A Cultural Equity Centered Approach to Inclusive Change in Higher Education Kinesiology: Investigating Third Spaces and the 鈥淚llegitimate鈥� Body
Inclusiveness in higher education has received increased attention as institutions have attempted to be more proactive in attracting and meeting the needs of a diverse student body. While university departments have noted inclusive excellence as a goal for their programs, how this outcome is realized is often unclear or difficult to assess and tricky to navigate in the current political climate. Equally troubling is the scarcity of ideas on why and how curriculum can be enhanced for transformative change, radical possibility, and social justice. Additionally, recent discourses on the history of how space has been interpreted for minority populations in Canada has brought about perspectives on how to best proceed with reconciliation.
One approach that could have promise is cultural equity. Cultural equity explicitly values policies and practices that ensure that everyone has support, venues for expression, nurturing environments, and fair access to resources for growth, change, and a vibrant, creative life. In making a case for this approach, five conceptual areas will be presented for consideration: public pedagogy, interrelationship, dehumanization, spatiality, and technological irreality. The conclusion of the lecture will outline strategies for sustained approaches in training future kinesiology professionals.听
Featuring Internationally Renowned Guest Speaker:
Dr. Brian Culp, Professor, Kennesaw State, Georgia, USA
Dr. Brian Culp is a full professor of Health and Physical Activity Leadership in the Wellstar College of Health and Human Services at Kennesaw State University in Kennesaw, Georgia. Civically engaged and intellectually curious, Dr. Culp鈥檚 research focuses on topics related to culture, inclusiveness, spatiality, teaching and learning, sport, and intergenerational physical activity. His scholarly contributions can be found in nine books and more than fifty peer-reviewed articles in journals such as Quest, Kinesiology Review, Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, International Journal of Kinesiology in Higher Education, and International Sport Coaching Journal. Along with Dr. Tara Blackshear, he is the co-author of Critical Race Studies in Physical Education (2023) and the forthcoming Cultural Equity in Physical Education: Case Studies for Transformative Practice.
Dr. Culp鈥檚 expertise has been utilized by groups such as The Centers for Disease Control, the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, SHAPE America, Physical Education Health Education Canada, and features on CBC Radio and NPR. A recipient of numerous awards, Dr. Culp has been a Fulbright Scholar in Montreal, Canada and was inducted as the 34th Fellow of the National Association for Kinesiology in Higher Education in 2019.
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Thursday, November 16, 2023听 |听 11:35 AM to 12:40 PM
McIntyre Medical Building
3655 Promenade Sir William Osler 鈥� Room 521
To RSVP or for more information: william.harvey [at] mcgill.ca
