Ep. 29: Epistemic Disobedience (with Katie Heffron)

In this episode, Sara Downton talks to Katie Heffron about her doctoral work on decolonising in higher education and the action of 'epistemic disobedience'.

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Katie Heffron is a part-time Postgraduate Researcher (PGR) at the University of York's Department for Education, investigating how university staff build their capability to contribute to decolonising knowledge efforts. Her research focuses on facilitating dialogue with staff to explore colonial legacies within institutional structures and how these shape everyday practices. Separate to her PhD, Katie works part-time as a Capacity and Policy Engagement Manager for York’s Policy Engine.

Katie's webpage: Research: Confronting Coloniality

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