Talks & Podcasts
Co-producer and co-host for a podcast program called “Joy in Academia.” This podcast is a collective effort to trace joy in the academic journeys of racialized scholars. The conversations with scholars from diverse disciplines and career levels seek to create pathways for healing, growing, learning and unlearning, thinking, and being together despite systemic disruptions of our joy.
Speaker for a podcast program “Buiten de krijtlijnen” on the theme of “Meer Kleur Voor de Klas”(More Color Before the Class) organized at the AP University College, Antwerp, 2022
Speaker for Science Café on inequalities in higher education organized by the University of Antwerp, 2022
Panelist for a webinar organized by BIRMM (VUB), CESSMIR (Ghent University) and CeMIS (Antwerp University), 2021
Speaker at Fulbright Belgium virtual conference on racial equity in higher education, 2020
Workshops
Colak, F. Z. (2022-May). Speaker for a workshop on ethnic diversity, discrimination, and equity in Flanders organized by Vluchtelingenwerk Vlaanderen (Flemish Refugee Action).
Colak, F.Z. (2021-October). Speaker for Future Proof Festival in Leuven on loneliness and diversity.
Public Scholarships
Colak, F. Z. (2021). Interview with Dr Mette Wiggen: Racism is key to understanding the far-right everywhere. https://www.populismstudies.org/dr-mette-wiggen-racism-is-key-to-understanding-the-far-right-everywhere/
Colak, F. Z. & Toguslu, E. (2020). France’s attack on academics is an attempt to silence debate on race. https://www.populismstudies.org/frances-attack-on-academics-is-an-attempt-to-silence-debate-on-race/
Colak, F. Z. & Toguslu, E. (2020). Challenging the far-right in education through culturally relevant pedagogy. https://populismstudies.org/challenging-far-right-in-education-through- culturally-relevant-pedagogy/
Colak, F. Z. (2020). Critical race theory moet gepromoot worden, niet verbannen. https://www.dewereldmorgen.be/artikel/2020/10/30/critical-race-theory-moet-gepromoot- worden-niet-verbannen/