In this episode of the Teaching Matters podcast, we speak with Dr Nina Burrowes, a psychologist and founder of the Consent Collective, an organisation that works with communities and institutions to help them navigate the complex terrain of consent and sexual violence. The Consent Collective has been working closely with the University of Edinburgh for over four years by providing expert psycho-education content and support in creative ways, including gameshow podcasts, panel events, cooking shows and more.
In this first episode of a three-part series, Dr Burrowes explores how consent is an embodied practice and discusses ways of inviting bodies into the classroom. Dr Burrowes also shares insights about trauma-informed teaching, which is one of many research-based approaches for acknowledging trauma in teaching practices.
Resources to consider:
- The Consent Collective at The University of Edinburgh: with a link to the video of a conversation between Poppy Gerrard-Abbott, PhD Candidate, Dr Nina Burrowes, Consent Collective, and Andy Shanks, Director of Student Wellbeing on sexual harassment on campus.
- Consent collective TV (registration with University staff and student accounts required): https://www.consentcollective.com/
Other University of Edinburgh resources for student and staff support:
- The Chaplaincy: https://www.ed.ac.uk/chaplaincy
- Student Counselling: https://www.ed.ac.uk/student-counselling
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Nina Burrowes
Dr Nina Burrowes is a psychologist, author, speaker and activist specialising in sexual violence and domestic abuse. Nina is the author of ‘The courage to be me‘, ‘Eyes open to sexual abuse. What every parent needs to know‘ and ‘Responding to the challenge of rape myths in court. A guide for prosecutors‘. She is also the creator of the online video series ‘Sexual abuse. The questions you’ve never had the chance to ask‘, the presenter of the BBC’s ‘Rape Trials: Is the jury out?’ and Patron of Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre.
Having started her career working with people who cause sexual harm for HM Prison Service Nina now uses her understanding of the causes and consequences of sexual violence to educate judges, barristers, police officers, teachers, university staff and health care practitioners across the UK and overseas. Nina created The Consent Collective to help realise her ambition to create a growing community of expertise and talent that can help organisations talk about consent, relationships and sexual violence in engaging, powerful and creative ways.
Consent means with your senses. It’s about being embodied. (Nina Burrowes)
Presenter
Joséphine Foucher
Joséphine is doing a PhD in Sociology at The University of Edinburgh. Her research looks at the intersection between art and politics. She works with Joe Arton as the Teaching Matters Co-Editor and Student Engagement Officer.
Editor
Joseph Arton
Dr. Joe Arton is an Academic Developer at the Institute for Academic Development at the University of Edinburgh, he is the co-editor and producer of Teaching Matters blog and podcast and curates The Edinburgh Hybrid Teaching Exchange, the University of Edinburgh’s internal site for Hybrid Teaching and Learning resources and best practice.
