Decolonising UK Earth Science pedagogy - from the hidden histories of our geological institutions to inclusive curricula

英国地球科学教育学的非殖民化——从我们地质机构的隐藏历史到包容性课程

• 批准号: AH/W008726/1
• 负责人: Rebecca Williams
• 金额: $ 12.86万
• 依托单位: University of Hull
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2022 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=AH%2FW008726%2F1
• 关键词: Decolonising; UK; Earth; Science; pedagogy

The dominance of western Earth Sciences (i.e. geology and geosciences) discourses continues to (re)appropriate the contributions of the 'Other-indigenous' populations. At the end of the 18th century rocks, minerals and ores were considered part of the broad domain of natural history. Geology's status as a discrete academic activity remained underdeveloped but became fashionable as a scientific pursuit amongst European elite classes. Geology as an academic discipline emerged as a specialised branch of science by the colonial state, as a distinct scientific and exploitative discipline. The foundations of the discipline, and the institutions that arose during this time, benefitted from and perpetuated resource extraction, knowledge extraction and was an essential tool for Imperial expansion.The historical utilitarian identity of geology over the years remains and reinforces an ongoing bias for the subject. The narrative of geology is one that is still a science for extraction - of mineral resources, of rare fossil specimens, of data and knowledge. This is amply demonstrated in the prioritisation of practice, production, and profit across all its reports. While detailing extraction processes, documenting quality of products, and describing the search for new deposits, and other geological phenomena (e.g. fossils) what remains absent from the discourse is the contribution of nameless and more importantly faceless individuals who were the key interlocutors and explorers in this Imperial enterprise. A look at the documents and reports to promote geological education reinforces this airbrushing of engagement of local or indigenous participants and their knowledge.This form continues even today. The colonial legacy of Earth Science is not known or understood by many practitioners of the discipline today - that we cannot study colonialism without geology, nor geology without colonialism. The influence of this hidden history on university curricula adds to the perception (and reality) of Earth Science as a white, western dominated subject and enhances the hostile environment often cited for the continuing lack of diversity in the discipline. Thus, tackling these two key issues are essential for improving the diversity of those entering and being retained within Earth Science education, research and work. This project aims to work towards resolving these issues by (1) collaboratively exploring the unrecognised knowledge upon which the foundational institutions of Earth Science is built and how this legacy creates modern day inequity in our discipline and (2) to begin dismantling this inequity by taking a decolonising Earth Science pedagogy and curriculum approach. We partner with the British Geological Survey, the Geological Society of London, the Royal Geographical Society - IBG, and include representatives from Diversity in Geoscience-UK and Black in Geoscience in order to co-create knowledge and resources to drive sector-wide change. Our interdisciplinary team comprises expertise from history, geology, geography, pedagogy and historical geography. We are a team that also is gender diverse and centres two early career researchers from historically excluded groups, who have intersectional identities. The project will train these ECR in new skills and support their career development.

西方地球科学（即地质学和地球科学）话语的主导地位继续（重新）适当的“土著”人口的贡献。在世纪末，岩石、矿物和矿石被认为是自然历史的一部分。地质学作为一种独立的学术活动，其地位仍然不发达，但在欧洲精英阶层中成为一种时髦的科学追求。地质学作为一门学科，是殖民地国家作为科学的一个专门分支出现的，是一门独特的科学和剥削性学科。这一学科的基础和在此期间出现的机构受益于并延续了资源开采和知识提取，是帝国扩张的重要工具。多年来地质学的历史功利主义身份仍然存在，并加强了对该学科的持续偏见。地质学的叙述仍然是一门提取矿产资源、稀有化石标本、数据和知识的科学。这在其所有报告中对实践、生产和利润的优先排序中得到了充分的证明。虽然详细介绍了提取过程，记录了产品的质量，并描述了寻找新的矿床和其他地质现象（例如化石），但话语中仍然缺少的是无名的贡献，更重要的是无名的个人，他们是这个帝国企业的关键对话者和探险家。只要看一看促进地质教育的文件和报告，就能加强这种对当地或土著参与者及其知识的粉饰，这种形式甚至延续到今天。地球科学的殖民遗产是不知道或理解的许多从业者今天的纪律-我们不能研究殖民主义没有地质学，也没有殖民主义的地质学。这种隐藏的历史对大学课程的影响增加了地球科学作为一个白色，西方主导的学科的看法（和现实），并加强了经常被引用的学科持续缺乏多样性的敌对环境。因此，解决这两个关键问题对于改善进入和留在地球科学教育，研究和工作中的多样性至关重要。该项目旨在通过以下方式解决这些问题：（1）合作探索地球科学基础机构建立的未被认可的知识，以及这种遗产如何在我们的学科中创造现代不平等;（2）通过采取非殖民化的地球科学教学法和课程方法，开始消除这种不平等。我们与英国地质调查局，伦敦地质学会，皇家地理学会- IBG合作，并包括来自英国地球科学多样性和地球科学黑人的代表，以共同创造知识和资源，推动全行业的变革。我们的跨学科团队包括历史，地质，地理，教育学和历史地理学的专业知识。我们是一个团队，也是性别多样性和中心两个早期的职业研究人员从历史上被排斥的群体，谁具有交叉的身份。该项目将培训这些ECR掌握新技能，并支持他们的职业发展。

项目成果

Volcanologists—who are we and where are we going?

火山学家——我们是谁，我们要去哪里？

• DOI: 10.1007/s00445-022-01547-7
• 发表时间: 2022
• 期刊: Bulletin of Volcanology
• 影响因子: 3.5
• 作者: Kavanagh, Janine L.;Annen, Catherine J.;Burchardt, Steffi;Chalk, Caitlin;Gallant, Elisabeth;Morin, Julie;Scarlett, Jazmin;Williams, Rebecca
• 通讯作者: Williams, Rebecca

Decolonising UK Earth Science pedagogy - from the hidden histories of our geological institutions to inclusive curricula

英国地球科学教育学的非殖民化——从我们地质机构的隐藏历史到包容性课程

• DOI: 10.5194/egusphere-egu23-13760
• 发表时间: 2023
• 作者: Williams R

Changing the narrative: the hidden histories of British colonial mineral exploitation in Africa

改变叙述：英国殖民非洲矿产开采的隐秘历史

• DOI: 10.5194/egusphere-egu23-15959
• 发表时间: 2023
• 作者: Raji D