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.
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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.
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 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 an understanding of 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, 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 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. Amazing stuff!
In this episode, we speak to our guest, Dr. Danny Morales-Doyle on the praxis of abolition. Dr. Morales-Doyle is an Assistant Professor at the University of Illinois-Chicago and has been developing his work through a lens on Justice Centered Science Pedagogy.
Banner Image: CPS Chemistry Students to Study Toxic Metals, Environmental Racism (Creative Commons / © 2013, Jeremy Atherton)
THIS EPISODE WILL BE AVAILABLE TUESDAY OCTOBER 23RD
In this episode, LaToya and Atasi return to a concept of Abolition Science. They recap some themes that came out of Dr. Crystal T. Laura’s and Robert P. Robinson’s interview. So what is abolition science exactly? Check this episode out!
Dr. Crystal T. Laura, Associate Professor of Educational Leadership at Chicago State University, shares her wisdom to break down what abolition could mean and look like in schools.
What are some of the historical legacies of abolition? Listen to Doctoral candidate of Urban Education at The Graduate Center, City University of New York, Robert P. Robinson, talk about the concept, ideals and action of abolition. What does it mean? What does it have to do with us today?
It’s here! Our first episode. Listen in and find out what this series is really about.
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