Darren Chetty
@darrenchetty.bsky.social
Welsh Indian South African Dutch Londoner. PhD in Philosophy of Education. Antiracist Dialogic Pedagogy. Children's Books. Teaching & Writing.
Rep: Rachel Mann, CAA https://www.darrenchetty.com/
Rep: Rachel Mann, CAA https://www.darrenchetty.com/
Pinned
Beyond the Secret Garden is HERE: www.englishandmedia.co.uk/publications...
Thx to @lawrencepatrice.bsky.social for the foreword, @lucyfarfort.bsky.social for the cover, Farrah Serroukh for the chapter on #ReflectingRealities. Special thanks to @engmediacentre.bsky.social for publishing us!
Thx to @lawrencepatrice.bsky.social for the foreword, @lucyfarfort.bsky.social for the cover, Farrah Serroukh for the chapter on #ReflectingRealities. Special thanks to @engmediacentre.bsky.social for publishing us!
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I've listened to the BBC pocdcast 'Anatomy of a Cancellation' in full. At the outset it promises high concept - The Rashomon Effect. Yet numerous vital perspectives are absent. And then there's the title itself. It's as if the film was called 'Rashomon; Suicide of a Samurai'.
November 9, 2025 at 3:18 PM
I've listened to the BBC pocdcast 'Anatomy of a Cancellation' in full. At the outset it promises high concept - The Rashomon Effect. Yet numerous vital perspectives are absent. And then there's the title itself. It's as if the film was called 'Rashomon; Suicide of a Samurai'.
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Very excited to finally get my hands on #beyondthesecretarden - will be digging in this weekend
August 8, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Very excited to finally get my hands on #beyondthesecretarden - will be digging in this weekend
I've listened to the BBC pocdcast 'Anatomy of a Cancellation' in full. At the outset it promises high concept - The Rashomon Effect. Yet numerous vital perspectives are absent. And then there's the title itself. It's as if the film was called 'Rashomon; Suicide of a Samurai'.
November 9, 2025 at 3:18 PM
I've listened to the BBC pocdcast 'Anatomy of a Cancellation' in full. At the outset it promises high concept - The Rashomon Effect. Yet numerous vital perspectives are absent. And then there's the title itself. It's as if the film was called 'Rashomon; Suicide of a Samurai'.
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Really interesting listening to @darrenchetty.bsky.social talking about how history is written when it comes to racially minoritised people - thinking about the POV, the reader, context, and how the narrative humanises, shows agency and recognises heterogeneity in social groups.
November 8, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Really interesting listening to @darrenchetty.bsky.social talking about how history is written when it comes to racially minoritised people - thinking about the POV, the reader, context, and how the narrative humanises, shows agency and recognises heterogeneity in social groups.
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Now listening to @chrishaughton.bsky.social speaking at the IBBY “Whose History?” conference. His book The History of Information is one of my absolute favourites. #kidlituk
THE HISTORY OF INFORMATION by @chrishaughton.bsky.social is top tier children’s nonfiction - stunning, insightful, and thought-provoking. A must for every classroom and library and in this age of disinformation, it’s the most important book you’ll read this year. #KidlitUK #KidBooksUK
November 8, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Now listening to @chrishaughton.bsky.social speaking at the IBBY “Whose History?” conference. His book The History of Information is one of my absolute favourites. #kidlituk
From 2021, on the discussion of Kate Clanchy's book:
'How does a book in which a writer frequently employs controversial and denigratory language come to be championed as a work of political acumen? What does this suggest about how writing is evaluated?'
booksforkeeps.co.uk/article/beyo...
'How does a book in which a writer frequently employs controversial and denigratory language come to be championed as a work of political acumen? What does this suggest about how writing is evaluated?'
booksforkeeps.co.uk/article/beyo...
Beyond the Secret Garden: On Values, Knowledge and the Imagination – Books For Keeps
booksforkeeps.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 11:42 AM
From 2021, on the discussion of Kate Clanchy's book:
'How does a book in which a writer frequently employs controversial and denigratory language come to be championed as a work of political acumen? What does this suggest about how writing is evaluated?'
booksforkeeps.co.uk/article/beyo...
