Crew member Hayley Thirkettle, QUT social work educator and field placement coordinator Claire Hauser, and Jean discuss societal injustices and unpack some dominant discourses, such as global capitalism and neoliberalism following the eye opening part A episode with Aaron, Phillip and Christine. This dynamic trio share ways practitioners can use critical pedagogy and critical reflection in their everyday practices to avoid the trap of becoming neoliberal zombies.

Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LJFNJYFVolq8QH8TyrEvgBz980Hl86qOmjAv7Lt0k4I/edit?usp=sharing

Key Definition:

Democracy:  A system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives. It is a form of government in which the people have authority to deliberate and decide legislation ("direct democracy") or choose governing officials to do so ("representative democracy"). 

Key References: 

The Decent Society by Avishai Margalit: https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/233770 

Rethinking the Language of Schooling by Henry A. Giroux: https://www.jstor.org/stable/41405135 

The Neoliberal Colonisation of Social Work Education: A Critical Analysis and Practices for Resistance by Christine Morley, dr. Selma Macfarlane & Dr. Phillip Ablett: https://journal.anzswwer.org/index.php/advances/article/view/168 

After the Apology: https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/movie/after-the-apology/1333274179947 

Keywords: critical pedagogy, democratic pedagogy, social justice, power structures, power relations, dominant discourse, neoliberalism, capitalism, activist practice, the decent society.

Music by Boe Toweh