Navan Govender
@navangovender.bsky.social
Lecturer: Applied Lang & Lit Studies
@Strathclyde Institute of Ed (Glasgow, UK)
Queer Critical Literacies; Multimodal Critical Discourse Analysis; Decoloniality; Social Semiotics; (Auto)Ethnography
UKLA Vice-Pres + ILA Co-editor: The Reading Teacher
@Strathclyde Institute of Ed (Glasgow, UK)
Queer Critical Literacies; Multimodal Critical Discourse Analysis; Decoloniality; Social Semiotics; (Auto)Ethnography
UKLA Vice-Pres + ILA Co-editor: The Reading Teacher
Snippets from my presentation on "Critical Race Literacies: Co-Designing an Anti-Racist Eng Ed" BERA Virtual Event - Race, Ethnicity & Education SIG.
*These don't show data; article in progress!
Thank you Dr Saima Salehjee for organising; Prof Khadijia Mohammed, a phenomenal force for change!
*These don't show data; article in progress!
Thank you Dr Saima Salehjee for organising; Prof Khadijia Mohammed, a phenomenal force for change!
July 17, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Snippets from my presentation on "Critical Race Literacies: Co-Designing an Anti-Racist Eng Ed" BERA Virtual Event - Race, Ethnicity & Education SIG.
*These don't show data; article in progress!
Thank you Dr Saima Salehjee for organising; Prof Khadijia Mohammed, a phenomenal force for change!
*These don't show data; article in progress!
Thank you Dr Saima Salehjee for organising; Prof Khadijia Mohammed, a phenomenal force for change!
It's out! 🌟 Drennan, L., Mendelowitz, B., Essa, F. V., & Govender, N. N. (2025). Creating conditions of possibility for postgraduate student engagement with critical literacy through collaborative redesign. Reading Research Quarterly. lnkd.in/gDjsK4cd
July 15, 2025 at 3:02 PM
It's out! 🌟 Drennan, L., Mendelowitz, B., Essa, F. V., & Govender, N. N. (2025). Creating conditions of possibility for postgraduate student engagement with critical literacy through collaborative redesign. Reading Research Quarterly. lnkd.in/gDjsK4cd
Uber-excited for this year's United Kingdom Literacy Association Int Conference! Finally getting the chance to present with my wonderful colleague, Belinda Mendelowitz . And, as always, so keen to see what the UKLA fam is up to.
@uklitassociation.bsky.social @unistrathclyde.bsky.social
@uklitassociation.bsky.social @unistrathclyde.bsky.social
June 26, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Uber-excited for this year's United Kingdom Literacy Association Int Conference! Finally getting the chance to present with my wonderful colleague, Belinda Mendelowitz . And, as always, so keen to see what the UKLA fam is up to.
@uklitassociation.bsky.social @unistrathclyde.bsky.social
@uklitassociation.bsky.social @unistrathclyde.bsky.social
My notes from Day 1: TILTED (Toward Intersectionality in Language Teacher Education) SGSSS workshop by Dario Banegas. Thank you for having me!
Thanks also to the speakers who offered insights into research methods; intersectionality in/through/for/with languages, identity, and power in education
Thanks also to the speakers who offered insights into research methods; intersectionality in/through/for/with languages, identity, and power in education
May 15, 2025 at 9:57 PM
My notes from Day 1: TILTED (Toward Intersectionality in Language Teacher Education) SGSSS workshop by Dario Banegas. Thank you for having me!
Thanks also to the speakers who offered insights into research methods; intersectionality in/through/for/with languages, identity, and power in education
Thanks also to the speakers who offered insights into research methods; intersectionality in/through/for/with languages, identity, and power in education
The editorial team of The Reading Teacher call for abstracts for a special issue "Activating Linguistic Justice in Literacy Contexts". Literacy professionals, researchers & policymakers are invited!
Submit by Apr 11 2025 #EducationEquity #LiteracyResearch #LanguageDiversity
bit.ly/ILA_RTAbstra...
Submit by Apr 11 2025 #EducationEquity #LiteracyResearch #LanguageDiversity
bit.ly/ILA_RTAbstra...
April 27, 2025 at 7:10 PM
The editorial team of The Reading Teacher call for abstracts for a special issue "Activating Linguistic Justice in Literacy Contexts". Literacy professionals, researchers & policymakers are invited!
Submit by Apr 11 2025 #EducationEquity #LiteracyResearch #LanguageDiversity
bit.ly/ILA_RTAbstra...
Submit by Apr 11 2025 #EducationEquity #LiteracyResearch #LanguageDiversity
bit.ly/ILA_RTAbstra...
