Education
Graduate School of Education, University of Bristol
Start date: September 2024
Research topic: How do teachers build self-efficacy in teaching identity and belonging through English Literature? A study of English and North American secondary literature teaching post the 2020 ‘Black Spring’
Since the Black Lives Matter protests of 2020, English literature teachers have been challenged to diversify their reading lists and to teach in ways that celebrate and support minoritised students. I will study how literature teachers in London and New Orleans manage to teach about racial and ethnic identity, and feel confident in doing so, while navigating anti-Critical Race Theory pressures ad discourses. The project will involve me conducting case studies – on both sides of the Atlantic — to identify the practical skills that confident English teachers use compared to those who are less confident in teaching about identity through literature. My aim is to co-design training materials to support British and American teachers to build confidence in teaching about identity and belonging through literature curriculums.
Publications
Elliott, V., Nelson-Addy, L., Chantiluke, R. & Courtney, M. (2021) Lit in Colour Diversity in Literature in English Schools. London: Penguin & Runnymede Trust
Chantiluke.R, Kwoba.B, Nkopo.A, Rhodes Must Fall: The Struggle to Decolonise the Racist Heart of Empire (London: Zed Books), 2018
Research supervisors: Dr Rafael Mitchell, Dr Lorna Smith
Email: nz24843@bristol.ac.uk
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