Contents

pp v-vii

Series Editor Preface

pp viii-ix

Notes on Contributors

pp x-xix

Acknowledgements

pp xx-xxii

Introduction: Race and Sociocultural Inclusion in Science Communication – Global Contemporary Issues

pp 1-16

PART I - The Practice(s) of Science Communication: Challenges and Opportunities for Race, Gender, Language and Epistemic Diversity, Representation, and Inclusion

pp 17-18

1 - Inclusion Is More Than an Invitation: Shifting Science Communication in a Science Museum

pp 19-34

2 - Communicating Science on, to, and with Racial Minorities during Pandemics

pp 35-47

3 - Breaking the Silos: Science Communication for Everyone

pp 48-62

4 - Building Capacity for Science Communication in South Africa: Afrocentric Perspectives from Mathematical Scientists

pp 63-82

PART II - Science Communication in the Global South: Leveraging Indigenous Knowledge, Cultural Emancipation, and Epistemic Renaissance for Innovative Transformation

pp 83-84

5 - Challenges of Epistemic Justice and Diversity in Science Communication in Mexico: Imperatives for Radical Re-positioning towards Transformative Contexts of Social Problem-Solving, Cultural Inclusion, and Trans-disciplinarity

pp 85-99

6 - Past, Present, and Future: Perspectives on the Development of an Indigenous Science Communication Agenda in Nigeria

pp 100-114

7 - Harnessing Indigenous Knowledge Systems for Socially Inclusive Science Communication: Working towards a ‘Science for Us, with Us’ Approach to Science Communication in the Global South

pp 115-129

8 - Indigenous Science Discourse in the Mainstream: The Case of ‘Mātauranga and Science’ in New Zealand Science Review

pp 130-146

PART III - The Decolonisation Agenda in Science Communication: Deconstructing Eurocentric Hegemony, Ideology, and Pseudo-historical Memory

pp 147-148

9 - Decolonising Initiatives in Action: From Theory to Practice at the Museum of Us

pp 149-159

10 - Falling from Normalcy? Decolonisation of Museums, Science Centres, and Science Communication

pp 160-175

11 - African Challenges and Opportunities for Decolonised Research-Led Innovation and Communication for Societal Transformation

pp 176-187

12 - Decolonising Science Communication in the Caribbean: Challenges and Transformations in Community-Based Engagement with Research on the ABCSSS Islands

pp 188-206

PART IV - The Globally Diverse History of Science Communication: Deconstructing Notions of Science Communication as a Modern Western Enterprise

pp 207-208

13 - Shen Kua's Meng Hsi Pi T’an (c 1095 CE): China's First Notebook Encyclopaedia as a Science Communication Text

pp 209-221

14 - Making Knowledge Visible: Artisans, Craftsmen, Printmakers, and the Knowledge Sharing Practices of 19th-Century Bengal

pp 222-238

Conclusion: Advancing Globally Inclusive Science Communication – Bridging the North–South Divide through Decolonisation, Equity, and Mutual Learning

pp 239-248

Index

pp 249-257