{"id":18911,"date":"2022-10-10T16:40:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-10T16:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/160-news\/?p=18911"},"modified":"2022-10-12T17:10:00","modified_gmt":"2022-10-12T17:10:00","slug":"international-roundtable-and-student-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/2022\/10\/international-roundtable-and-student-research\/","title":{"rendered":"International Roundtable and student research"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every October, Macalester hosts the International Roundtable, a community-wide and globally-focused forum exploring critical issues from a variety of perspectives.\u00a0 This year marks the 29th Annual International Roundtable \u201cOn the (Im)Possibilities of Decolonizing Knowledge and Power,\u201d Thursday and Friday, October 13-14.<\/span><\/p>\n

What makes this event especially interesting for students is the chance for them to take a deep dive into a subject that interests them. Students spend months planning and researching their topics to present to their peers and to professionals in the field.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt has been exciting to work over the last few months, beginning with brainstorming and figuring out the broadest possible branches of this work while reflecting on positionality and then narrowing it down,\u201d says Uditi Chandrashekhar \u201924.\u00a0 \u201cThere is something special about working with incredibly insightful people in somehow containing this plethora of wisdom into a 1-hour session. I have really appreciated the rhythm and momentum of planning, both with IGC staff that make this possible and the leaders with whom I get to work. I am also grateful for the theme this year.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

There are seven student-led sessions this year.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Dipakshi Sarma \u201924 says, \u201cI am excited about the idea of having small groups where people can be vulnerable and share any story of decolonization in their lives (be it positive or negative) and see each other as human beings with diverse experiences. As I have learned from being in Lives of Commitment and from staff member Eily Marlow, who mentored me from the day I came to Mac, small groups welcome people to let their guard down and ease into vulnerable conversations. This session is really about what Uditi and I have learned from people and communities in our lives and this is one way to celebrate those people, their lessons and our traditions, like storytelling, that remain integral to South Asia, even after colonization.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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A warm congratulations to all our Mac students who facilitated the student-led sessions:<\/span><\/p>\n