Reading Ramadan’s (2022) study on Muslim women academics in Western higher education was a moment of deep reflection for me. I was struck by how powerfully Kimberlé Crenshaw’s theory of intersectionality plays out in these women’s lives — not just in terms of gender and race, but in how their faith identity is experienced and […]
PgCert Academic Practice
Month: May 2025
As a non-native English speaker and migrant, I relate to the linguistic and cultural challenges international students face. However, my European background—being Italian—has offered a degree of cultural proximity to British culture that many of my students, particularly Mandarin speakers, do not share. Their experience is often far more isolating. In my teaching of Climate […]
My reflection spans from my role within UAL and my teaching context as a curriculum developer for climate, racial and social justice. Much of my work involves teaching intersectionality frameworks to art and design students, often through practical examples that connect theory to real-world design interventions. In this blog, I focus specifically on the intersection […]