'How does a book in which a writer frequently employs controversial and denigratory language come to be championed as a work of political acumen? What does this suggest about how writing is evaluated?'
booksforkeeps.co.uk/article/beyo...
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‘Chetty’s I am Going to Make a Friend carries on Lobel’s project. It is his first picture book; we can hope for many more.’
Delighted to read such a detailed philosophical review of I'm Going to Make a Friend.
digitalcommons.montclair.edu/iapc_thinkin...
Delighted to read such a detailed philosophical review of I'm Going to Make a Friend.
digitalcommons.montclair.edu/iapc_thinkin...
<em>I'm Going to Make a Friend</em> (2025) by Darren Chetty
Philosopher Darren Chetty’s first picture book playfully explores a sort of language-accident: we say we make drawings and machines–and also that we make friends. Chetty shows us a child who tries to ...
digitalcommons.montclair.edu
October 29, 2025 at 8:39 AM
‘Chetty’s I am Going to Make a Friend carries on Lobel’s project. It is his first picture book; we can hope for many more.’
Delighted to read such a detailed philosophical review of I'm Going to Make a Friend.
digitalcommons.montclair.edu/iapc_thinkin...
Delighted to read such a detailed philosophical review of I'm Going to Make a Friend.
digitalcommons.montclair.edu/iapc_thinkin...
‘Chetty’s I am Going to Make a Friend carries on Lobel’s project. It is his first picture book; we can hope for many more.’
Delighted to read such a detailed philosophical review of I'm Going to Make a Friend.
digitalcommons.montclair.edu/iapc_thinkin...
Delighted to read such a detailed philosophical review of I'm Going to Make a Friend.
digitalcommons.montclair.edu/iapc_thinkin...
<em>I'm Going to Make a Friend</em> (2025) by Darren Chetty
Philosopher Darren Chetty’s first picture book playfully explores a sort of language-accident: we say we make drawings and machines–and also that we make friends. Chetty shows us a child who tries to ...
digitalcommons.montclair.edu
October 29, 2025 at 8:39 AM
‘Chetty’s I am Going to Make a Friend carries on Lobel’s project. It is his first picture book; we can hope for many more.’
Delighted to read such a detailed philosophical review of I'm Going to Make a Friend.
digitalcommons.montclair.edu/iapc_thinkin...
Delighted to read such a detailed philosophical review of I'm Going to Make a Friend.
digitalcommons.montclair.edu/iapc_thinkin...
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Interrogating the tellers of history.
@ibbyuk.bsky.social conf. Saturday 8thNov
🤩starry lineup!🤩
Incl.:
Farrah Serroukh @theclpe.bsky.social
@gitaralleigh.bsky.social
@balirai.bsky.social
@ksandsoconnor.bsky.social
@michaelrosenyes.bsky.social
@darrenchetty.bsky.social
@chrishaughton.bsky.social
@ibbyuk.bsky.social conf. Saturday 8thNov
🤩starry lineup!🤩
Incl.:
Farrah Serroukh @theclpe.bsky.social
@gitaralleigh.bsky.social
@balirai.bsky.social
@ksandsoconnor.bsky.social
@michaelrosenyes.bsky.social
@darrenchetty.bsky.social
@chrishaughton.bsky.social
📚 What stories do we tell children about the past?
📚 From whose point of view are these stories told?
📚 Whose lives are considered important — and whose are forgotten?
📚 What are historical “facts,” and who gets to interpret them?
We’ll explore these questions at our conference on November 8th!
📚 From whose point of view are these stories told?
📚 Whose lives are considered important — and whose are forgotten?
📚 What are historical “facts,” and who gets to interpret them?
We’ll explore these questions at our conference on November 8th!
October 28, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Interrogating the tellers of history.
