Review of Emerging Perspectives from Social Realism on Knowledge and Education: Curricula, Pedagogy, Identity, and Equity, by Graham McPhail et al. (Eds.)

Ashay Raj is a graduate student in Sociology at the Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi. His research and writing focus on education, with particular interest in questions of access, social justice, and the ways classrooms are shaped by diverse social identities. As an ethnographer, he is currently conducting fieldwork in a village school in Andhra Pradesh, examining the lived realities of learners and teachers as they are negotiated through curriculum and pedagogical practices. Beyond academia, Ashay is deeply engaged with the performing arts and literary culture. He contributes poetry and opinion pieces to news and digital media platforms and has been actively involved in theatre and reading collectives. He views these artistic practices as vital pedagogical resources with the potential to foster critical reflection and transformative social change.