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On the need for an anticolonial perspective in engineering education and practice

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  • Srinjoy Mitra

    (University of Edinburgh)

  • Suvobrata Sarkar

    (Rabindra Bharati University)

  • Agomoni Ganguli-Mitra

    (University of Edinburgh)

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We examine the call for decolonising academic disciplines, and the extent which this applies to engineering. We argue that anticolonial endeavours should systematically recognise colonial legacy in contemporary science and technology, and reframe technological innovation in light of neocolonial extraction and exploitation.

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  • Srinjoy Mitra & Suvobrata Sarkar & Agomoni Ganguli-Mitra, 2023. "On the need for an anticolonial perspective in engineering education and practice," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-5, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:14:y:2023:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-023-43952-2
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-43952-2
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