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Decolonising the Discipline

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www.decolonisingthediscipline.org Sharing good practice & innovation in English Studies. A collaborative initiative by the English Association, the Institute of English Studies, UEA, the Postcolonial Studies Association, & University English.

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Victoria Law @victorialaw.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
"Books are lifesaving. You know its so many semiliterate folks inside and we got around it by having storytime, when I read aloud." -woman incarcerated in Texas (upon hearing about Books Through Bars NYC's 30th anniversary)
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University English @univeng.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
University English, @englishassociation.bsky.social and @ies-sas.bsky.social Emergency Action On … the State of English, Thursday 16.07, 10-12. All arts and hums colleagues welcome too. Please sign up here : forms.office.com/e/PN4MNv5T6G
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Decolonising the Discipline @decolthediscipline.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Great range of books, from Dickens to the Windrush scandal to superhero graphic novels. Lots of global English speakers in this diverse reading list!
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Gita Ralleigh @gitaralleigh.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Lovely to see #TheVoyageofSamSingh among a wonderful list of recommendations on @engmediacentre.bsky.social Summer Reads for You and Your Students 2026 www.englishandmedia.co.uk/blog/emcs-su...
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EMC's Summer Reads for You and Your Students 2026
EMC summer reads for you and your students.
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Barbara Bleiman @barbarableiman.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
CHOICE! Such an important thing & yet it’s gone missing as a concept & a practice in many English classrooms. It doesn’t have to be entirely open. It can be within limits but it can increase range & quantity of reading& writing, builds critical & personal response, judgement & most of all buy-in!
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Decolonising the Discipline @decolthediscipline.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Emergency Action On… the Situation for English 10:00 - 12:00 Thursday 16 July 2026 The English Association, Institute of English Studies, SAS and University English are holding an online emergency summit for all English colleagues. Sign up at the link below: mailchi.mp/1b1ef2d5a8a3...
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Prof. Liz Oakley-Brown @earlymodlancs.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Upcoming Emergency Summit: 16 July 2026 jointly organised by @ies-sas.bsky.social @englishassociation.bsky.social @univeng.bsky.social "Emergency Action On...the Situation for English" Details here: mailchi.mp/1b1ef2d5a8a3...
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Emergency Action On… the Situation for English (10:00 - 12:00, 16 July 2026)
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Krystal Kavita Jagoo, MSW (She/Her/Hers) 🇹🇹👊🏽✍️🏾♊️♊️♏️ @equitableforall.com · 14/07/2026
"When Rebecca Nagle learned that “merciless Indian savages” were a main grievance of America’s founders it changed her perspective...And, filmmaker Brad Munoa – a member of the Pachanga band – zooms into what we currently call California to tell a more complete story...in...People of the West."🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
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“Written out of the story of America” – these creatives are writing the Indigenous perspective back in
Podcast Episode · Unreserved · June 12 · 50m
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Wasafiri Magazine @wasafirimag.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
How do we locate, share, and build knowledge when the institutions that produce and store it remain insufficient in who they serve? 🗓️When: Friday, 10 July, 5–8pm BST 🏫Where: BLOC Cinema, @qmul.bsky.social 🎟️Tickets: £20 (concessions available) buff.ly/d8o4Nxv
 In the background is Matisse's Dancers (II), an artwork of naked figures dancing in a circle. On top of the image is the name of the event in white, which is 'Who Gets to Make Knowledge?'. Subheading underneath, also in white, is: 'Roundtable discussion'. Underneath that is photos of all six panellists in two rows of three.
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Matt @mattlibrarian.eurosky.social · 25/06/2026
Hey UK-based Teachers and School Librarians Check out this offer from @pushkinchildrens.bsky.social 📚📜 FAO: @cilipslg.bsky.social @cilip.bsky.social @ylglondon.bsky.social @cilip-ylgse.bsky.social teenlibrarian.co.uk/2026/06/25/p...
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Pushkin Supports Primaries Competition
Every child deserves a classroom of books. In celebration of the National Year of Reading 2026, Pushkin Children’s is helping to make that happen.  Pushkin is gifting 500 books – 50 to 10 stat…
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Decolonising the Discipline @decolthediscipline.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
The Victorian Diversities project invite you to their next online reading group, on Fri 28th Feb: Professor Nadia Butt (Goethe Universität, Frankfurt) - Krishnabhabini Das, ‘A Bengali Lady in England’ (1885). Find the text & details of future sessions here: victoriandiversities.co.uk/events/
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Decolonising the Discipline @decolthediscipline.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Join our Steering Group! We invite colleagues in English Studies from all career stages to join us, especially those who can support our digital platforms and who have ideas for extending the work of the network. Deadline: 31/1/25 - more info here: www.decolonisingthediscipline.org/our-team
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Decolonising the Discipline @decolthediscipline.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Join us tomorrow (Friday 6th Dec) for our event on diversifying the curriculum in schools and HE - booking still open here: ies.sas.ac.uk/events/what-...
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What Does It Mean To Have A Diverse Curriculum 2: Schools and Higher Education in Collaboration in English Studies and Modern Foreign Languages
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Institute of Languages, Cultures and Societies @ilcs.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
📢 'Decolonising the Discipline' Join us on 6 December in our round table discussion on decolonising the discipline in Modern Foreign Languages and English Studies! 3:30-5pm online via Zoom, all welcome. Registration below 👇 #MFLBluesky @ies-sas.bsky.social ies.sas.ac.uk/events/what-...
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What Does It Mean To Have A Diverse Curriculum 2: Schools and Higher Education in Collaboration in English Studies and Modern Foreign Languages
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