The perplexities of a pandemic: A black Canadian scholar's perspective

Akin Taiwo

doi:10.1177/1473325020973294

The perplexities of a pandemic: A black Canadian scholar's perspective

Qual Soc Work. 2021 Mar;20(1-2):524-528. doi: 10.1177/1473325020973294.

Author

Akin Taiwo¹

Affiliation

¹ School of Social Work, King's University College at Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.

Abstract

Covid-19 presented an existential and ontological threat to a Black professor of Social Work at a liberal arts college in Canada. This paper is a reflective account of the tremendous shift in gear regarding his pedagogy and vulnerabilities and their implication for social work education and the resilience of his students.

Keywords: Reflective practice; pedagogy; resilience.