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Global Social Theory: Building resources
Author(s) -
Bhambra Gurminder K.,
Last Angela,
Mayblin Lucy,
Tilley Lisa
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
area
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.958
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1475-4762
pISSN - 0004-0894
DOI - 10.1111/area.12479
Subject(s) - curriculum , sociology , diversification (marketing strategy) , social injustice , injustice , reproduction , hierarchy , political science , public relations , engineering ethics , pedagogy , business , engineering , politics , ecology , marketing , law , biology
There has been an intensification of student protests around the world addressing issues of racial exclusion and racialised hierarchy within the university, including its teaching and research practices. These movements point to urgent concerns about what and how we teach and research, and how the resources of universities might be used to support the amelioration of injustice rather than its reproduction. This short piece focuses on the curriculum and points to actions that we can take to build resources for a more dynamic and adequate curriculum within our universities. In particular, it discusses one collaborative initiative that all the authors have been involved in, the website Global Social Theory. This site provides resources for the diversification and expansion of the curriculum for those teaching and studying social theory.