A tale of two reviews: examining the content and ideology of two single-blind reviews by Toh, Glenn

“…Drawing on observations concerning coercive and oppressive relational and educational practices found in Paulo Freire’s Pedagogy of the Oppressed as well as scholarly works in Critical Discourse Analysis critiquing inequitable practices within academic and social domains, I argue that a more academically (and socially) accountable, conscionable and humanizing alternative is one which engenders greater openness to questions concerning: (1) who it might be that gets to determine what counts as (publishable) knowledge; and (2) how such formulations of knowledge may be tied to powerful or ideologized ways of knowing and meaning making. …”
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Graphic designer as curator: from a problem-solver to a problematiser by Tang, Junie Tze Yin

“…Next, with more Singaporean institutions and organisations expressing a strong interest in an interdisciplinary approach in learning and practice, this study then turns to a different field – curatorial practice – in search of an alternative role. Paulo Freire’s and Michel Foucault’s theories on problematisation are explored, to shed light on a feasible transdisciplinary approach that graphic designers could adopt to effect positive social change. …”
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