Laila Kadiwal

Laila Kadiwal

Laila Kadiwal is a Lecturer in Education and International Development at the UCL Institute of Education. She works on the intersections of identity and education in conflict-affected settings. She has researched in India, Pakistan, Tajikistan, and the UK. Laila also co-directs Best Foot Music (https://www.bestfootmusic.net/), an intercultural music and arts organisation. It connects refugee and marginalised musicians with extensive music networks and communities in the UK.

A Theatre of the Privileged Decolonial Café

performance with audience sitting around the stage
In this interactive Café, we use theatre, stories, and games to examine the mechanisms of colonial reproduction in the international and comparative education sector and identify ways to collectively transform them.