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Leigh Patel discusses confronting settler colonialism in higher education, emphasizing struggles of marginalized groups in studying. She explores impacts of settler colonialism in education, systemic oppressions in academia, and evolution of student protests. Patel advocates for anti-oppressive pedagogies, transformative study groups, and educational liberation.

"FreshEd" features Suzanne Eckes, an expert in transgender students' legal protections in schools. They discuss the controversies surrounding school policies impacting transgender students, experiences of discrimination and bullying faced by these students, the significance of 'dear colleague letters' in education law, access rights and litigation outcomes, and actions to protect transgender students in the absence of a Supreme Court decision.

As we near the end of 2023, it’s time to take stock of the year. What were the big events in 2023 and how might they impact the field of CIE? What new ideas emerged? And where is our field headed in 2024? Continuing this FreshEd tradition, Susan Robertson and Mario Novelli join me for the last episode of the year. Mario Novelli is professor in the political economy of education at the University of Sussex. Susan Robertson is a professor of the sociology of education at Wolfson College at the University of Cambridge. They co-edit the journal Globalisation, Societies and Education. https://freshedpodcast.com/2023inreview/ -- Get in touch! Twitter: @FreshEdpodcast Facebook: FreshEd Email: info@freshedpodcast.com Support FreshEd: www.freshedpodcast.com/donate

Today we air a rerun from 2016. We'll be back next week with our end of year roundup. -- Social movements produce a huge amount of intellectual knowledge. Yet, in many academic circles, this knowledge is overlooked. Aziz Choudry spent most of his life working with social movements around the world. At the time of this interview, he was an associate professor in the Department of Integrated Studies in Education at McGill University and visiting professor at the Centre for Education Rights and Transformation at the University of Johannesburg. His book Learning Activism: The Intellectual Life of Contemporary Social Movements was published in 2015 by the University of Toronto Press. All book proceeds will be donated to the Immigrant Workers Centre in Montreal. Learning Activism is designed to encourage a deeper engagement with the intellectual life of activists who organize for social, political, and ecological justice. Professor Choudry was concerned with “making visible the dialectical relationship between ‘Research’ and ‘organizing.’” Will Brehm spoke with Aziz Choudry in mid January 2016 about his new book. Aziz passed away in May 2021. Citation: Choudry, Aziz interview with Will Brehm, FreshEd, 14, podcast audio, February 8, 2016. https://freshedpodcast.com/azizchoudry/ -- Get in touch! Twitter: @FreshEdpodcast Facebook: FreshEd Email: info@freshedpodcast.com Support FreshEd: www.freshedpodcast.com/donate

Today we look at funding, equity, and achievement in Australian Schools. My guest is Barbara Preston. Barbara Preston is an Independent Researcher based in Canberra. She’s recently authored the report “Funding, Equity and Achievement in Australian Schools,” which documents a national symposium that was convened by Jane Kenway and Fazal Rizvi earlier this year. freshedpodcast.com/preston -- Get in touch! Twitter: @FreshEdpodcast Facebook: FreshEd Email: info@freshedpodcast.com Support FreshEd: www.freshedpodcast.com/donate

Today we explore what it would mean to do things differently in education research. With me are Elmi Slater and Pasi Sahlberg. Elmi Slater is a year 11 student from Canberra, Australia and Pasi Sahlberg is a professor of education at the University of Melbourne. Today’s episode was recorded in front of a live audience at the University of Canberra. freshedpodcast.com/slater-sahlberg -- Get in touch! Twitter: @FreshEdpodcast Facebook: FreshEd Email: info@freshedpodcast.com Support FreshEd: www.freshedpodcast.com/donate

Today I continue my introduction to Australia. With me is Lindsay Fitzclarence who has just published the book “The Dirty Life of Mining in Australia: A travelogue.” In it, Lindsay goes on an educational journey into the history, culture, and political economy of an industry that plays an outsize role in Australia. Lindsay Fitzclarence is an honorary professor at Deakin University. His book The Dirty Life of Mining in Australia was published last week. freshedpodcast.com/fitzclarence -- Get in touch! Twitter: @FreshEdpodcast Facebook: FreshEd Email: info@freshedpodcast.com Support FreshEd: www.freshedpodcast.com/donate

Today we explore academic freedom and struggles for justice by looking at Palestine. My guests are Palestinian academics Mai Abu Moghli and Nida Badawi. Mai Abu Moghli is a Senior Researcher at the Centre for Lebanese Studies and an Academic Fellow at the University of Cambridge. Nida Badawi is a master’s students at the University College London. I spoke with them last week. freshedpodcast.com/moghli-badawi -- Get in touch! Twitter: @FreshEdpodcast Facebook: FreshEd Email: info@freshedpodcast.com Support FreshEd: www.freshedpodcast.com/donate

Today we look at digital humanitarianism and how digital interfaces are constructing new forms and modes of governance. My guest is Fleur Johns, who has recently authored the new book #Help: Digital Humanitarianism and the Remaking of International Order. Fleur Johns is a professor in the faculty of law and justice at the University of New South Wales in Sydney. She is currently an Australian Research Council Future Fellow. freshedpodcast.com/johns -- Get in touch! Twitter: @FreshEdpodcast Facebook: FreshEd Email: info@freshedpodcast.com Support FreshEd: www.freshedpodcast.com/donate

Today we revisit the ideas of the so-called new sociology of education, which were popularised in the 1970s. My guest is Julie McLeod, a Professor of Curriculum, Equity and Social Change at the University of Melbourne Faculty of Education Julie McLeod recently edited a Point and Counterpoint set of essays for Curriculum Perspectives that revisit the ideas and debates in the new sociology of education. freshedpodcast.com/mcleod -- Get in touch! Twitter: @FreshEdpodcast Facebook: FreshEd Email: info@freshedpodcast.com Support FreshEd: www.freshedpodcast.com/donate