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Intersectionality: Challenges for Critical Feminist Research, Practice and Policy

13/01/2020 by Dave Nicholls Leave a Comment

An international conference at the Australian National University Signature Event, 2020, ANU Gender Institute. Also supported by: Development Policy Centre, ANU 3-4 November 2020 Molonglo Theatre, J.G. Crawford Building, Liversidge Road, ACTON 2601, Canberra, Australia Call for Papers Liberal feminists imagined a universal category of ‘women’ as a basis for solidarity, but also believed it as homogeneous. Today, feminist politics recognises multiple forms of social stratification, such as class, race, indigneity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, religion and disability as well as gender. 'Intersectionality' was introduced as a name for the ways they combine to create … [Read more...] about Intersectionality: Challenges for Critical Feminist Research, Practice and Policy

Filed Under: Conference Tagged With: disability, Gender, intersectionality, race, religion, sexuality

There is no ‘you’ in physiotherapy

07/02/2017 by Dave Nicholls 1 Comment

Cast your mind back to your days as a physiotherapy student.  Did any of your lecturers ever change what or how they were taught based on the personalities of the people in the class?  Was the subject of the session changed from the lesson plan to reflect an individual or group's cultural beliefs and values?  My suspicion is probably not, or if it did happen, it didn't happen much when you were learning anatomy, physiology, pathology, kinesiology, biomechanics, assessment or treatment techniques, research methods, or any of the other 'core' subjects in the physiotherapy curriculum. I once shared an office with a lecturer who had very devout faith, and I often wondered how she reconciled … [Read more...] about There is no ‘you’ in physiotherapy

Filed Under: Editorial Tagged With: culture, curricula, disability, education, ethnicity, faith, Gender, practice, sexuality

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