Abolition Science Radio

This episode explores how the coloniality of Western Science manifests in STEM education teaching, learning, reform, and research. I describe three models: the Assimilationist, the Capitalist, and the Imperialist model.

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Episode 7 is an invitation to you, the listeners, to facilitate you own ItAG. I walk you through the process undertaken in this dissertation so you can coordinate your own group.

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In this episode, I explain how Abolition Science and Black Feminist Futurity were the bridges that allowed me to transition from the theoretical aspect of my dissertation to research and action. I also revisit the Critical Ethnic Studies in STEM ItAG and discuss the differences between ethnic studies and critical ethnic studies. 

This episode describes how the launch of Sputnik established outer space as the next frontier to be conquered and codified the coloniality of Western Science into STEM education.

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Episode four of the Coloniality, Western Science, and Critical Ethnic Studies in STEM dissertation, continues to examine the coloniality of Western Science using modern medicine as the example.

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In this episode, I use a critical transdisciplinary approach to explore how the colonial history of Western Science impacts science practices today. Three theories, Black geographies, settler colonialism, and decoloniality are woven together to demonstrate how Western Science grew to what it is today. Botany, and specifically the history of quinine from the Cinchona bark, are used to exemplify the historical present.

In this episode, I give an overview of the research setting, which took place in an Inquiry to Action Group hosted by the New York Collective of Radical Educators (NYCoRE). I interviewed Dr. Natalia Ortiz, a long-time member of NYCoRE, to get the history of NYCoRE and ItAGs.

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Welcome to the first episode of the Coloniality, Western Science, and Critical Ethnic Studies in STEM Education dissertation. This episode introduces the dissertation and provides an overview of what’s to come.

We're back for season 5! Tune in as we kickoff the new season, introduce the newest member of Abolition Science, and discuss what abolition means to each of us.

Join us as we say goodbye to season 4! We share some final thoughts on the season, give some much deserved shout outs, and share the sneakiest of peeks into season 5.

In part 1 of our two part series on Science, Consent, and Centering Survivors we speak with twerk enthusiast and ratchet revolutionary Jewel the Gem. We discuss abolition as a praxis of love, centering survivors to transform systems, and the historical legacy of anti-Black racism in the medical industrial complex.

Trigger/Content Warning: This episode does talk about domestic violence, sexual assault, and rape which begins around 14 minutes.

Abolition as education in practice, generative pedagogy, and reimagining the classroom space are the focal points of our conversation with Dr. Carmen Kynard. We discuss how Black Feminism is an imaginary practice that allows us to resist, disrupt, and create.

In this episode, we speak with Jeffrey Yoo Warren, an artist, community scientist, illustrator, and researcher. Jeffrey’s work aims to disrupt and dismantle the dominant framing of knowledge production by connecting with predecessor science and creating instruments for multiple worlds.

In this episode we discuss critical numeracy, mathematics, and how numbers shape relationships in our society with former co-host Atasi Das.

Blackgirl geographies, radical love, and freedom lands are the focal point of our conversation with Loren Cahill. We discuss cartography as a settler colonial project and also explore the many lessons to be learned from Harriet Tubman in our fight for abolition.

We talk to the organizers of Tiny Tech Zines about their first zine fair, which centered technology-focused zines by BIPOC creators. We discuss the history and purpose of zines as well as TTZ’s intentional emphasis on care as part of their work

In this episode, we introduce season 4 and changes to the podcast.

In this episode, we speak to several members from Radical STEMM. They are a group of STEMM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Making) educators in the Bay Area committed to PK-12 education grounded in liberation pedagogy.

In this episode, we speak with the organizers from the Creating Balance in an Unjust World (CBUW) conference. This was CBUW’s 9th conference bringing together educators, parents, students, activists, and community members to explore the connections between STEAMM (science, technology, engineering, arts, mathematics, and making) education and social justice. The program was held at the University of Hawaii at Manoa in January 2020.

In this episode, we speak with several members from Color Coded. Color is a collective based in Tongva Land/Los Angeles, holding space for BIPOC to co-teach, co-create, and co-own technologies. We speak to them about how they organize in community and embody abolition.

In this episode, we speak with Stephanie Dinkins about artificial intelligence (AI) and algorithms. She is an artist that creates platforms to dialog about AI as it intersects with race, gender, aging, and our future histories.

In this episode, we speak with Dr. Devin A. Heyward, Assistant Professor of Sociology and Gender Studies about her work around genetic ancestry testing, DNA, and racial becoming. Dr. Heyward's work intersects Black diasporic studies, urban studies, psychology, history, and theatre. Check out this conversation as it crosses a wide range of issues and fields of study!