@ibbyuk.bsky.social conf. Saturday 8thNov
🤩starry lineup!🤩
Incl.:
Farrah Serroukh @theclpe.bsky.social
@gitaralleigh.bsky.social
@balirai.bsky.social
@ksandsoconnor.bsky.social
@michaelrosenyes.bsky.social
@darrenchetty.bsky.social
@chrishaughton.bsky.social
@ibbyuk.bsky.social conf. Saturday 8thNov
🤩starry lineup!🤩
Incl.:
Farrah Serroukh @theclpe.bsky.social
@gitaralleigh.bsky.social
@balirai.bsky.social
@ksandsoconnor.bsky.social
@michaelrosenyes.bsky.social
@darrenchetty.bsky.social
@chrishaughton.bsky.social
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Great Line up!
Tickets available:
www.tickettailor.com/events/ibbyu...
@ibbyuk.bsky.social
@michaelrosenyes.bsky.social
@theclpe.bsky.social
@chrishaughton.bsky.social
@gitaralleigh.bsky.social @balirai.bsky.social @candygourlay.bsky.social
@ksandsoconnor.bsky.social
Tickets available:
www.tickettailor.com/events/ibbyu...
@ibbyuk.bsky.social
@michaelrosenyes.bsky.social
@theclpe.bsky.social
@chrishaughton.bsky.social
@gitaralleigh.bsky.social @balirai.bsky.social @candygourlay.bsky.social
@ksandsoconnor.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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Very excited about the upcoming @ibbyuk.bsky.social conference! Come along and hear from these AMAZING speakers or stream online.
WHOSE HISTORY?
Challenging historical narratives through writing for children and young people
#kidlituk #ukkidlit #edusky
WHOSE HISTORY?
Challenging historical narratives through writing for children and young people
#kidlituk #ukkidlit #edusky
October 22, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Very excited about the upcoming @ibbyuk.bsky.social conference! Come along and hear from these AMAZING speakers or stream online.
WHOSE HISTORY?
Challenging historical narratives through writing for children and young people
#kidlituk #ukkidlit #edusky
WHOSE HISTORY?
Challenging historical narratives through writing for children and young people
#kidlituk #ukkidlit #edusky
Great Line up!
Tickets available:
www.tickettailor.com/events/ibbyu...
@ibbyuk.bsky.social
@michaelrosenyes.bsky.social
@theclpe.bsky.social
@chrishaughton.bsky.social
@gitaralleigh.bsky.social @balirai.bsky.social @candygourlay.bsky.social
@ksandsoconnor.bsky.social
Tickets available:
www.tickettailor.com/events/ibbyu...
@ibbyuk.bsky.social
@michaelrosenyes.bsky.social
@theclpe.bsky.social
@chrishaughton.bsky.social
@gitaralleigh.bsky.social @balirai.bsky.social @candygourlay.bsky.social
@ksandsoconnor.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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We're thrilled to welcome back @darrenchetty.bsky.social to our #ThoughtfulConference2025
Darren will speak about the notion of 'Cynefin' which has become central to educational discourse in Wales.
Its not to late to join us: www.sapere.org.uk/conference-2...
DM for info on bursary tickets.
Darren will speak about the notion of 'Cynefin' which has become central to educational discourse in Wales.
Its not to late to join us: www.sapere.org.uk/conference-2...
DM for info on bursary tickets.
October 22, 2025 at 8:41 AM
We're thrilled to welcome back @darrenchetty.bsky.social to our #ThoughtfulConference2025
Darren will speak about the notion of 'Cynefin' which has become central to educational discourse in Wales.
Its not to late to join us: www.sapere.org.uk/conference-2...
DM for info on bursary tickets.
Darren will speak about the notion of 'Cynefin' which has become central to educational discourse in Wales.
Its not to late to join us: www.sapere.org.uk/conference-2...
DM for info on bursary tickets.
Delighted to be asked back onto the 50YSR podcast to talk about the Wizard of Oz in December. Here's my last time, talking about Return to Oz: podscan.fm/podcasts/fif...
155. RETURN TO OZ - Fifty Years of Shit Robots - Podcast Episode - Podscan.fm
Listen to 155. RETURN TO OZ from Fifty Years of Shit Robots. Fifty Years of Shit Robot is the podcast that LOVES robots in movies. Today, we are joined by author and academic Darren Chetty to chat abo...
podscan.fm
October 19, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Delighted to be asked back onto the 50YSR podcast to talk about the Wizard of Oz in December. Here's my last time, talking about Return to Oz: podscan.fm/podcasts/fif...
