Ramdeo, Janet ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2744-8572 (2026) Tackling the marginalization and stereotyping of racialized international students in Performing Arts programs at an English University: “It’s like I’m only being trained for ‘Miss Saigon’”. In: EDULEARN26 Proceedings. 18th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies (0755). IATED Digital Library, Valencia, Spain. ISBN 978-8409884445 ISSN 2340-1117 (doi:10.21125/edulearn.2026.0755)

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Equality, inclusion and diversity (EDI) are foundational in many universities’ policies and practices, but international students are rarely centered in EDI and decolonization strategies. Structural barriers persist that render their unique experiences in UK Higher Education overlooked at best and invisible at worst, making institutional EDI intentions little more than virtue signaling. At program level, efforts to decolonize curricula often neglect the international diversity of student bodies, with their voices often seen as secondary to ‘home’ students when understanding how they experience their learning and learning environments. Through implementing an ‘Inclusive Curriculum Framework’ created and piloted in 2022/23, the required tool to identify necessary changes to curriculum design, delivery and assessment in the School of Acting, the racialized international students’ experience came into focus. This paper illuminates the experiences of three racialized international students who attend performing arts courses, based primarily on white Euro- and Americentric cannons of knowledge, in an English university. Engaging in the chosen methodology of narrative inquiry, as supported through a Critical Race Theory tenet to center marginalized voices, Amara, Kai and Alicia (pseudonyms) share their perspectives and experiences of the lack of racial authenticity, perceived disadvantages in casting decisions and experiences of stereotyping. The School of Arts staff worked towards an action plan to improve international students’ experiences with more external diverse creatives contributing to their learning and developing staff’s racial awareness to deliver inclusive and anti-racist pedagogies, practices and programs.

Item Type:	Conference Proceedings
Title of Proceedings:	EDULEARN26 Proceedings
Additional Information:	Conference name: 18th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies. Dates: 29th June-1st July, 2026. Location: Palma, Spain
Uncontrolled Keywords:	racialized international students, decolonizing the curriculum, narrative inquiry, cultural awareness
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races L Education > L Education (General) L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2300 Higher Education
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences > School of Education (EDU)
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Last Modified:	11 Sep 2026 14:29
URI:	https://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/54402

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