ReclaimingSTEM: A healing-centered counterspace model for inclusive science communication and policy training

Frontiers in Communication

Communication

Robert N. Ulrich¹  Linh Anh Cat²  Kathleen K. Treseder²  Nic Bennett³  Evelyn Valdez-Ward⁴  Sunshine Menezes⁴  Allison H. Mattheis⁵  Tamara Marcus⁶ 

[1] Department of Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States;Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States;Department of Moody College of Communication, The Stan Richards School of Advertising and Public Relations, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, United States;Department of Natural Resources Science, College of the Environment and Life Sciences, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, United States;Division of Applied and Advanced Studies in Education, California State University Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States;Earth Systems Research Center, Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, United States;

关键词: science communication;    science policy;    inclusion;    intersectionality;    equity;    inclusive science;    counterspace;    healing-centered;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fcomm.2023.1026383

 received in 2022-08-24, accepted in 2023-02-24,  发布年份 2023

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

The dominant U.S. cultural norms shape science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), and in turn, these norms shape science communication, further perpetuating oppressive systems. Despite being a core scientific skill, science communication research and practice lack inclusive training spaces that center marginalized identities. We address this need with a healing-centered counterspace grounded in the key principles of inclusive science communication: ReclaimingSTEM. ReclaimingSTEM is a science communication and science policy training space that centers the experiences, needs, and wants of people from marginalized communities. ReclaimingSTEM problematizes and expands the definitions of “what counts” as science communication. We organize ReclaimingSTEM with intentionality, emphasizing inclusion at every part of the process. Since initiating in 2018, five ReclaimingSTEM workshops have been held in multiple locations, both in-person and virtually, reaching more than 700 participants from all over the globe. In this paper, we share our model for ReclaimingSTEM, reflections of workshop participants and speakers, barriers faced during organizing, and recommendations for creating truly inclusive practices in science communication spaces.

【 授权许可】

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Copyright © 2023 Valdez-Ward, Ulrich, Bennett, Cat, Marcus, Menezes, Mattheis and Treseder.