Presented my first paper as a PhD student at the Uni of Westminster’s first conference dedicated to the experiences of Blackademics in UK HE. I will never not be awed by the things we’re able to do in spite of institutions that were never built for us. Feeling galvanised, proud, and held. 🖤

Feline pawtner-in-scholarship and I are consulting ancestor Walter Rodney and his timeless essays in ‘The Groundings With My Brothers’. Knowing where to start re. praxis outside the classroom can be A LOT, especially rn, so I’m grateful for Rodney’s radical wisdom, esp on guerrilla intellectuals 🖤

Hey! I’m Rose and I’m a PhD student at Bristol Uni. I’m new here and keen to connect w/ scholars, activists, educators, students, and straight up nerds about literature education, classroom talk, critical pedagogy, and identity-focused education. That, or people who can quote The Simpsons by heart…