Thanks for a great talk, Kate! I found the discussion about your journey and studies - as well as how they feed into your novel writing now - fascinating.
Thanks so much for sharing this talk Kate. It was really interesting to hear how your relationship with critical theory has developed. I completely agree that the political discussions in Florida around critical race theory are actually about reducing/removing the tools for change. You have to ask what the powers calling for its suppression are so worried about? What critical theory like that gives students is knowledge that challenges the ways in which power currently circulates. And that's threatening for those who have the upper hand. I liken it to Section 28 law in the UK, introduced in the 1980s by the Thatcher government, which restricted discussions about homosexuality in schools.
Thanks for a great talk, Kate! I found the discussion about your journey and studies - as well as how they feed into your novel writing now - fascinating.
Thanks so much for sharing this talk Kate. It was really interesting to hear how your relationship with critical theory has developed. I completely agree that the political discussions in Florida around critical race theory are actually about reducing/removing the tools for change. You have to ask what the powers calling for its suppression are so worried about? What critical theory like that gives students is knowledge that challenges the ways in which power currently circulates. And that's threatening for those who have the upper hand. I liken it to Section 28 law in the UK, introduced in the 1980s by the Thatcher government, which restricted discussions about homosexuality in schools.