Declaring something as the best while also admitting complete ignorance of alternatives is not a war on Woke but a war on logic.
The follow-up is hilarious too.
I don't think the anti-woke (read reactionary) groups realise just how weird they can be.
I don't think the anti-woke (read reactionary) groups realise just how weird they can be.
October 18, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Declaring something as the best while also admitting complete ignorance of alternatives is not a war on Woke but a war on logic.
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Here’s ⬇️⬇️⬇️your reminder of why you want to be taking your book buying to @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social 😃
(Nb: if you support our work, this is an additional way to boost us: choose us as your bkshop at bookshop.org & a % of ANY book you buy goes to us + other indie booksellers♥️)
(Nb: if you support our work, this is an additional way to boost us: choose us as your bkshop at bookshop.org & a % of ANY book you buy goes to us + other indie booksellers♥️)
October 16, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Here’s ⬇️⬇️⬇️your reminder of why you want to be taking your book buying to @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social 😃
(Nb: if you support our work, this is an additional way to boost us: choose us as your bkshop at bookshop.org & a % of ANY book you buy goes to us + other indie booksellers♥️)
(Nb: if you support our work, this is an additional way to boost us: choose us as your bkshop at bookshop.org & a % of ANY book you buy goes to us + other indie booksellers♥️)
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⭐️Comics &graphic novels starring racially minoritised characters.
With each #BeyondTheSecretGarden column by @ksandsoconnor.bsky.social & @darrenchetty.bsky.social in @booksforkeeps.bsky.social -we share the highlights at @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social
#KidLitUK
uk.bookshop.org/lists/beyond...
With each #BeyondTheSecretGarden column by @ksandsoconnor.bsky.social & @darrenchetty.bsky.social in @booksforkeeps.bsky.social -we share the highlights at @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social
#KidLitUK
uk.bookshop.org/lists/beyond...
Beyond the Secret Garden: Comics and Graphic Novels
Highlights from the most recent (September 2025) Beyond the Secret Garden (BtSG) column, published by Books for Keeps*.
uk.bookshop.org
October 16, 2025 at 10:32 AM
⭐️Comics &graphic novels starring racially minoritised characters.
With each #BeyondTheSecretGarden column by @ksandsoconnor.bsky.social & @darrenchetty.bsky.social in @booksforkeeps.bsky.social -we share the highlights at @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social
#KidLitUK
uk.bookshop.org/lists/beyond...
With each #BeyondTheSecretGarden column by @ksandsoconnor.bsky.social & @darrenchetty.bsky.social in @booksforkeeps.bsky.social -we share the highlights at @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social
#KidLitUK
uk.bookshop.org/lists/beyond...
EMC In-person: Belonging and unbelonging in children’s literature (EMC_Free)
www.englishandmedia.co.uk/courses/6fae...
www.englishandmedia.co.uk/courses/6fae...
October 15, 2025 at 2:10 PM
EMC In-person: Belonging and unbelonging in children’s literature (EMC_Free)
www.englishandmedia.co.uk/courses/6fae...
www.englishandmedia.co.uk/courses/6fae...
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THE Rad. Children’s Book Party of 2025😉
For those of you who were there- and those of you who weren’t, you can now see an album of happy faces from the recent #LittleRebelsAward Award Ceremony here:
littlerebels.org/2025/10/10/p...
@housmansbookshop.bsky.social
#KidLitUK
For those of you who were there- and those of you who weren’t, you can now see an album of happy faces from the recent #LittleRebelsAward Award Ceremony here:
littlerebels.org/2025/10/10/p...
@housmansbookshop.bsky.social
#KidLitUK
Photos from the 2025 Little Rebels Award Ceremony
Our 2025 award ceremony was held on October 1st at the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education in London. We were delighted to welcome shortlisted authors Elle McNicoll, Sarah Hagger-Holt, Cathy J…
littlerebels.org
October 13, 2025 at 1:12 PM
THE Rad. Children’s Book Party of 2025😉
For those of you who were there- and those of you who weren’t, you can now see an album of happy faces from the recent #LittleRebelsAward Award Ceremony here:
littlerebels.org/2025/10/10/p...
