Diversifying the Curriculum: The Anthropology of Development and Humanitarianism
Written by Dr Chika Watanabe Anthropological analyses of development and humanitarianism tend to be critical of aid interventions. The starting assumption is that despite the intentions to do good, there can be unintended consequences that reproduce unequal and unjust...
Diversifying the Curriculum: Knowing Through the Body
Written by Laura Di Pasquale What can we learn through the body in the aftermath of disruption? Why is the body often absent from our narratives and ways of making sense of the world? These are some of the puzzles which I tried to solve during my PhD research on...
Diversifying the Curriculum: Racism and Resistance in Education
How funding from the Diversifying the Curriculum fund was used to support the ‘Racism and Resistance in Education’ module.
English Language Conversation Project
A project which enables Aoileann Ní Mhurchú to work with dedicated passionate students and to meet some really inspirational people who have come to settle here in Manchester from around the world.
Diversifying the Curriculum: Microeconomics 4 Blog
Natalia Gonzalez Bonnet and Sofia Izquierdo Sanchez discuss how they enriched student learning and boosted engagement by involving learners in the creation of blog posts.
Student photo competitions: Mixing creativity with learning
Dr Panos Sousounis reflects on running the first-ever economics photo competition in SoSS and how such activities can help to enhance student engagement.
SoSS eLearning Newsletter – April 2024
New issue of the SoSS eLearning Newsletter. “Focus on Digital Learning” Week, guidance on moving to Canvas, ITL conference and more.
Diversifying the Curriculum: Research Methods
Dr. Amber Darr discusses how she used funding from ‘Diversifying the Curriculum’ to host a guest lecturer from the University of Bristol.
Diversifying the Curriculum: Criminal Evidence
Claire McGourlay, Suzanne Gower and Lia Seccombe’s account of how the ‘Diversifying the Curriculum’ initiative enabled the attendance of a guest speaker, a Barrister from Garden Court Chambers in London.
Diversifying the Curriculum: The Human and the Digital
How Jolynna Sinanan used funds from the ‘Diversifying the Curriculum’ to invite a guest speaker from the Open University.