Introduction

This event aims to bring together scholars and practitioners to exchange perspectives on working with young people’s local ‘funds of knowledge’ and imagine pedagogies that harness diversity and create richer opportunities. The symposium invites newer and more established scholars, students and practitioners to develop a set of proposals on the future of the FoK approach.

The event aims to launch an international network of researchers and practitioners, inspiring future collaborations.

Please note: The event will be held as a zoom webinar. The joining instructions will be provided upon registration.

This event is funded by The Sociological Review and the Centre for Education and Policy Analysis (CEPA) at Liverpool Hope University.

Event details

Online event

Hosted by: Liverpool Hope University

Funded by: The Sociological Review and the Centre for Education and Policy Analysis (CEPA) at Liverpool Hope University.

Event date: 12th March 2021

Registration: free for all participants via the Hope Online Store

Registration closes on: 5th March 2021, 5pm.

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Friday, March 12^th, 2021, 10am – 5.15pm

10:00 

Welcome and introductions: an overview of the Funds of Knowledge approach.

10:30 - 11:00 Professor Bill Chambers, Liverpool Hope University: Opening address.

11:00 - 11:15 Short break

11:15 - 11:45 Professor Moises Esteban-Guitart, University of Girona, Spain: ‘From Funds of Knowledge to Funds of Identity. Sustaining and articulating pedagogically learners’ voices and lived experiences.’

11:45 - 12:15 Dr Adam Poole, Ningbo, China: ‘Towards a visual-textual dialectic for identifying and interpreting digital funds of identity.'

12:15- 12:40 Discussion

12:40  - 13:15 Lunch

13:15 - 13:45 Professor Pat Thomson, University of Nottingham, UK: ‘Towards a holistic and culturally responsive approach to knowers, knowledges and ways of knowing.’

13:45 - 2:15 Professor Gabrielle Ivinson, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK: ‘The Power of Living Knowledge; Re-imagining horizontal knowledge.’

2:15 - 2:40 Discussion

2:40 - 3:00 Break

3:00- 3:30 Dr Lisa H. Schwartz, University of Colorado Boulder, USA: ‘A funds of knowledge approach to developing community-engaged graduate student scholar cohorts in the arts and sciences.’

3:30 - 4:15 Practitioner Panel

Adam Duckworth, Learning and Participation Team Leader, International Slavery Museum, Liverpool, UK:  ‘How museums can be instruments for activism while supporting and supplementing educational settings.’ 

Adam researches on Liverpool’s role in the Transatlantic Slave Trade and its Legacies.

Lois South, Museum Young Ambassador, and Respect Group Board Member, International Slavery Museum, UK: 'At the intersection of race, class and sexism: Challenging discourses and practices that reinforce racism in education and society'

Lois researches on Black British WomXn’s History. 

4:15 - 5:15 Final discussion:  Summary and plans for dissemination.

For any questions of queries, do not hesitate to contact us:

Dr Konstanze Spohrer spohrek@hope.ac.uk

Dr Carly Bagelman bagelmc@hope.ac.uk

Dr Rosie Germain germair@hope.ac.uk