This recording is an audio walk and dialogue between Dr Gurman Singh and Rahul Patel exploring the streets of Southall and its significance to the anti-racist movement that emerged in the late 1970’s. Gurnam leads us from the station, through ‘New Southall’ and ‘Old Southall’, passing key locations including the old Dominion Cinema, the Singh Sabha Gurdwara and Southall Town Hall. We learn about how the brutal and racist murder of Gurdip Singh Chaggar sparked a powerful anti-racist movement that lasted many years and brought together communities from around the UK. We explore the numerous groups that played a key role in this scene including the Indian Workers Association, Southall Asian Youth Movement and frame these in relation to recent movements such as Black Lives Matter and Decolonising the Curriculum. Gurnam and Rahul discuss the implications for education and learning, and what a ‘Pedagogy of the Street’ might be.

Walking pedagogies

In this walk, Dr. Manrutt Wongkaew leads Carole Morrison and Gemma Riggs on an autobiographical walk from the now closed LCF building at John Princes St though Saville Row to Soho and China Town. We hear about Manrutt’s experiences as a tailor in Saville Row and how he embraces colour in his own fashion styling as a rebellion against conformity. Manrutt shares his stories of community in Soho that have informed his practice as a lecturer and his approach that allows students to bring their authentic selves to the learning environment.

Walking pedagogies is a series of audio dialogues exploring pedagogy through conversation and walking.

Recorded in specific locations, we hear conversations between two people as they walk and discuss a subject that is meaningful to them and their environment. We hear environmental sounds and chance encounters may come up. These are embraced in this process.

The approach is intentionally embodied. It allows two people to engage in a dialogue in motion, autonomous but being able to move, engage and respond to each other and the environment. The process aims to flatten any hierarchies inherent in a sit-down interview context and create a more informal, dynamic and relational framework. It also takes conversation about practice outside of the institution and allow for permeation of wider contexts and politics, particularly into the context of London, home of UAL. It allows for geography and the environment to become part of the conversation and to stimulate thoughts, memories and ideas.

This is a three-part takeover podcast from Creative Shift at UAL.

This three-part podcast contains deeper reflections on some of the Making The Creative Majority report’s key findings. Each episode speaks to experts with real world experience of alternative routes into creative work, widening participation into higher education, and diversifying the creative sector.

This podcast was produced by a partnership between academics and staff from UAL, KCL and University of Manchester

This episode: How do we make the creative majority?

Speakers:
Dr. Joanna Abeyie MBE (Founder & Chief Executive Officer BLUE MOON & Common Councilor)
Dr. Natalie Wreyford (King's College London)
Prof. David O'Brien (The University of Manchester)

For more information about Creative Shift Visit:

https://www.arts.ac.uk/about-ual/teaching-and-learning-exchange/academic-enhancement/creative-shift