Community of Practice: Literacies Fall 2023

November 30 | 4 - 6 pm | Duncan McArthur Hall | 511 Union Street

The Queen's Faculty of Education is excited to be working with our local boards and community agencies to offer literacy workshops as part of our Community of Practice initiative. These are open to all teachers working in schools, current students, and interested community members.

Three workshops will be offered from 4:30 - 6:00 pm, November 30th, in Duncan McArthur Hall.

Paul Akpomuje

Paul Akpomuje smiles in a blue blazer inside.

Paul Akpomuje

PhD in Education

He/Him

Graduate Student

Research Area

Social Justice Education

Biography

Paul’s research is on visa stories and the poetics of migration as he seeks to extend the notion of “narrative” beyond traditional prose or storytelling to include multimodal approaches and different genres, such as poetry, to explore the migration experiences of African immigrants in Canada. Prior to and since joining Queen’s University, Paul has maintained a vibrant and robust academic agenda, exploring the subject of education and learning through creative and critical, and transformative and transgressive lenses. He uses poetic pedagogy and other arts-based approaches to co-create knowledge and facilitate learning in the classroom and other spaces. Paul taught in the Department of Adult Education and Lifelong Learning, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria before moving to Canada.

Research Interests

  • Migration, Education and Identity
  • Visa Stories
  • Poetics of Migration
  • Black Studies
  • Environmental Racism

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