Dr Munira Raji Raji-Idowu
Decolonising UK Earth Science pedagogy - from the hidden histories of our geological institutions to inclusive curricula
People Involved
Professor Trevor Burnard
Dr Rebecca Williams Rebecca.Williams@hull.ac.uk
Reader in Volcanology
Dr Nicholas Evans N.J.Evans@hull.ac.uk
Senior Lecturer in Diaspora History & Deputy Director of the Wilberforce Institute
Geology Uprooted! Decolonising the Curriculum for Geologists (2022)
Journal Article
Rogers, S. L., Dowey, N., Lau, L., Sheikh, H., & Williams, R. (2022). Geology Uprooted! Decolonising the Curriculum for Geologists. Geoscience Communication, 5(3), 189–204. https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-2021-35Geology is colonial. It has a colonial past and a colonial present. Most of the knowledge that we accept as the modern discipline of geology was founded during the height of the post-1700 European empire's colonial expansion. Knowledge is not neutral... Read More about Geology Uprooted! Decolonising the Curriculum for Geologists.