uTube is not my spiritual home for learning… I watched the videos and decided to think about what these individuals (just realised that studying at UAL made me an individUAL… that’s amused me today) were communicating through their work…
I went to Peckham library (that’s another blog post) and read Cyborg Cat by Ade Adepitan
I browsed Christine Sun Kim’s portfolio and read several interviews with her…
and i started working through the resource page on Chay Brown’s TransActual project
By doing so I started to understand themes that emerged from all of their lived experiences…
Fear
Safe Space
Acknowledgement
Clear positive communication
Advocating / sharing
Authenticity
… and a plan!
I loved how Ade introduced himself as the author at the beginning of the book… I found it much easier to process than the uTube video, which wasn’t all bad as it had inspired me to walk to Peckham not get the bus to the library. I was engaged by the authenticity and continued reading.
Moved by Christine Sun Kims honesty about free childcare in Berlin, I perused her portfolio and read some interviews she had given about her work, keen to read in preference to listening to them. A lot of her work echoed with my recent experience and becoming a mother. Her acknowledgement, understanding and ability to communicate her lived experience created a safe space for me to explore.
I then spent many hours enjoying navigating through TransActual website, celebrating the direct call to action, clearly communicated issues and the fear that has permeated the community and positive ways to navigate that. I wanted to thank Chay Brown for such a brilliant website, for personal reasons I chose to change my name. The process has been and continues to be one of the most frustrating and exhausting I have been through… I wish I had found this website in July 2021. The clear steps of actions that are required is poetry to someone that needs to use them. I am going to share this website with the panel of experts through experience I sit on as in my opinion good practise for survivors of lived experience of intersectional trauma. I particularly liked this section… and the use of pronouns….
I felt inspired by the repeated requests if you are not sure… just ask… a sentiment that applies to my situation similarly… *safe space* is echoing in my head
With renewed confidence I spoke to my course leader and other tutors on my course about disability considerations that have needed to be made on the course… as an AL, I am not made aware of any details of an ISA or EC’s. For a term I facilitated learning experiences for a student, I had absolutely no idea they were using technology to transcribe lectures, that they were able to lip read or they required additional support. I was already in awe as they were studying an MA in a second language. I have since imagined how my facilitation would have changed had I been aware of the students requirements. Sharing the incredible support that UAL has given me to study… the conversation developed into unchartered waters and my mind wandered back to TTP and creating brave and enchanted learning experiences…