As journalism programs were faced with the pandemic, they were also faced with calls from students to address systemic racism from within. But the stress of having to deal with both has impacted both instructors teaching anti-racist courses and the students in them. In this episode, Eternity Martis, assistant professor at Toronto Metropolitan University, brings together journalism educators to discuss their experiences teaching anti-racist courses in their respective schools. Shari Okeke, assistant professor at Toronto Metropolitan University, moderates the discussion as the group shares how they navigate the pressures of having to be the instigator of change in their faculty without burning out and strategies to help Black, Indigenous and other students of colour who felt like they didn't see a place for themselves in the journalism industry.
This episode features:
- Eternity Martis, assistant professor at Toronto Metropolitan University
- Shari Okeke, assistant professor at Toronto Metropolitan University
- Adrian Harewood, associate professor at Carleton University
- Asmaa Malik, associate professor at Toronto Metropolitan University
- Duncan McCue, associate professor at Carleton University
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Force Change - Changement Forcé is a podcast produced for Facts and Frictions/Fait Et Frictions by journalism students at Carleton University and at Université du Québec à Montréal, and is part of a research project led by Trish Audette-Longo, Nana aba Duncan, Chantal Francoeur, Christine Crowther and Shenaz Kermalli. The podcast and special issue were made possible thanks to funding and support from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, Carleton University's Future Learning Lab, J-Schools Canada, and Carleton’s School of Journalism and Communication, Faculty of Public Affairs, and the Office of the Vice-President.
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