ESW Seminar Series
CHEER
Monday 20th June, 5pm
Room 104, Fulton
Speaker
Helen Colley, Professor of Lifelong Learning,
Manchester Metropolitan University
presents:
“How does austerity impact on the work of educators?
Time, space and ‘ethics work’ in an economic crisis”
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The new coalition government has embarked upon an austerity
drive in the face of a deep and global economic crisis. What does
this mean for educators, and how can we understand more fully
the impact of this crisis on practitioner’s work?
In this seminar, Professor Colley will offer a detailed analysis,
drawing on the work of social geographer David Harvey and
his understanding of time-space. She will argue that Harvey’s work
not only encourages us to consider time and space as inextricably
interlinked aspects of our experience in a capitalist world, but also
implicitly draws ethics into the equation.
Professor Colley will also investigate the everyday ‘ethics work’ into
which austerity draws practitioners, ie. the ways in which crucial
ethical dilemmas are increasingly devolved onto individual
practitioners.
* Tea and coffee served from 5pm
** Participants can join this seminar remotely by logging in at:
https://connectpro.sussex.ac.uk/colley20june/