Back to Plan your Day 2022 – Jeffrey Boakye – on the role of masculinity and identity in shaping contexts of social justice Teaching and Learning Leeds Conference 2023 Session Choice #2 Workshop facilitator Jeffrey Boakye Name of Workshop On the Role of Masculinity and Identity in shaping contexts of social justice Who is it for All delegates Brief synopsis of workshop: An exploration of how socially constructed ideologies, including but not limited to race, identity, and notions of masculinity, continue to shape wider contexts for learning and social justice. This session will explore the role that patriarchal norms have played in education while offering insights to shift thinking in the principles that underpin curriculum design. What you will get out of it: New perspectives on the ideological foundations of curriculum design and clarification as to their own motivation towards social justice through education. Profile of facilitator: Jeffrey Boakye is an author, broadcaster and educator. He has a particular interest in issues surrounding race, masculinity, education and popular culture. Jeffrey, originally from Brixton in London, taught English to 11- to 18-year-olds for 15 years. He now lives in Yorkshire with his wife and two sons. Jeffrey’s published books are: ● Hold Tight: Black Masculinity, Millennials and the Meaning of Grime (2017, longlisted for the Jhalak Prize 2018) ● Black Listed: Black British Culture Explored (2019) ● What is Masculinity? Why Does it Matter? And Other Big Questions (co-authored, 2019, longlisted for the Information Book Awards 2020) ● Musical Truth: A Musical History of Modern Black Britain in 28 Songs (2021, longlisted for the Yoto Carnegie Medal 2022 and shortlisted for the Jhalak Prize Children’s & YA 2022) ● I Heard What You Said (June 2022). Jeffrey’s upcoming books are: Musical World (2023), and a middle grade series starting with Kofi and the Rap Battle Summer (2023). Jeffrey is also a broadcaster, presenting BBC Radio 4’s Add to Playlist with co-host Cerys Matthews. Jeffrey continues to be an educator, providing training and talks to schools, educational organisations and corporates around the topics of race, masculinity and education.
