Abstract
As teachers and researchers, our personal narratives define our professional boundaries in this culturally polarized world. "Researchers have a story to tell about themselves as well as their work" (Ladson Billings, 1995: 470). These stories may reveal who we are as researchers and educators (Carter, 1993; Paterson and Neumann, 1995). We may not be aware of our projection of "otherness" of others when we interact with colleagues and students from different cultures to ours. Those who are perceived as "other" may be stereotyped having a "native" point of view and considered as biased irrespective of their dynamic global histories (Banks 1992; Narayan, 1993: 677). This paper will explore the dilemmas and crossroads I have faced as an educator and researcher that shaped my global educational identity and "global imagination" (Rizvi 2014: 124).
Original language | English |
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Publication status | Published - 20 May 2022 |
Event | Writing Roundtable 2022: FLUX - The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (ELC), Hong Kong, Hong Kong Duration: 20 May 2022 → 20 May 2022 https://wr2022.sched.com/artist/dureshahwar.lughmani |
Competition
Competition | Writing Roundtable 2022 |
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Abbreviated title | WR2022 |
Country/Territory | Hong Kong |
City | Hong Kong |
Period | 20/05/22 → 20/05/22 |
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Keywords
- position pedagogy
- global imagination
- metaphors of non-dominant cultures
- knowledge claims
- deficit theorizing