Riyad Shahjahan

I take a critical, philosophical, and interdisciplinary studies approach to studying global higher education. My research draws from cultural studies, decolonial studies, critical race studies, affect theory, temporal studies, and sociology of education, and uses qualitative empirical research approaches. By conducting both theoretical and empirical work, I focus on a) rethinking the traditional problems and solutions (objects of study/practice) in global higher education (e.g. globalization, curriculum and pedagogy, academic work, internationalization) from global, critical race, affect, and/or non-western perspectives, b) critically examining the role of commercial players and popular media in global university rankings; and c) unpacking the role of time in academic work and embodied wellness in global contexts. My research strives to illuminate the underlying explicit/implicit meanings and consequences of educational theory, practice, and policy in global higher education contexts.

My articles have appeared in Educational Researcher, Review of Educational Research, Comparative Education Review, Higher Education, to name a few. Some of my articles are entitled: "Being ‘lazy’ and slowing down", "Whiteness as futurity", "'Decolonizing' curriculum and pedagogy", "Bringing the 'nation-state' to being", and "Emoscapes and commercial university rankers".