Decolonizing Politics, Philosophy and Economics (PPE): An Interdisciplinary and Student-Centred Approach

This workshop is part of an undergraduate teaching-focused project at Monash University, which aims to develop an interdisciplinary and student-centred approach to the decolonization and Indigenization of Monash’s Bachelor of Politics, Philosophy, and Economics (PPE). At this workshop, experts on curriculum decolonization and Indigenization within and across each of the three disciplines will share their experiences of, and strategies for, addressing western biases in PPE knowledge, epistemology, and pedagogy within an undergraduate teaching setting. The workshop is targeted at tertiary educators within and across the PPE disciplines. The workshop is funded by the Faculty of Arts at Monash University.

Registration is free but mandatory as places are limited. If you would like to register, please email Stephanie Collins ([email protected]) by 3 October 2024, also indicating whether you have any dietary requirements for lunch and morning/afternoon tea. Unfortunately, remote participation will not be possible at this event.

9.30-9.45

Welcome and introductions: Stephanie Collins (Monash University) and Matteo Bonotti (Monash University)

9.45-10.30

Bartholomew Stanford (Griffith University): “Navigating tensions between Indigenous and Western worldviews in teaching and learning.”

10.30-11.15
Sarah Maddison (University of Melbourne): “Our discipline is not innocent and neither are we.”

11.15-11.45
Morning tea

11.45-12.30
Pushkar Maitra (Monash University): TBC

12.30-1.15

Taylor-Jai Mcalister (Macquarie University): “Decolonizing a discipline- lessons from psychology and philosophy.”

1.15-2.15

Lunch

2.15-3.00
Jay Phillips (Monash University): “‘You know you get called an invader?’: Transdisciplinary curriculum (co)design and decolonisation.”

3.00-3.45
Blair Williams (Monash University): “‘Are we the baddies?’ Reflecting on the possibilities of decolonising and gender mainstreaming Australian politics curricula.”

3.45-4.15

Afternoon tea

4.15-5.00

Dean Foley (Barayamal): TBC