Date of Award
Spring 2022
Document Type
Thesis
Terms of Use
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Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Educational Studies Department, Biology Department
First Advisor
Edwin Mayorga
Second Advisor
Elizabeth Ann Vallen
Abstract
In this thesis, I explore how conceptions of western science and scientists invade the Swarthmore Biology department and how it impacts BIPOC students inside and outside the classroom. The findings indicate that BIPOC students are routinely harmed by many ideas conceived from colonialism. However, both students and faculty demonstrate resistance inside and outside the classroom. Inside the classroom, faculty members build strong relationships with students in small communities and negate Western science's claim of objectivity. Outside of the classroom, programs like the Biology Big Sibling-Little Sibling program are recentering BIPOC students and their lived experiences, effectively creating a community where BIPOC students can safely exist.
Recommended Citation
Ventura, Dulce G. , '22, "Resisting the Western Scientist Inside and Outside of the Collegiate Biology Classroom" (2022). Senior Theses, Projects, and Awards. 457.
https://works.swarthmore.edu/theses/457