Navigating the choppy waters of intercultural differences in an international classroom
Farish A. Noor draws on three decades of teaching across different continents to offer advice on the challenges inherent in teaching students from…
Lots to unpack: tips for those considering visiting positions abroad
Having worked in numerous countries across different continents, Farish A. Noor gives advice on what to look out for when…
THE podcast: how to deal with the legacy of empire in higher education
Hear from a historian who sees decolonisation as a by-product of his scholarship and a mathematician who is using original sources to…
The history versus fiction debate revisited (again) thanks to ‘The Crown’
In the wake of the notorious television series it feels more crucial than ever that faculty reiterate to students the difference between historical fact…
Does decolonisation in the West do anything for the developing world?
Expanded reading lists do little for the student whose visa is denied because there’s not enough money in their parents’ bank account, says Farish A…
Can there ever be a neat history of colonialism?
People today seem to want their history to be linear and totalising, but it is only by addressing the messiness of the past that we can understand the…
Negotiating the minefield of global online teaching: dealing with difference
Farish A. Noor offers advice on managing the conflicting viewpoints of students living and studying in different countries and cultural…
