A recent article published in the Journal of Chemical Education describes the development of a Feminism and Science course at East Carolina University (ECU) that was offered at the university. The course, the authors argue, should serve as a “model” for other educators to learn from, “present[ing] this work as an example of a transformative pedagogical model to dismantle White supremacy in Chemistry.”
The article, titled “A Special Topic Class in Chemistry on Feminism and Science as a Tool to Disrupt the Dysconcious Racism in STEM,” argues for a pedagogical framework based on “Critical Race Theory and intersectional feminism.”
One of their goals “was to shine light, through this process, [on] how scientific epistemology and culture have strong links with capitalism, enslavement, colonization, and exploitation of female-bodied folks.”
[Hmmm. Let’s game that out. If science is racist, then where did this racism originate? Almost entirely in higher-education institutions — colleges and universities. Perhaps we should shut down all colleges and universities in the name of ending systemic racism. We should certainly stop all public funding of them until we get to the bottom of how science is racist. — Ed]
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