Acknowledgements
We would like to thank all the Centre partners and PGRs who came together to co-create the anti-racist partnership agreement. And of course a huge thank you to Jack Ky Tan who led us on this collective journey of transforming a restrictive and potentially harmful process into something expansive, relational and liberatory. Names and bios of all those involved are shared below:
Jack Ky Tan – Project Lead & Workshop Facilitator
I am a UK based interdisciplinary artist (b.Singapore). Working across performance, sculpture, installation and institutional critique, my practice is an ongoing exploration of social justice that blurs the boundaries between, art, law, governance, and consultancy. Looking toward alternative cosmologies and knowledge systems predating Judaeo-Christian or colonial narratives, I am interested in interrogating the legacies of empire with a particular interest in Commonwealth and Tropical epistemologies of resistance. By questioning how embedded societal structures form our laws and guide our behaviour, my work attempts to rethink our entanglement with the human and more-than-human world, and looks towards alternative ways of living and working.
I originally studied and trained in law [LL.B (Hull), MA Social Justice & Education (UCL IOE)] and worked in British civil rights NGOs before obtaining a BA(Hons) in Ceramics at Harrow/Westminster University and an MA at the Royal College of Art. I then completed a practice-led PhD at Roehampton University where I researched legal aesthetics and performance art through my works Karaoke Court and Voices From The Courts. I have taught MA Sculpture at the Royal College of Art and MA Politics & Art at Goldsmiths. [86 words]
Dr. Ankita Mishra (she/her)
Ankita is the Research Associate for the Disability Matters project at iHuman, Social Research Institute, The University of Sheffield. She is a Committee member at the Centre for Equity and Inclusion where she is closely involved in enhancing the university experience for PGRs of colour along with challenging racism within and beyond the institution.
Macole Lannaman
Macole joined the Sheffield Methods Institute (SMI) in 2022. His area of focus is race, education and psychology. Using a Decolonial approach in his research, he aims to bridge the gap between education and those who are minoritised in society. He describes himself as a scholar activist who uses education as a tool to empower those around him. From Sheffield, he is involved in much community work and outreach initiatives for his community.
