13 Jan McArthur - Critical Theory in a Decolonial Age

Jan McArthur, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Educational Research at Lancaster University, joins us to discuss her recent article, “Critical Theory in a Decolonial Age,” in Educational Philosophy and Theory, which is also available on PESA Agora. Informed by critical theory and particularly Adorno, Jan’s work examines education, social justice, assessment, and higher education. 

Links to Jan’s work:

Critical theory in a decolonial age (2021) in Educational Philosophy and Theory
https://doi.org/10.1080/00131857.2021.1934670
https://pesaagora.com/epat/critical-theory-in-a-decolonial-age/

Towards a Moral University: Horkheimer's commitment to the ‘vicissitudes of human fate’ (2019) in Philosophy and Theory in Higher Education, 1(3), 131–151.
https://www.ingentaconnect.com/contentone/plg/ptihe/2019/00000001/00000003/art00008

Theodor Adorno: restless, fractured and uncomfortable thought (2020) in Philosophers of the University, edited by R. Barnett & A. Fulford (Springer).
https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-31061-5_3

The inclusive university: A critical theory perspective using a recognition-based approach (2021) in Social Inclusion, 9(3).
https://doi.org/10.17645/si.v9i3.4122

Rethinking authentic assessment: work, wellbeing and society (2022) in Higher Education Online First
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-022-00822-y