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

Srinjoy Mitra (), Suvobrata Sarkar and Agomoni Ganguli-Mitra
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Srinjoy Mitra: University of Edinburgh
Suvobrata Sarkar: Rabindra Bharati University
Agomoni Ganguli-Mitra: University of Edinburgh

Nature Communications, 2023, vol. 14, issue 1, 1-5

Abstract: 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.

Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-43952-2

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