pedagogy – Ajay Parasram

Talking Capitalism Series

Talking capitalism series for HIST 1501

Interview with CBC Mainstreet on AI, decolonial research and pedagogy

I had the chance to discuss my syllabus policy related to AI in social sciences this afternoon with CBC Radio’s Mainstreet. https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-37-mainstreet-ns/clip/16009253-students-avoid-using-ai-research-dalhousie-prof-says

Safe Space For White Questions Season 3 Launch

Today we launched the third season of SSFWQ – the first episode since Frequently Asked White Questions was published last fall. Lots of great questions – the recording is available on the Fernwood Publishing YouTube channel here.

Are Universities Doing Enough to Support Outspoken Racialized Faculty?

This panel conversation was organized by Max Haiven and Sarah Olutola from Lakehead University. It was a very frank and direct discussion drawing on experience from “outspoken” racialized faculty members in Canadian universities, including Dean Lily Cho (York), Dr. El Jones (MSVU), Dr. Lana Ray (Lakehead), and myself, moderated by Dr. Olutola. The panel discussionContinue reading “Are Universities Doing Enough to Support Outspoken Racialized Faculty?”

Racial Fragility: A Problem of White Supremacy

I wrote a short chapter for the Open Source book, edited by P. Ballamingie & D. Szanto ,Showing Theory to Know Theory Understanding Social Science Concepts through Illustrative Vignettes. Showing Theory Press, 2022. https://doi.org/10.22215/sktk/pa45 The purpose of the book is to take complex ideas in social science theory and make it accessible in creative ways.Continue reading “Racial Fragility: A Problem of White Supremacy”

LSE Review of Books

Subversive Pedagogies was reviewed by Judith Leijdekkers and Sander Hölsgens in the LSE Review of Books Blog. I feel happy that they found value in my broadcasting of personal insecurities in my chapter, “Solidarity is a Verb: Teaching Development Activism on Stolen Land.” Check out their review of the book, edited by the wonderful KateContinue reading “LSE Review of Books”

Honours Information Session

In this Info Session, I walk students through the pros and cons of pursuing an Honours degree of various formats. This video is especially useful for IDS-majors at Dalhousie who are thinking about applying to the Honours program.

Solidarity is a Verb: Teaching Development Activism on Stolen Land

I am excited to be part of this important collaboration, led by Kate Schick and Claire Timperley. My chapter describes the anxieties and obligations of being an early career teacher who takes land acknowledgements seriously. It includes very honest personal reflections in the form of “external” and “internal” diaries over the course of the WinterContinue reading “Solidarity is a Verb: Teaching Development Activism on Stolen Land”

Mining The Archive of the Present: ATI/FOI for Undergraduate Research

Authors of Policing Indigenous Movements (Fernwood, 2018) Andrew Crosby and Jeffrey Monaghan sit down with Ajay Parasram to answer questions about how to use ATI/FOI Requests as part of a mixed methodology approach to quality undergraduate research. The conversation was for INTD 4401: Honours Thesis Workshop, at Dalhousie University, unceded Mi’kma’ki and was recorded onContinue reading “Mining The Archive of the Present: ATI/FOI for Undergraduate Research”