Michael Dudley (community outreach librarian at the University of Winnipeg) reviews Sandra D. Styres’ book, Pathways for remembering and recognizing Indigenous thought in education: Philosophies of Iethi’nihsténha Ohwentsia’kékha (Land) (University of Toronto Press, 2017):
“A Checklist for planning accessible conferences”
This is a long checklist that could generate some self-reflection about the spaces we occupy/teach in. Its suggestions can help us (able-bodied/able-minded) folks identify the assumptions we make about those spaces as well as what we don’t see about them.
“How to make your social justice events accessible to the disability community” (2017)
A general list that also applies to classroom spaces also. Good for engendering some reflection on taken for granted practices that perpetuate ableism and problematic ideas about disability.
“100 Ways White People Can Make Life Less Frustrating For People of Color” (April 2018)
A light-hearted list for white people to think about everyday practices and behaviours that perpetuate ideas about race and racism. Some of these are useful for thinking about behaviours and statements in classrooms, even though that’s not the specific focus of the list.
“100 Ways to Make the World Better for Non-Binary People,” AC Dumlao, June 2018
A light-hearted list of ways to think about gender outside binary model and alter some basic everyday practices; useful to rethink basics such as ‘ladies and gentlemen’ etc. Although not specific to academia, many useful ideas are included. Of note is its repeated emphasis on ‘it’s not about you’ to those who might be resistant to these changes
John McWhorter, “Call them what they wants.” The Atlantic. Sept 4, 2018
Addresses the issue of pronouns and names.
“How to use gender neutral words…and why they’re important.” Teen Vogue. Aug 27, 2018.
Allie George. “How teachers can support transgender students.” The Guardian. Oct 29, 2014.
Main focus on K-12, but many ideas are applicable to university too
“Recommendations to Make Your Classroom Trans Inclusive” Cal State U at Northridge document, put out by the Pride Center (note the last two lines of the PDF document).
Brielle Harbin, “Teaching Beyond the Gender Binary in the University Classroom.” Vanderbilt University, Centre for Teaching
A good example of how another university offers advice for faculty. Recommends alternatives to some of the issues it identifies.