Teaching Queering Physics

Götschel, Helene

doi:10.1163/9789004331068_005

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“…Although gender, class, and race as well as other categories of social inequality might not be visible in physics at first sight, masculinity, whiteness, and heteronormativity [6] are hidden messages in the teaching and presentation of physics in the lecture theatre and beyond. My…”

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“…For example, material bodies, their physical characteristics, and associated natural laws have been named almost exclusively after white male actors. These historical accounts on one hand reflect that women, working-class minorities, queer people and people of colour hardly had access to physics education for centuries-a tradition that left its mark until today [6,7]. On the other hand, these accounts…”

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Invited, Valued and Welcome? Negotiating Diversity and Equity in Physics

Götschel¹

2022

Proceedings of 41st International Conference on High Energy Physics — PoS(ICHEP2022)

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For several years now, women and minorities have got encouraged to choose physics programs and to enter physics faculties. Nevertheless, physics and in particular high energy physics, is a field of research strongly associated with cleverness and masculinity. Barely less elitist is the image of physics and physicists in general, be it in public (e.g. parents) and media (e.g. 'Big Bang Theory') or be it at school and university. Especially newcomers struggle with this imaginary gate keeper. Next to talent and diligence, physics students need a great deal of confidence and believe in their abilities as future physicists. It is therefore not enough to invite women and minorities to enter physics programs. Instead, we must understand the gendered, classed, and raced image of physics in its policy of knowledge-producing processes. And we need to overcome the reproduction of the 'hidden curriculum' while teaching physics. Therefore, we have to reflect on the power of norms and exclusions in the culture, representation, and teaching of physics. The aim should be to make diverse people feel more valued and welcome in physics.

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