In Conversation

Our ‘In Conversation’ events began as a series of free virtual seminars bringing researchers and teachers together through conversation on topics linked to RExChange 2020. In each session the researcher gives a very brief summary of a key piece of research and the host invite participants to ask questions, provide feedback and comment. The ongoing themes connect to a range of research topics of interest to all those working in the field of Religion and Worldviews.

Autumn 2020 Series: RExChange Themes, in particular researcher-teacher engagement and interaction.

Spring 2021 Series: Religion and Worldviews

Summer 2021 Series: The lived reality of the religion and worldviews landscape – sociological perspectives

You can find out about and book for future events here https://www.cstg.org.uk/activities/events/

You can listen to previous events below:

Recorded on 26th May 2021. Alex Brown talks to Dr Kate Christopher on Writing towards an anti-racist RE curriculum.

Alex has written and spoken extensively around this theme and you can find out more through these links

https://youtu.be/nJUHnazRgJ4-EC An INSET day – George Floyd and Lockdown: Navigating through the complexities of race relations
What Has the Murder of George Floyd Revealed About the Internal and External Nature of White Supremacy? | Conversations With… -What the murder of George Floyd revealed about the internal and external nature of White Supremacy
Pain and Womanhood — Magical Women -Womenhood and pain (poem and a collaboration with various artists who responded to Alex’s words with artwork)
Reflections on Black Suffering, Pain and Re-imagining Freedom | Conversations With… -Reflections on black suffering, pain and reimagining freedom
A Letter of Urgency – Black Feminist Collective – A LETTER OF URGENCY
Is Britain still racist? (theleftberlin.com) -Is Britain still Racist?
https://youtu.be/-jChSmMO960 Black Lives Matter: Reflections with Alexandra Brown (interfaith conversation with a good friend who is also an Imam)

The following documents have been made available by Alex:

Recorded on 12th May 2021. This event features a conversation with Emily Downe and Jason Ramasami on how animation and illustration can be used as powerful tools for classroom learning.

Recorded on 28th April 2021. An audio recording. Professor Denise Cush talks to Dr Kevin O'Grady. Denise and a colleague recently reimagined the Hindu subject knowledge essay for RE:ONLINE. Denise shares some of the research that underpins this essay, as well as discussing the positioning of her work and the methodologies employed.

Recorded on 14th April 2021. An audio recording. Professor Linda Woodhead talk to Ben Wood.

Recorded on 17th March 2021. An audio recording. Professor Lynn Revell and Dr Kate Christopher talk to Dr Kevin O'Grady. You can find out about Lynn and Kate’s work here

Recorded on 3rd March 2021. An audio recording. Stephen Pett talks to Dawn Cox about his project. You can find out more about this project here

Recorded on 10th February 2021. An audio recording. Dr Lois Lee talks to Ben Wood about her research on non-religious worldviews and the Understanding Unbelief project.

Recorded on 20th January 2021. An audio recording. Celine Benoit, Tim Hutchings and Rachael Shillitoe in conversation with Kevin O'Grady. Their Worldview Literature Review can be found here

Recorded on 13th January 2021. An audio recording. Emeritus Professor Trevor Cooling in conversation about the recently published report ‘Worldviews in Religious Education’ with Kate Christopher. You can read the report here

Recorded on 9th December 2020 Katie Freeman talks to Martha Shaw. This is an audio recording. You can watch the video Martha shows during the conversation at here

Recorded on 25th November 2020 Adam Robertson talks to Emma Salter.

Recorded on 11th November 2020 Emma Salter talks to Jo Pearce and Alexis Stones.

Recorded on October 28th 2020, Kate Christopher talks to Abi Maguire.

Recorded on October 14th 2020, Kevin O'Grady talks to Vivienne Baumfield.