THE UNIVERSITY OF REPAIR
WHAT WE DO:
The University of Repair (UoR) is a series of interventions reimagining learning spaces and offering communal knowledge sharing, using the ‘groundings’ principles laid down by Dr Walter Rodney.
The program platforms, develops and encourages practical approaches to wholistic repair. Our interventions build personal and collective resilience, referencing traditional African technologies as a counter practice to ways of knowing and doing that do not serve the upliftment of African heritage communities.
Most importantly, UoR facilitates a safe space for our community to have intergenerational knowledge sharing, support and guidance that supports a wholistic approach to learning and levity. The aim is action led and orientated thus providing a ground to attain a life scholarship through practice.
WHO WE ARE:
The University of Repair programme is led by:
Esther Stanford-Xosei (Reparations Specialist/ Legal Advisor/ Political Advisor/ Scholar-Activist/ Environmentalist/ Historian
Professor Gus John (Scholar Activist / Policy Changer/ Education Development Advisor)
Professor Patricia Rodney (Chair & Founder of the Walter Rodney Foundation)
Connie Bell (Memory Worker/ Applied Heritage Practitioner)
Professor Etienne Joseph (Archivist/ Digital Repository Specialist / Co founder DTA)
29/01/22 - Masterclass - Community Consultation
PAST EVENTS:
REPARATIONS REBELLION MASTERCLASS:
The meaning of economic repairs for African reparations w/ Esther Stanford-Xosei
Recordings of this Masterclass are available on our Resources page
DUPPY WITHIN THE SHELL:
Retrieving Memory & Traditional Cultural Content from Artefacts w/ Esther Stanford Xosei, Rameri Moukam & Connie Bell
Recordings of this Masterclass are available on our Resources page
STEPPING OUTSIDE THE PERFORMATIVE IN HERITAGE & LEARNING SPACES:
Community consultations and call to action w/ Professor Gus John
Recordings of this Masterclass are available on our Resources page
(Contact DTA for more information)
COMMUNITY CONSULTATION:
Community Awareness, Activism & Social Justice in an age of Global Restitution w/ Dr. Toyin Agbetu
Recordings of this Masterclass are available on our Resources page
MASTERCLASS: AFRICAN TECHNOLOGIES AS REPAIR:
African Time & Rest as Sustainable Methods w/ Janine Francois
Recordings of this Masterclass are available on our Resources page
RE-VIEWING ARCHIVES:
Collections through the Lens of Anti - Racist Pedagogy w/ Professor Gus John & Connie Bell
Recordings of this Masterclass are available on our Resources page
EMOTIONAL EMANCIPATION TRAINING COURSE (8weeks):
Supporting healing and resilience within the community. w/ DTA Team
Contact us to book a bespoke EEC session: info@decolonisingthearchive.com
MOVING BEYOND CAPITALISM:
Decolonising Economic Futures w/ Esther Stanford Xosei, Ahmara Spence, Dr. Tamanisha John (WRF), Dr Adotey Bing-Pappoe, Connie Bell
Keynote Address: Professor Matthew Smith
SOCIAL JUSTICE IN HEALTHCARE:
University of Repair in Association with The Walter Rodney Foundation w/ Dr. Noble Maseru
MORE INFORMATION:
For more information on the University of Repair or any of our upcoming sessions please email info@decolonisingthearchive.com
