31 min
Decolonising Science Down The Rabbit Hole
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- Personal Journals
GUEST BONUS!
This episode, hosted by Matilda Odera, is part of a project for a "Decolozining Science" class taught at a graduate level at NC State University by Dr Madhusudan Katti. She is joined by Sanya Noel, a Mechatronic Engineer, based in Kenya.
The premise of it is speaking to professionals working in various scientific fields about their backgrounds, how they developed an interest in science, their understanding of decolonization and how they apply it to the work they do.
There is a deliberate effort to erase people of color when we speak of the origins of science. There is also a documented imbalance when we look at who is used to procure science vs who benefits most from the product (as a reference look at the origins of gynecology and who dies most today from birth complications that could be preventable). What this interview and a class like Dr Katti's seeks to do is bring awareness to the process of science while highlighting Black and Brown people involved to curb the alienation from the field thrown at them and to point to the discrimination that exists when the products of science are out there.
Sanya's input is unique because it highlights decolonization in an African and engineering context and tells of the legacy of colonization in industries we buy from today.
Matilda has never done a podcast before and has been accused of giggling at inopportune moments - both of which you will be treated to in the course of this podcast - and she asked that you bear with her. She hopes the ideas presented here create a larger conversation about how we are working as a people to create systems that serve us and everyone in the society we live in.
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aqueerian/message
GUEST BONUS!
This episode, hosted by Matilda Odera, is part of a project for a "Decolozining Science" class taught at a graduate level at NC State University by Dr Madhusudan Katti. She is joined by Sanya Noel, a Mechatronic Engineer, based in Kenya.
The premise of it is speaking to professionals working in various scientific fields about their backgrounds, how they developed an interest in science, their understanding of decolonization and how they apply it to the work they do.
There is a deliberate effort to erase people of color when we speak of the origins of science. There is also a documented imbalance when we look at who is used to procure science vs who benefits most from the product (as a reference look at the origins of gynecology and who dies most today from birth complications that could be preventable). What this interview and a class like Dr Katti's seeks to do is bring awareness to the process of science while highlighting Black and Brown people involved to curb the alienation from the field thrown at them and to point to the discrimination that exists when the products of science are out there.
Sanya's input is unique because it highlights decolonization in an African and engineering context and tells of the legacy of colonization in industries we buy from today.
Matilda has never done a podcast before and has been accused of giggling at inopportune moments - both of which you will be treated to in the course of this podcast - and she asked that you bear with her. She hopes the ideas presented here create a larger conversation about how we are working as a people to create systems that serve us and everyone in the society we live in.
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aqueerian/message
31 min