Abolition Science Radio

Apr 11 2023 44 ep. 41 mins 122
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Abolition Science Radio explores science and math delinked from racial capitalism, imperialism, and oppression - a science and math that serves all people.

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Reflections

Apr 11 2023 25 mins  
In the final episode of the Coloniality, Western Science, and Critical Ethnic Studies in STEM dissertation, I offer some reflections and thoughts about the ideas and concepts presented throughout. For transcripts click here.

Colonial Models of Science Education

Apr 04 2023 23 mins  
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. Click here for transcripts.

The Invitation

Mar 21 2023 22 mins  
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. Please click here for the a transcript of the episode

Abolition Science & Black Feminist Futurity

Mar 14 2023 57 mins  
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.

The After Life of Sputnik

Mar 07 2023 27 mins  
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. Click here for the transcript to this episode.

Way Back When

Feb 28 2023 31 mins  
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. For transcripts and references, please visit https://www.abolitionscience.org/lsdissertation

The Historical Present

Feb 07 2023 38 mins  
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

Critical Ethnic Studies in STEM ItAG

Jan 31 2023 28 mins  
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. Transcripts for each episode can be found here.

The Ways in Which

Jan 24 2023 28 mins  
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.

Season 5 Intro

Nov 20 2021 51 mins  
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.