We're excited for the very first Abolition Science Reading Group starting April 23rd. We'll be reading Race after Technology by Dr. Ruha Benjamin, Associate Professor of African American Studies at Princeton University. RSVP on our website!

In this episode, we speak with Dr. Nathan Alexander, mathematics educator, researcher and James King, Jr. Visiting Professor of Mathematics Teaching at Morehouse College. Dr. Alexander's work aims to improve how we learn, our collective knowledge of justice and injustice, and our relationship with mathematics. Listen in as we talk with him about Afrofuturism and Black futurity and how he connects these concepts to mathematics education. 

In this episode, we speak with Assistant Professor of Mathematics Education at the University of Pittsburgh, Dr. Kari Kokka, on her work in mathematics education. Learn about trauma-informed care and radical healing and how she connects it to mathematics education.

In this episode, we have an informal conversation with fellow doctoral students, Robert P. Robinson and Wendy Barrales, about our experiences in graduate school. We highlight some ways BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) navigate the so-called “Ivory Tower”. What does it mean to critically engage and develop our work within an academic institution? Listen in to this candid conversation.

fresh season | new topics | dope guests

In this episode, we introduce new topics for season three and the amazing guests who will share their work.

Also, we introduce the first Abolition Science reading group. Check out our social media for details.

In this episode, we speak with Reuben Telushkin, a multimedia artist based in Detroit, Michigan and a Midwest regional organizer for Jewish Voice for Peace. He helps to unpack and define antisemitism as well as position this term in relation to global movements for justice for Palestine.

In part 3 of our Science in Palestine series, we highlight themes from The Second International Meeting in Science in Palestine. 

In part two of this series, we speak with two concerned scientists, Mario Martone and Marcelo Nomura, who were involved with organizing The Second International Meeting for Science in Palestine. They also introduce listeners to two of the organizations, Scientists for Palestine and Science for the People, that collaborated on this gathering which took place in November 2018 at Columbia University. 

In part one of the Science in Palestine series, we speak to Zeiad Abbas, executive director of (MECA) Middle East Children’s Alliance, about the history of Palestine. He connects his personal experience as a refugee from the Dheisheh Refugee Camp in the West Bank to a long history and struggle against military colonial occupation. Zeiad highlights the importance of learning from movements for justice globally and shares a new resource called Teach Palestine, a website for educators, students, and anyone interested in teaching and learning about Palestine.

We introduce our multi-part series on Science in Palestine. 

It’s been a while. But we’re back with an amazing season ahead of us. In this episode, we catch you up on where we’ve been and what we’ve been cookin’. Check out our intro to Season 2!

In this episode, we wrap with up some thoughts about this season, several shout-outs, and a peek into upcoming episodes. Thanks for listening in and we hope to see and hear from you soon!

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In this episode, we speak with Dr. Rochelle Gutiérrez about rehumanizing mathematics. As a professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, she engages in a discussion on her works in Political Conocimiento for Teaching Mathematics (2018), in Living Mathematx (2017), and on creative insubordination. 

In this episode, we speak to our guest, Judy Dow on a praxis of abolition. Judy Dow is a basketmaker and educator of over 30 years and is currently working on a book entitled Returning To Ourselves. She shares her praxis connecting mapping, stories, navigating the narrows, and learning from the land. 

In this episode, we speak to our guest, Dr. Danny Morales-Doyle, on a praxis of abolition. Dr. Morales-Doyle is an Assistant Professor at the University of Illinois-Chicago and has been developing a justice-centered science pedagogy. 

In this episode, we speak with two members from the Free Radicals Collective. They share some of their recent activities as a growing group of activist mathematicians and scientists. Catch this episode if you are interested in learning how some folks are organizing for a more socially just, equitable, and accountable science.

In this episode, LaToya and Atasi return to a concept of Abolition Science. They recap some themes that emerged from Dr. Crystal T. Laura’s and Robert P. Robinson’s interview. So what is abolition science? Listen in to find out. 

Listen in as Dr. Crystal T. Laura, Associate Professor of Educational Leadership at Chicago State University, shares her wisdom and breaks down what abolition could mean and look like in schools. 

What are some of the historical legacies of abolition? What does it mean for education? What does it have to do with us today? 

We speak with Robert P. Robinson, former high school English teacher and current doctoral student in Urban Education at CUNY Graduate Center, as he articulates connections between W.E.B. Du Bois' ideas and the Black Panther Party's Oakland Community School.

In this episode, we introduce the topic of Abolition Science. We also ourselves and discuss our ideas around science and mathematics in the classroom and in society. 

Get a glimpse into Abolition Science Radio through the snippets shared in this trailer.