Educational Studies Blog
Curated by EDST Students
Welcome to the UBC Educational Studies Blog!
Curated and led by EDST graduate students, this blog is a space for our whole community—students, faculty, staff, and alumni—to share ideas, research, and creative work. It supports graduate students in building their skills and competencies as early career researchers and education professionals, while fostering dialogue and connection across the department.
From personal narratives and poetry to multimedia projects and public-facing scholarship, the blog highlights diverse voices and perspectives that spark conversation and inspire learning.
Supporting Early Career Researchers, Faculty & Education Professionals
The EDST Blog is proudly funded by the UBC Department of Educational Studies (EDST) as part of its commitment to supporting early career researchers and education professionals. The Blog Editor role was created to provide graduate students with opportunities for mentorship, skill development, and leadership in research communication and writing.
While the blog’s editorial team is composed of graduate students who guide its content and direction, contributions are welcomed from all members of the EDST community. Our aim is to amplify student voices while also engaging faculty, staff, and alumni in meaningful dialogue that strengthens our shared commitments to education, within the university and beyond.
Latest Posts
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Dissertation Writing Workshops with Dr. Autumn Knowlton: 10-Part Special Blog Series
This 10-part blog series shares key insights from two dissertation writing workshops led by EDST alum Dr. Autumn Knowlton, offering practical guidance on how to plan, write, and complete your dissertation with clarity and confidence.
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Responding to “Adorno’s Demand”: Disinformation, Genocide, and the Need for Radicalizing Education
In this powerful reflection, PhD Candidate Jonathan Turcotte-Summers shares his prepared remarks for the 2024 North American Association for Philosophy and Education conference.
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PhD Dissertation Defence: Congratulations to Itamar Manoff
Please join us in congratulating Itamar Manoff who successfully defended his PhD Dissertation on January 17 of 2025!
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Writing Reflections from EDST 602A: Ria Misra & Kentaro Hasa
This the first post in our new series, “Writing Reflections from EDST 602A.” This series features peer interviews from a doctoral course taught by Professor Jude Walker.
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Colloquium #5: Not Free Inside, Not Free Outside: School Expulsion And The Problem Of Freedom
Yotam Ronen recaps Addyson Frattura’s EDST doctoral colloquium on the link between school expulsion and freedom. Frattura’s work explores how expulsion disproportionately impacts marginalized students, and argues for a vision of freedom rooted in love and liberation, challenging punitive educational systems.
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Winner of 2024 Research Day Blog Publication Award: Mahfida Tahniat!
We are happy to announce the winner of the 2024 Research Day Blog Publication Award… Mahfida Tahniat!
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Colloquium #4: Adult Learning to Increase PrEP Access and Prevent HIV in Vancouver
Colloquium Coordinator Yotam Ronen recaps Jonathan Easey’s colloquium on improving access to HIV prevention in Vancouver. Easey’s research focuses on how queer patients can educate healthcare providers about PrEP, addressing the stigma and knowledge gaps in the system to improve care for the queer community.
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Remembering Sandy Abah
Sandy was the Graduate Program Assistant in Educational Studies between 2013 and 2019. When Alison was Graduate Advisor from 2017 to 2019, she worked closely with her.
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Letters and Journals of James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin: Insights into Colonial Governance Across Continents
This is the third and final post in the series from the course “Topics in the History of Education: Histories Confronting White Supremacy,” led by Professor Mona Gleason.
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Challenging Tropes in Canadian History Education: Lidia Jendzjowsky and Serena Pattar
This is the second post in a new series from the course “Topics in the History of Education: Histories Confronting White Supremacy,” led by Professor Mona Gleason.
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Exploring Histories Confronting White Supremacy: Aneet Kahlon, Erin Villaronga Mulligan, and Mark McLean
This is the first post in a new series from the course “Topics in the History of Education: Histories Confronting White Supremacy,” led by Professor Mona Gleason.
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Announcing: The Research Day Blog Publication Award
We’re eager to explore a range of topics in educational research under the theme of “Power Revisited: Practices Against Complacency in Education,” chosen in honour of our department’s 30th anniversary.
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Colloquium #3: Cognitive Violence in Pedagogy: A Philosophical Approach— Silas Krabbe, Doctoral Colloquium
In October 2023, EDST began hosting a Doctoral Colloquium. Once a month doctoral students and candidates present their research to EDST students, staff and faculty. In this blog post: Colloquium coordinator, Yotam Ronen, recaps Silas Krabbe’s Colloquium. What is cognitive violence in education? Is it a necessary part of learning? Can we imagine and work…
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Navigating Anti-Colonialism in Education: An Interview with Aneet Kahlon
Today I am thrilled to introduce Aneet Kahlon (she/her/hers), a MA student and student representative in EDST. Aneet graciously took the time to share insights into her academic journey, research interests, and experiences within EDST.
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Colloquium #2: Co-developing the Indigenous Languages Act of Canada: Indigenous Roles in the Policy Process— Miranda Huron
What does the process of policy making look like when Indigenous people are involved? How do Indigenous actors perceive policy processes, and how much agency do they really have in developing policy that works for them?
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Navigating Education and Community: An interview with Silas Krabbe
Silas Krabbe (he/him/his) is a PhD student in UBC’S Educational Studies department. Silas was born and raised in Calgary, AB, but moved to Fraser Valley in 2007 for college. In 2013 he moved to Vancouver to begin his graduate studies, and in fall of 2019 he joined EDST to earn his MEd in SCPE (Society,…
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Colloquium #1: Higher Education Beyond Hope— Jed Anderson
In this blog post, the Doctoral Colloquium coordinator, Yotam Ronen, summarizes the first of these presentations, given by EDST PhD Candidate, Jed Anderson.
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EDST Welcome to the 2023-24′ Year
Welcome back to another year in EDST! For those of you who are new to the department, from the blog team I’d like to extend a warm welcome. The department is a wonderful community to join, hosting talented teaching and research faculty, as well as a dynamic and welcoming student population. The department is unique…
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Prefigurative Education: The Case of Two Early 20th Century Educational Experiments (by Yotam Ronen)
This post was originally presented at the 2023 EDST Research Day. EDST students and faculty are invited to share their own reflections, presentations, or memories from Research Day (see below for further details). During the early 20th century, radical educational experiments were founded in various parts of the world. In this paper, I will introduce…
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How to Write Research Differently: Examples from a Comic Poetic Inquiry
This presentation was originally given at the EDST 2023 Research Day. EDST students and faculty are invited to share their own reflections, presentations, or memories from Research Day (see below for further details). How to Write Research Differently: Examples from a Comic Poetic Inquiry A Research Day Workshop by Gabriella Maestrini Location and Length: The…
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“All Flourishing is Mutual”: Reciprocity, Education, and Braiding Sweetgrass
This presentation was originally given at the 2021 EDST Research Day. EDST students and faculty are invited to share their own reflections, presentations, or memories from Research Day 2023. Amidst the pandemic in 2021, EDST students, faculty, and staff gathered on Zoom one Saturday in April. The conference opened with introductory remarks from Dr. Margaret…