About this Event
Critical Conversations in Education
The past 18 months of the global pandemic have often been described as ‘unprecedented’ in terms of the scale and scope of rupture to our customary ways of living together. But the pandemic is only one among several acute societal challenges facing Aotearoa, the Pacific and the global community today. The Critical Conversations in Education series, hosted by Critical Studies in Education, seeks to explore what it would mean to renew the critical project in education and social work and beyond in response to such challenges.
Each of the four critical conversations will consist of short five-minute ‘provocations’ by scholars from Education and Social Work and the wider university community in response to a particular societal challenge. It will then be opened up to participants to respond to the provocations with facilitated questions and discussion.
Event 1: Is critical studies still relevant to the mission of a university and a faculty of education and social work today?
We live in changing and challenging times. Public universities are increasingly urged to contribute to solving societal challenges such as social justice. For many activist-scholars, this renewed engagement with society is a welcome development. Others worry that it undermines the academic mission of the university. Can the tensions be reconciled? What is the mission of the university in the 21st century?
Date: Thursday 5th August
Time: 3.30-5.30 pm
Where: Seminar Room at Te Puna Wananga (6ED1-G10)
Host: Sean Sturm ([email protected])
Panelists :
- John Morgan (Critical Studies, Education and Social Work)
- Mark Barrow (Dean, Education and Social Work)
- Sereana Naepi (Sociology, Arts)
Please RSVP via Eventbrite for each event separately (you will be sent a calendar invite and a Zoom link).
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
University of Auckland, Faculty of Education and Social Work, 6ED1-G10, Te Puna Wānanga, 74 Epsom Avenue, Auckland, New Zealand
NZD 0.00