CIE Book Launch: A Black Man Stuck in a White Education System
Thursday 10 October 13:00 until 14:30
探花精选 Campus : Fulton 104 / Zoom
Speaker: Bhishma Asare
Part of the series: Centre for International Education Autumn Events Series
Join us for this book launch:
by Bhishma Asare
Location: Fulton 104, Sussex Campus / Zoom Webinar
The British Education system has been deemed more puissant than other education systems and has been the epitome for students in the United Kingdom to succeed. However, there are many hidden problems in the British education system surrounding race and gender. This research covers through autoethnographic methodology the experiences of a Black male student transitioning into an English teacher in a UK based school. The book not only takes the form of autoethnography, it also explores current students’ thoughts and opinions including rap music as a racialised format and how music helped them through their studies. This book highlights the fact that there are not enough Black male teachers or Black male scholars in academia and how a shift in this setup would help shape education to be a safer and better place for all.
About the author:
"Hi, my name is Bhishma Asare, and I am an English teacher who works within the UK education system. I hold a master’s degree in English Education, which was completed at The Institute of Education, University College London. I have worked in education for a number of years, starting out as a Teaching Assistant, progressing to a cover supervisor. It was after cover supervision that I decided to embark on a PGCE to become a fully qualified English teacher, winning a certificate of achievement from Pearsons National Teaching Award for the Outstanding New Teacher of the Year in my NQT year, later progressing to a middle leader. Although embedded in education as an English Teacher, I run an organisation called Rap Therapy, whereby the focus is merging English language and structural devices with rap to strengthen the mental health of young people through the promotion of positive expression. To date, Rap Therapy has worked with over 9000 young people."
This event will be run as a hybrid webinar. Join us in person on Sussex Campus in Fulton 104 . Or online via the Zoom webinar link (you will have access to this after registering).
Please contact the Centre for International Education (cie@sussex.ac.uk) if you have any queries.
By: Eve Wilcox
Last updated: Thursday, 3 October 2024