Decolonising Physics in a Scottish University
Decolonising Physics in a Scottish University
- Event time: 1:00pm until 2:00pm
- Event date: 15th November 2023
- Speaker: Dr Samuel Skipsey (University of Glasgow)
- Location: Room 6206, James Clerk Maxwell Building (JCMB) James Clerk Maxwell Building Peter Guthrie Tait Road Edinburgh EH9 3FD GB
Event details
"Decolonisation", especially in the context of "Decolonising the Curriculum", has been a hot - and sometimes controversial - topic worldwide since it came to widespread attention after the Rhodes Must Fall protest movement began in Cape-Town, and spurred other action against colonial symbolism and legacies in Universities worldwide.
However, "decolonisation" is an inherently complex topic, and it is not necessarily obvious to practitioners in disciplines such as STEM how it applies to their work; or, indeed, how it applies in different countries!
Starting from the implicit context - colonisation, past and present - I will present some models for how we can apply "decolonisation" to Physics in Scotland - both in the curriculum, and perhaps in the practice itself - and raise some of the philosophical conflicts we need to address in this process."
About EDI open lunchtime meetings
Physics & Astronomy Equality, Diversity & Inclusion lunchtime meetings - everyone in the School is welcome - both students and staff. Most meetings are at lunchtime. Our aim is to discuss and learn on how to be the best physicists we can be. We host a range of speakers - from our own students and staff to Nobel prize winners - on topics including physics education, outreach, gender & physics, race & physics, decolonising physics, as well as discussing current physics & astronomy research!.