The document discusses science and technology popularization efforts in Colombia and India, highlighting some of the challenges and opportunities. It notes that while both countries have policies supporting science popularization for all, the experiences tend to lack critical approaches and evaluation. The research aims to take a feminist perspective in examining popularization experiences and whether they could promote a more plural and just understanding of science. It also explores the potential for science education to connect to traditional practices and be relevant beyond textbooks.

1. The fringes of science and technology popularization : Feminist connections between multiple subjectivities in two southern countries Tania Pérez Bustos PhD Scholar Pedagogical National University – Colombia Research Advisor: Dr. Rocío Rueda Ortiz Fieldwork supervisors in India: Dr. A.R. Vasavi – Carol Upadhya

2. What is Science and Technology Popularization?

3. Why Colo mbia and India? Why Colombia and India?

4. Just Casual Connections? “ To develop the scientific temper, humanism and the spirit of enquiry and reform ” – Indian Constitution 1954 “ Special support will be provided for programmes that seek to popularize and promote science and technology in all parts of the country. Programmes will also be developed to promote learning and dissemination of science through the various national languages, to enable effective science communication at all levels”. – Indian Science and Technology Policy 2003 “ The state will generate incentives and will offer special benefits to people and institutions that develop and promote science and technology and other cultural manifestiations” – Colombian Constitution 1991. The state will propitiate mechanisms to promote the demand of scientific knowledge from the different sectors of society, such as mass media, interactive science centers, science clubs, science fairs, scientific journalism, as well as through the generation of new educational models. Colombian Science and Technology Policy 2002

6. What is this research about? Science and Technology popularization ...

7. ... About women

8. The feminization hypothesis (tensionas and paradigms to be de-constructed) … Not just about women, about values as well Are the popularization experiences a new scenario of the so called Service/Caring economy ?

9. ... Also about subordination … of popularization to a gender biased production of knowledge

10. ... But as well about alternatives … Feminization of popularization as a door to understand science in a more plural and cognitive just way (although not unproblemátic)

11. Concrete connections

12. An afro-colombian teacher “ I want my students to see how there is science in the traditional practices that their granmothers undertake at home ... That is my goal to develop alternative science educational proposals beyond what the governmet demands for us to do”

13. An English teacher from Rajasthan “ I came to Agastya because I was motivated with the idea of transforming people’s lives through educational experiences beyond the textbook and the classroom”

14. Borderlands and fringes

16. Borderlands between women … the balance … the danger of making power rel a tiv e

17. Interior fringes Potential contradictions … potential dialogues with the daily life Pedagogical practices of science in the private domain Uncertainty, reflexivity, commitment