In this post Associate Professor Stephanie Nixon talks about how the idea of 'Allyship' influenced her. Spanish translation provided by CPN Exec member Alma Viviana Silva. Critical scholarship aims to illuminate avoidable inequities that unfairly privilege some and disadvantage others. Within this work, reflexivity about one’s positionality as the analyst is viewed as fundamental. Yet, beyond the recognition of one’s simultaneous positions of privilege and oppression, I have struggled with “how to handle” my various positions of privilege in the practice of this work. Enter “allyship”, a concept advanced within activist communities to offer guidance on how people in positions of … [Read more...] about Stephanie Nixon – 30DoS #2 – Allyship
Interview with Tobba Therkildsen Sudmann
As part of our 'interview' series with people in the Critical Physiotherapy Network, I asked Tobba Therkildsen Sudmann some questions about her approach to physiotherapy, research and life in general. Tobba is the Head of the Masters programme in Community Work at Bergen University College in Bergen, Norway. Your thesis ‘(En)gendering body politics: Physiotherapy as a window on health and illness’ explored your interest in contemporary social theory and critical hermeneutics and talks about physiotherapy as a precarious social encounter (see link to thesis here). Can you talk more about where your interest in these subjects comes from and how your background has influenced your … [Read more...] about Interview with Tobba Therkildsen Sudmann