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| 7 Sep || -- || NO MEETING ||
| 14 Sep || History: Darwin & slavery || Chris (unless someone wants to volunteer) || Desmond and Moore, pp xxi, 1-7, 18-26, 32-44.
| 14 Sep || History: Darwin & slavery || Chris || Desmond and Moore, pp xxi, 1-7, 18-26, 32-44.
| 21 Sep || History: Mismeasure of Men || Chris (unless someone wants to volunteer) || Gould, pp. 19-72; investigate the controversy
| 21 Sep || History: Mismeasure of Men || Chris || Gould, pp. 19-72; investigate the controversy
| 28 Sep || History: Ecology || Austin and Kevin || Environmental/Ecological History [https://www.jstor.org/stable/3984909?seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents] [https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/environmentalisms-racist-history], Contemporary Racism in Ecology/Environmental Science [https://www.washington.edu/news/2020/08/13/systemic-racism-has-consequences-for-all-life-in-cities/] [https://science.sciencemag.org/content/sci/369/6510/eaay4497.full.pdf?casa_token=KqIcOZbaPb4AAAAA:LiUMi_H6HjHwx971SB5GE6G7xOJWtaBa9tN2bz-5CY4Z1NDAYtI_Cs-Bhuf0-gKk1MsDKB9uK_M1MQ]
| 19 Oct || Species naming issues || Sam ||
This week in class we will discuss species naming. Our starting point will be with the American Ornithological Society (who names birds in North America) and how they previously and currently have handled species naming with respect to birds named after people linked to slavery or other racist institutions (or people who otherwise did racist things). Please read the below statement (quite short), but also make sure to take a look at some of the embedded linked articles including the new guidelines, the 2019 proposal, and the policy enunciated two decades ago.
Read (1) the statement [https://americanornithology.org/statement-on-mccowns-longspur-naming-issue/ here] (quite short); also look at some of the embedded linked articles including the new 2019 guidelines. <br>
https://americanornithology.org/statement-on-mccowns-longspur-naming-issue/
(2) preprint [https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.08.09.243238v1 here] <br>
(3) historical background [https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/08/04/american-bird-names-colonialism-audubon/?arc404=true here]<br>
In addition, because all of this is so bird-centric, bring examples from your study taxa.
preprint of paper related to species naming in global north/south relative to how often names are in honor of people in global north:
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.08.09.243238v1
historical background for people who contributed a lot to ornithology and also did really terrible things https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2F2020%2F08%2F04%2Famerican-bird-names-colonialism-audubon%2F&amp;data=02%7C01%7Cchris.elphick%40uconn.edu%7Caac6730c9ac94c1936df08d8389f0a9e%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C637321603025004202&amp;sdata=j9WfXGQsDuJf5nX5QQeg2I1Lk3yJnnKVGcGEnp1FPGw%3D&amp;reserved=0
Optional: (1) "A medical school tradition comes under fire for racism" [https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/09/05/643298219/a-medical-school-tradition-comes-under-fire-for-racism] (2) Cultivating institutional transformation and sustainable STEM diversity in higher education through integrative faculty development [https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10755-013-9277-9]
| 9 Nov || Multi-cultural education: Teaching || Cindy and Kara || Videos: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwM7kYUGUzA (1)] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPutaPc9gB8 (2)] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgtinODaW78 (3)] <br> [https://www.npr.org/2020/09/30/918864226/want-to-dismantle-racism-in-science-start-in-the-classroom Podcast] <br> And pages 19 and 20 of [https://link.springer.com/article/10.1023/A:1012447230486 this article (Tables 1 and 2)] <br> Optional: [https://www.tolerance.org/professional-development/critical-practices-for-antibias-education-family-and-community-engagement especially the topic "Engagement with Community Issues and Problems"] <br>
| 16 Nov || Multi-cultural education: Mentoring || Andrew ||
| 16 Nov || Multi-cultural education: Mentoring || Andrew || Practical paper on mentorship: [https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ece3.5090 Emery et al. 2019] <br> Watch this [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwvVLt5ySrQ VIDEO] on mentorship for social change.
| 23 Nov || -- || NO MEETING ||
| 30 Nov || || ||
| 30 Nov || Wrap-up part 1: what will we do?|| || We've talked a lot, now we need to compile a list of things we can collectively do, assign jobs, and make a timeline. Bring ideas, but also think about what role you plan to take.
| 7 Dec || Wrap-up/next steps/summarize actions|| ||
| 7 Dec || Wrap-up part 2: how do we keep momentum going|| ||
14 Sep History: Darwin & slavery Chris Desmond and Moore, pp xxi, 1-7, 18-26, 32-44.
21 Sep History: Mismeasure of Men Chris Gould, pp. 19-72; investigate the controversy
Read (1) the statement here (quite short); also look at some of the embedded linked articles including the new 2019 guidelines.
(2) preprint here
(3) historical background here
Optional: (1) "A medical school tradition comes under fire for racism" [14] (2) Cultivating institutional transformation and sustainable STEM diversity in higher education through integrative faculty development [15]
9 Nov Multi-cultural education: Teaching Cindy and Kara Videos: (1) (2) (3)
And pages 19 and 20 of this article (Tables 1 and 2)
Optional: especially the topic "Engagement with Community Issues and Problems"
16 Nov Multi-cultural education: Mentoring Andrew Practical paper on mentorship: Emery et al. 2019
Watch this VIDEO on mentorship for social change.
30 Nov Wrap-up part 1: what will we do? We've talked a lot, now we need to compile a list of things we can collectively do, assign jobs, and make a timeline. Bring ideas, but also think about what role you plan to take.
7 Dec Wrap-up part 2: how do we keep momentum going