Neutral Spaces & Political Places: The Erasure of Criticality in Educational Institutions
The idea of neutrality is inherently political. Lecturers tell me that seminar rooms and lecture halls are meant to be open for discussion, with no clear political agenda influencing the primary understanding of any single piece of knowledge. They are meant to be safe – safe for me to express myself, share thoughts and ideas, […]
Social Action Funding Callout
Manchester Museum is working with the British Council to provide a number of young people with the opportunity to receive funding up to £650 in order to plan, deliver and evaluate a social action project they are passionate about, with our support. On the 22nd of November the OSCH collective held a social action project […]
The ‘Happy’ Brown Girl: Liberation as Proximity to Whiteness in South Asian Media Representation
by Hawwa Alam. It feels so comforting to simply exist in a space without having to prove the value of your identity. To simply be. No pre-conceptions, no judgements, just yourself and your thoughts. That’s how OSCH spaces always feel, and the ‘Radical Readers Postcolonial Banter Book Discussion’ I hosted in July felt no different. […]
We are here because you were there: Exploring Partition 1947 with young people in schools and in museums
Last month, during South Asian Heritage Month, our Manchester Museum Young Collective reflected upon the Partition of India and the impact on young people in the UK today. We share our thoughts here: By Ciara Garcha, Sadia Habib and Kamran Sajid Partition 1947. An arbitrary line etched into the face of a continent unleashed one […]
Our Shared Cultural Heritage: Social Action Project Intern
Our Shared Cultural Heritage: Social Action Project Intern Calling young people 18-25 Paid casual contract at £10.08 per hour Approximately 55 days until end April 2022 Our Shared Cultural Heritage (OSCH) explores the shared cultures and histories of the UK and South Asia. It works with 11-25-year olds to experiment and create new ways […]
Young People on History, Heritage & Statues
Some of our OSCH Young Collective members have been exploring the global contestation of statues that commemorate slavers and colonisers. In Spring 2020, researchers, poets and young people shared stories about the contemporary discourses around statues in their towns and cities. Researchers drew on discussions about statues in the UK, the US, South Africa, Belgium […]
Histories of Empire and Colonialism: Whose Statues? Whose Stories?
by Sadia Habib Bristol and beyond The pulling down of the statue of Edward Colston on 7 June 2020 by Black Lives Matter (BLM) activists in Bristol was an act of solidarity with the BLM movement, and a remarkable turning point in cultural activism and protest in the UK. One year since Colston fell, he […]
OSCH shouldn’t be the exception, it should be the rule
DIGITAL INTERNS REFLECT SERIES As part of the OSCH/ Kick the Dust project, throughout 2020 and 2021, Manchester Museum recruited six impressive interns. As a result of COVID, the interns worked digitally and taught us so much about how young people can engage with heritage online in collaborative ways! I’ve asked each of the 6 […]
It’s Time To Talk: Mental Well-being
This online art exhibition created by Shafia Fiaz aims to focus on overlooked and taboo topics within the South Asian community because its ‘time to talk’. With an added challenge targeted to artists to illustrate their artwork and receive a chance to be featured on the OSCH and Manchester Museum social media platforms. By Khadija […]
Social Media, South Asian Heritage Month and So Much More
DIGITAL INTERNS REFLECT SERIES As part of the OSCH/ Kick the Dust project, throughout 2020 and 2021, Manchester Museum recruited six impressive interns. As a result of COVID, the interns worked digitally and taught us so much about how young people can engage with heritage online in collaborative ways! I’ve asked each of the 6 […]
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