What a round up! Grateful to have worked with a brilliant group of young people on #Queer #CriticalLiteracy and Social Media earlier this year, and then to attend their film premier! Two films on social media and issues faced by young people - uber-impressive! Well done @tiecampaign & @screenscots
March 31, 2025 at 8:42 PM
What a round up! Grateful to have worked with a brilliant group of young people on #Queer #CriticalLiteracy and Social Media earlier this year, and then to attend their film premier! Two films on social media and issues faced by young people - uber-impressive! Well done @tiecampaign & @screenscots
A night with Jackie Kay and the Makars:
Hannah Lavery
Liz Lochhead
Michael Pedersen
@unistrathclyde.bsky.social
💚
Hannah Lavery
Liz Lochhead
Michael Pedersen
@unistrathclyde.bsky.social
💚
March 17, 2025 at 12:30 PM
A night with Jackie Kay and the Makars:
Hannah Lavery
Liz Lochhead
Michael Pedersen
@unistrathclyde.bsky.social
💚
Hannah Lavery
Liz Lochhead
Michael Pedersen
@unistrathclyde.bsky.social
💚
📢 CALL FOR PROPOSALS 📢 If you're engaging with (a)gender and (a)sexual diversity in education (any level), we'd love to work with you to capture a 'vivid case study' for publ in an upcoming edited volume, particularly BIPoC folks and/or Global South perspectives.
Please share the call widely!
Please share the call widely!
March 10, 2025 at 10:08 AM
📢 CALL FOR PROPOSALS 📢 If you're engaging with (a)gender and (a)sexual diversity in education (any level), we'd love to work with you to capture a 'vivid case study' for publ in an upcoming edited volume, particularly BIPoC folks and/or Global South perspectives.
Please share the call widely!
Please share the call widely!
Looks fascinating!
gws.berkeley.edu/events-calen...
gws.berkeley.edu/events-calen...
March 7, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Looks fascinating!
gws.berkeley.edu/events-calen...
gws.berkeley.edu/events-calen...
This is not a poem...
March 3, 2025 at 6:25 PM
This is not a poem...
Check out the new themed issue from The Reading Teacher!
ila.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/19362714...
@uklitassociation.bsky.social #CriticalLiteracy #literacymatters #literacyteacher
ila.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/19362714...
@uklitassociation.bsky.social #CriticalLiteracy #literacymatters #literacyteacher
February 27, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Check out the new themed issue from The Reading Teacher!
ila.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/19362714...
@uklitassociation.bsky.social #CriticalLiteracy #literacymatters #literacyteacher
ila.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/19362714...
@uklitassociation.bsky.social #CriticalLiteracy #literacymatters #literacyteacher
Back pocket questions for the everyday activist
February 17, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Back pocket questions for the everyday activist
Today I put my hands in my pockets...
February 16, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Today I put my hands in my pockets...
The Reading Teacher Journal co-editors: ila.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1936...
February 6, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The Reading Teacher Journal co-editors: ila.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1936...
thank you for applying...
February 1, 2025 at 8:22 AM
thank you for applying...
Throwback 💚
Govender, N. N. (2017). The pedagogy of ‘coming out’: Teacher identity in a critical literacy course. South African Review of Sociology, 48(1), 19-41. doi.org/10.1080/215285…
Govender, N. N. (2017). The pedagogy of ‘coming out’: Teacher identity in a critical literacy course. South African Review of Sociology, 48(1), 19-41. doi.org/10.1080/215285…
January 28, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Throwback 💚
Govender, N. N. (2017). The pedagogy of ‘coming out’: Teacher identity in a critical literacy course. South African Review of Sociology, 48(1), 19-41. doi.org/10.1080/215285…
Govender, N. N. (2017). The pedagogy of ‘coming out’: Teacher identity in a critical literacy course. South African Review of Sociology, 48(1), 19-41. doi.org/10.1080/215285…
Some of my fab 2024 reads 💚
January 3, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Some of my fab 2024 reads 💚
Banegas, D. L., & Govender, N. (Eds.). (2022). Gender diversity and sexuality in English language education: New Transnational Voices. Bloomsbury Publishing. www.bloomsbury.com/uk/978135021...
December 18, 2024 at 3:48 PM
Banegas, D. L., & Govender, N. (Eds.). (2022). Gender diversity and sexuality in English language education: New Transnational Voices. Bloomsbury Publishing. www.bloomsbury.com/uk/978135021...
Queer Critical Literacies: a zine 💚
December 10, 2024 at 1:10 PM
Queer Critical Literacies: a zine 💚
Cushing, I., & Govender, N. (2024). An anti-racist English education. English in Education, 58(3), 240–257. doi.org/10.1080/0425...
December 5, 2024 at 1:39 PM
Cushing, I., & Govender, N. (2024). An anti-racist English education. English in Education, 58(3), 240–257. doi.org/10.1080/0425...