@housmansbookshop.bsky.social
#KidLitUK
For those of you who were there- and those of you who weren’t, you can now see an album of happy faces from the recent #LittleRebelsAward Award Ceremony here:
littlerebels.org/2025/10/10/p...
@housmansbookshop.bsky.social
#KidLitUK
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Hi #LittleRebelsAward Folk!
10 days on and we’re still absolutely buzzing 🐝from our award evening.
A huge thank you to @theclpe.bsky.social for allowing us to host in their glorious Literacy Library.
For your weekend, we leave you with this JOYFUL moment below…
#KidsLitUK
#UKKidsLit
10 days on and we’re still absolutely buzzing 🐝from our award evening.
A huge thank you to @theclpe.bsky.social for allowing us to host in their glorious Literacy Library.
For your weekend, we leave you with this JOYFUL moment below…
#KidsLitUK
#UKKidsLit
October 10, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Hi #LittleRebelsAward Folk!
10 days on and we’re still absolutely buzzing 🐝from our award evening.
A huge thank you to @theclpe.bsky.social for allowing us to host in their glorious Literacy Library.
For your weekend, we leave you with this JOYFUL moment below…
#KidsLitUK
#UKKidsLit
10 days on and we’re still absolutely buzzing 🐝from our award evening.
A huge thank you to @theclpe.bsky.social for allowing us to host in their glorious Literacy Library.
For your weekend, we leave you with this JOYFUL moment below…
#KidsLitUK
#UKKidsLit
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And now, (some of) our 2025 #LittleRebelsAward Shortlistees
happily join our little gallery of past shortlistees- thank you, all of you, for all of the work you have done making social justice topics engaging, riveting & accessible for young audiences ♥️
#KidLitUK ⤵️
happily join our little gallery of past shortlistees- thank you, all of you, for all of the work you have done making social justice topics engaging, riveting & accessible for young audiences ♥️
#KidLitUK ⤵️
October 7, 2025 at 12:45 PM
And now, (some of) our 2025 #LittleRebelsAward Shortlistees
happily join our little gallery of past shortlistees- thank you, all of you, for all of the work you have done making social justice topics engaging, riveting & accessible for young audiences ♥️
#KidLitUK ⤵️
happily join our little gallery of past shortlistees- thank you, all of you, for all of the work you have done making social justice topics engaging, riveting & accessible for young audiences ♥️
#KidLitUK ⤵️
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I judged this year’s Welsh music prize – and Don Leisure’s winning album sums up the nation’s eclectic spirit
I judged this year’s Welsh music prize – and Don Leisure’s winning album sums up the nation’s eclectic spirit
Desert blues, transcendental electronica and a concept album about a mill powered by music – this year’s shortlisted albums were stunningly diverse, none more so than the crate-digging on the triumphant Tyrchu Sain
www.theguardian.com
October 7, 2025 at 4:57 AM
I judged this year’s Welsh music prize – and Don Leisure’s winning album sums up the nation’s eclectic spirit
Charity Event- 16 October: A 100-year Journey of Diversity and Representation in Comics!
www.cartoonmuseum.org/whats-on-eve...
www.cartoonmuseum.org/whats-on-eve...
What's On at The Cartoon Museum — The Cartoon Museum
www.cartoonmuseum.org
October 7, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Charity Event- 16 October: A 100-year Journey of Diversity and Representation in Comics!
www.cartoonmuseum.org/whats-on-eve...
www.cartoonmuseum.org/whats-on-eve...
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Delighted to be included. Read the full @booktrust.org.uk list here:
www.booktrust.org.uk/book-recomme...
www.booktrust.org.uk/book-recomme...
October 3, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Delighted to be included. Read the full @booktrust.org.uk list here:
www.booktrust.org.uk/book-recomme...
www.booktrust.org.uk/book-recomme...