadian? Drawing on Norton’s and Anderson’s concept of imagined communities, this article posits that Canada is an imagined nation. In responding to the two questions, I summarize the relevant literature and share some key personal and lived experiences in teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) and Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada (LINC) students. To conclude, I suggest that in light of the significant demographic changes that negotiating and reconstructing the “Canadian” identity, is a learning process in which all societal members must participate in equitable ways
Posthumanism: A Desire for a New Humanity
No full textCall for Submissions for the Summer, 2022 issue of Cultural and Pedagogical Enquiry for the Special Issue: Posthumanism: A Desire for a New Humanity with Guest Editors Kay Sidebottom, Carol Lee, and Nikki Fairchild
“This is Not How They Are”: On Contemporary Education, Political Correctness, and Inattention to Craft
No full textThe quote from Jhumpa Lahiri’s novel The Namesake prompts a discussion and argument about how education, particularly education in the liberal arts, is impacted in a contemporary culture of political correctness, international competition, Millennial and Generation Z sensibilities, pervasive technology, and ongoing, entertained tension. Lahiri, Neil Gaiman, Junot Diaz, Shakespeare, Mark Twain, Chris Rock, Trey Parker, Slavoj Zizek, Donald Trump, and others are brought into an article that began with a student refusing to read profanity, and that asserts teachers and professors should refuse to strip literature, art, and history of its essence, however unsettling