Teaching in Higher Education: Critical Conversations

Episoade

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  Getting published in TiHE - part 1 11.06.2026 42min

  In this first episode of a new series of podcasts, Ibrar Bhatt sits down with some of the journal's Editors to go behind the scenes to explore what TiHE is really about, and giving prospective authors an honest and grounded sense of what the publication journey actually looks like.Guests:Aneta Hayes (Chief Editor)Karen Gravett (Executive Editor)Greg Misiaszek (Executive Editor)
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  Special Issue on Conflict, Peace & Teaching in Higher Education 27.03.2026 24min

  In this episode, I talk with Kevin Kester about the special issue on 'Conflict, Peace & Teaching in Higher Education' which he guest edited with Greg William Misiaszek.You can read Kester and Misiaszek's editorial and the whole special issue here:https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/cthe20/31/3
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  How does GenAI affect trust in teacher-student relationships? 15.11.2025 22min

  In this episode, Ibrar Bhatt talks with Jiahui (Jess) Luo about her article ‘How does GenAI affect trust in teacher-student relationships? Insights from students’ assessment experiences’.And you can read Jess’s article here:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13562517.2024.2341005?src=
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  Cut the bullshit: why GenAI systems are neither collaborators nor tutors 08.11.2025 23min

  In this episode, Ibrar Bhatt talks with Gene Flenady about his article ‘Cut the bullshit: why GenAI systems are neither collaborators nor tutors’ (co-authored by Robert Sparrow)You can read their article here:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13562517.2025.2497263
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  The intellectual bankruptcy of anti-AI academic alarmism 23.10.2025 30min

  In this episode, Ibrar Bhatt talks with Daniel Plate about his article ‘The intellectual bankruptcy of anti-AI academic alarmism: a rebuttal’ (co-authored by James Hutson)You can read their article here:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13562517.2025.2562594
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  Assessment as pedagogy: inviting authenticity through relationality, vulnerability and wonder 20.06.2025 15min

  In this episode Ibrar Bhatt talks to Claire Timperley (Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand) about her article 'Assessment as pedagogy'. Claire advocates an alternative approach to assessment where authenticity signifies meaningful learning outside the confines of the classroom.You can read Claire's article here: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13562517.2024.2367662
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  The critique of culture: A Chinese hermeneutics for teaching the humanities 17.05.2025 43min

  In this episode, Ibrar Bhatt talks with Shuchen Xiang about her article ‘Problematizing the critique of culture: an alternative Chinese hermeneutics for teaching the humanities’. Xiang argues that in the humanities, there is a pervasive tendency to view criticality in terms of the deconstruction of normative socio-cultural relationships, especially in traditional, non-western cultures. In contrast, she describes an alternative hermeneutics based in classical Chinese philosophical concepts.You can read Shuchen's article here:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13562517.2025.2487765
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  Gaza: an indictment of critical philosophy 14.05.2025 26min

  In this episode Ibrar Bhatt speaks to Alison MacKenzie about her article titled 'Gaza: an indictment of critical philosophy'.You can read Alison's article here:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13562517.2025.2502382?src=exp-la
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  Student silence as voice 10.05.2025 23min

  In this episode Ibrar Bhatt speaks to Carla Briffett-Aktaş about the role of student silence for criticality.You can read Carla's article here:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13562517.2025.2449650
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  Rethinking critical thinking in the dawn of dark times: the role of Greco-Roman philosophies 06.04.2025 14min

  In this episode Ibrar Bhatt speaks to Yulong Li about the role of Greco-Roman philosophies in mediating the thought processes necessary for criticality.You can read Yulong’s article here:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13562517.2025.2449640
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  Critique and 'Qi' as onto-epistemology 22.03.2025 25min

  In this episode Ibrar Bhatt speaks to Jialei Jiang about how Qi onto-epistemology, rooted in Chinese philosophical and aesthetic traditions, can decolonise critique in higher education by challenging Eurocentric conceptions of rational, self-sufficient subjects. You can read Jialei's article here:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13562517.2025.2465999
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  Habermas as an ethnic thinker 15.03.2025 37min

  In this episode, Ibrar Bhatt talks with Irfan Ahmad about his article ‘Habermas as an ethnic thinker Par Excellence: on critique, Palestine and the role of intellectuals’. While Habermas is often regarded as a philosopher of universalism and critical rationality, Irfan challenges this view, arguing that Habermas is, in fact, an ethnic thinker. His approach to critique and universalism operates unidirectionally—emphasising ‘to all’ rather than ‘from all’—which ultimately reflects an asymmetry in the intellectual traditions he engages with. This perspective offers important insights for teaching in higher education.You can read Irfan Ahmad's article here:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13562517.2025.2466001
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  Islam, coloniality, and the pedagogy of cognitive liberation 04.03.2025 28min

  In the episode, Ibrar Bhatt talks with Joseph Lumbard about Eurocentric intellectual dominance within the academic study of Islam in higher education. Such imbalance, both in the West and in Muslim communities, discourages critical heuristic engagement with the rich intellectual heritage of Islam. This is a missed opportunity, as Islamic intellectual traditions, particularly in metaphysics and theology, can be employed to offer vital perspectives for teaching in higher education. You can read Joseph Lumbard's article here:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13562517.2025.2468974
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  Critique as a means of Jiaohua (Cultivation): insights from Confucianism 28.02.2025 16min

  In this episode, Ibrar Bhatt talks to Canglong Wang about critique as a means of 'jiaohua', or 'cultivation', in the Chinese philosophical tradition. Critique in Confucianism is not merely a challenge directed at external individuals or society; rather, it is viewed as a personal moral and social responsibility. Canglong draws on fieldwork conducted in Confucian schools to demonstrate how critique is a corrective tool in educational practice. Implications for teaching in higher education are discussed. You can read Canglong's article here:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13562517.2025.2468971?src=exp-la
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  A critical practice for contemporary times 25.02.2025 19min

  In this podcast, Ibrar Bhatt speaks to Karen Gravett about her article ‘A critical practice for contemporary times’. Karen suggests that there is a need to re-examine critical theorising in contemporary higher education, where critique is at risk of becoming stale, meaningless, even harmful. She proposes a move towards critical practice. Rather than critique being a cognitive individualised process. Her article is available in Teaching in Higher Education at this link:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13562517.2025.2449643
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  Criticality and Ecopedagogy 14.02.2025 20min

  In the episode, Ibrar Bhatt talks with Greg Misiaszek about criticality for environmentalism and ecopedagogy.His article in the journal is available here:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13562517.2025.2465997