Towards an Inclusive History of Science Communication

Siddharth Kankaria (National Centre for Biological Sciences, India)
Paige Jarreau (LifeOmic)
Argha Manna
Elizabeth Rasekoala (African Gong: The PanAfrican Network for the Popularization of Science & Technology and Science Communication)
Amelia Bonea
This session was offered as part of the 2021 Inclusive SciComm Symposium. For more information, visit inclusivescico...
Abstract: There is growing awareness about the role of science communication in diversifying and decolonising science. But what about the need for diversifying and decolonising our understanding of science communication itself?
The practice, research and teaching of science communication today continues to be dominated by Eurocentric, Anglophone and heteronormative paradigms. There is an urgent need for decolonising our understanding of science communication by acknowledging, embracing and celebrating the wide diversity of knowledge sharing approaches employed by people across time, cultures and continents.
Our session will serve as a primer for understanding and moving towards an inclusive history of science communication. It will provide an introduction to historically diverse ways of exchanging knowledge, discuss the pivotal role of visual storytelling in the history of science, and highlight the importance of engaging with a more global history of science communication to address present-day issues.