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Empowering Inclusion through Animation: Pioneering Digital Resources for Cultural Competency at King’s College London

The story began with discussions with colleagues about cultural competence content to train staff and students. I appreciated the unique insights I had on these perspectives, both as an outsider (experiences I had as a non-native) and as an insider (working as an academic in the UK for the past 17 years). Driven by a desire to address this issue, I began exploring the less overt forms of bias, i.e., microaggressions. While explicit biases are widely acknowledged for their impact, implicit biases are subtler and vary significantly based on individual backgrounds, education, and conditioning.

An Anti-Racist Animation Syllabus

The resources below were originally compiled in response to an email my colleague Kodi Maier sent to the Society for Animation Studies listserv in order to begin a conversation and resource exchange aimed at defining best practices for creating an anti-racist classroom in our subfield. I would like to once again thank Kodi for taking the initiative to remind us of our collective responsibility as scholars, educators, and human beings.

EDITORIALMihaela MihailovaJune 19, 2020RACE, SCHOLARSHIP, DIVERSITY, INCLUSION, GENDER, EDUCATION Comments

The Environmental Emergency: An Animated Success Story?

EDITORIALEmmanuelle DotNovember 15, 2019ENVIRONMENT, POLITICAL, ALLEGORY, METAPHOR, EDUCATIONComment

Review: Animation and Public Engagement Symposium (APES) 2019

Since emerging onto the Animation Studies scene five years ago, the Animation and Public Engagement Symposium (APES) has been held annually in different locations across the UK. But for the first time in 2019, APES went international, hosted by Jorgelina Orfila and Francisco Ortega at Texas Tech University, Lubbock between September 19th-21st.

EVENT REVIEWJessica RutherfordOctober 11, 2019EDUCATION, ENGAGEMENT, EXPANDED ANIMATIONComment

Review: Animation and Public Engagement Symposium (APES) 2018

Surprisingly only in its fourth full year since its inauguration as part of the Bradford Animation Festival in 2014, the annual Animation and Public Engagement Symposium is swiftly becoming a staple of the animation studies calendar. Wonderfully co-ordinated by Loughborough University's Melanie Hani and Roberta Bernabei, this year’s event was held at the imposing Beaumanor Hall, Woodhouse, Leicestershire, UK, and offered a vital glimpse into the impressive and wide-ranging work that is enveloping animation practices across a multitude of disciplines and intellectual fields.

EVENT REVIEWChristopher HollidayJune 1, 2018FANTASY, ANIMATION, EDUCATION, ENGAGEMENTComment