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Just Thinking: A Compilation Of Bio-Cultural Experiences, Mary Ferguson
Just Thinking: A Compilation Of Bio-Cultural Experiences, Mary Ferguson
Mary J. Ferguson, Ed. D.
Just Thinking journeys the cultural education of the author in poetry form. The content relates the spiritual, educational, family, and rural life of the author to a visual character of substance and self-existence.
The Interface Of Neoliberal Globalization, Science Education And Indigenous African Knowledges In Africa, Edward Shizha
The Interface Of Neoliberal Globalization, Science Education And Indigenous African Knowledges In Africa, Edward Shizha
Edward Shizha
In a globalized neo-colonial world, an insidious and often debilitating crisis of knowledge construction and legitimation does not only continue to undermine the local and indigenous knowledge systems, but it also perpetuates a neo-colonial and oppressive socio-cultural science educational system that debilitates the social and cultural identity of the indigenous African student. As Schissel and Wotherspoon (2003: vii) argue, "Educational relations are critical elements of our humanity and sociability." This paper explores the homogenizing effects of globalization and the oppressive forces of neo-colonialism that continue to work together to privilege "western-based scientific knowledge" at the expense of indigenous knowledge systems. …
Video: Body Languages: Choreographing Biology, Katja Kolcio
Video: Body Languages: Choreographing Biology, Katja Kolcio
Katja Kolcio Ph.D.
Co-taught by professors Manju Hingorani and Katja Kolcio at Wesleyan University, this course was an introduction to human biology. From scientific and choreographic perspectives, students practiced movement awareness and learned basic principles of choreography, and applied these skills to the exploration of human biology. Manju Hingorani, Professor of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry Katja Kolcio, Associate Professor of Dance and Environmental Studies