{"607140":{"#nid":"607140","#data":{"type":"news","title":"CEISMC Hosts \u201cRepresentation Matters: Black Images in STEM\u201d","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThis spring, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ceismc.gatech.edu\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ECEISMC\u003C\/a\u003E hosted a discussion panel called \u0026ldquo;Representation Matters: Black Images in STEM\u0026rdquo; that followed a screening of \u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt1825683\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EBlack Panther\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E at Regal Atlantic Station. Panelists hailed from a variety of fields, professional backgrounds and universities. They reflected on the film and discussed how figures in media can illuminate opportunities in STEM for young people.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.bettinalove.com\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EDr. Bettina Love\u003C\/a\u003E, Associate Professor of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/coe.uga.edu\/directory\/departments\/educational-theory-practice\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EEducational Theory and Practice\u003C\/a\u003E at the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.uga.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EUniversity of Georgia\u003C\/a\u003E, was one of the panelists.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;\u003Cem\u003EBlack Panther\u003C\/em\u003E gives us a place to imagine,\u0026rdquo; Love said during the event. \u0026ldquo;And our imagination is our way \u0026mdash; our creativity is our way \u0026mdash; to fight oppression.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAudiences have praised \u003Cem\u003EBlack Panther\u003C\/em\u003E for its portrayal of Africans as scientific innovators. For example, the character Shuri is a young African woman and an accomplished inventor. She develops advanced technology, including the high-tech Black Panther suit worn by her brother T\u0026rsquo;Challa. The panel noted that representation through characters like Shuri fosters pride in African cultures and celebrates Black innovators in STEM.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPanel members also discussed how the film might have impacted them if it came out when they were in middle or high school. \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.idaewor.com\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EHope Idaewor\u003C\/a\u003E, a first year M.S. student in the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/mshci.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EHuman Computer Interaction\u003C\/a\u003E program at Georgia Tech, believes the story would have broadened her awareness of the creative aspects of STEM.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;[In middle school] I already kind of knew that I wanted to be in tech \u0026hellip; but I never necessarily had a sense of assurance of the direction I wanted to go into,\u0026rdquo; Idaewor said. \u0026ldquo;I think this movie would have given me an interesting narrative of \u0026hellip; what computer science can be: this kind of eccentric, playful, interesting space where you are allowed to explore different creative parts of computer science and technology.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIdaewor, who moved to the United States from Nigeria when she was young, spoke about the impact the film might have had on her cultural identity. \u0026ldquo;Especially going through middle school and high school, there was a sense of negativity that came from my peers about being Nigerian and being from Africa,\u0026rdquo; she said. \u0026ldquo;I think [this narrative] would have definitely given me a stronger sense of identity \u0026mdash; and also just a stronger ability to be confident in my culture and to celebrate my culture.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe panel further discussed media as an influential tool that shapes how students view themselves and their peers.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;In the K-12 space or the K-7 space, children are highly impressionable,\u0026rdquo; said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.atlantapublicschools.us\/Page\/11952\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EDr. Diamond Jack\u003C\/a\u003E, founding principal of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.atlantapublicschools.us\/HollisInnovation\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EMichael R. Hollis Innovation Academy\u003C\/a\u003E. \u0026ldquo;They are going to determine what\u0026rsquo;s cool and what\u0026rsquo;s not based off of the models and off of the information that\u0026rsquo;s given to them.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EShe believes the impact that the film has on adults will influence the ways in which they interact with children.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Adults create the space and create the support \u0026hellip; to push children to do what they think they want to do,\u0026rdquo; Jack said. \u0026ldquo;Adults understand the importance \u0026hellip; of the pride we have [in our culture], and it\u0026rsquo;s starting to roll out into the classroom in terms of what we say to kids, how we teach the kids, and this pride about being African American.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe panel demonstrated that representation on screens and representation in STEM do matter. Films like \u003Cem\u003EBlack Panther\u003C\/em\u003E generate meaningful conversations that are important steps to making STEM education accessible to all.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWritten by: Rosemary Pitrone - CEISMC Communications\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Discussion Panel Reflects on Black Panther"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThis spring, CEISMC hosted a discussion panel called \u0026ldquo;Representation Matters: Black Images in STEM\u0026rdquo; that followed a screening of \u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt1825683\/\u0022\u003EBlack Panther\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E at Regal Atlantic Station. Panelists, who hailed from a variety of fields and professional backgrounds, reflected on the film and discussed how figures in media can illuminate opportunities in STEM for young people.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The discussion followed a screening of Black Panther and panelists hailed from a variety of fields and backgrounds."}],"uid":"28054","created_gmt":"2018-06-18 17:16:38","changed_gmt":"2018-06-18 18:05:31","author":"Steven Taylor","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2018-06-18T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2018-06-18T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"607142":{"id":"607142","type":"image","title":"Representation Matters: Black Images in STEM","body":null,"created":"1529344579","gmt_created":"2018-06-18 17:56:19","changed":"1529344579","gmt_changed":"2018-06-18 17:56:19","alt":"Representation Matters: Black Images in STEM","file":{"fid":"231587","name":"BlackImagesISTEM.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/BlackImagesISTEM.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/BlackImagesISTEM.png","mime":"image\/png","size":1718275,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/BlackImagesISTEM.png?itok=phIuJ_-c"}}},"media_ids":["607142"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/ceismc.gatech.edu","title":"CEISMC"},{"url":"https:\/\/mediaspace.gatech.edu\/media\/Black+Images+in+STEM+-+Panel+Introductions\/1_r2qif0j3\/94470041","title":"VIDEO - Panel Introduction"},{"url":"https:\/\/mediaspace.gatech.edu\/media\/Black+Images+in+STEM+-+Question+1\/1_hjdme57a\/94470041","title":"VIDEO - Panel Question 1"},{"url":"https:\/\/mediaspace.gatech.edu\/media\/Black+Images+in+STEM+-+Queston+3\/1_4ojwbr6m\/94470041","title":"VIDEO - Panel Question 2"},{"url":"https:\/\/mediaspace.gatech.edu\/media\/Black+Images+in+STEM+-+Queston+3\/1_4ojwbr6m\/94470041","title":"VIDEO - Panel Question 3"},{"url":"https:\/\/mediaspace.gatech.edu\/media\/Black+Images+in+STEM+Audience+-+Q+%26+A\/1_f1bime2n\/94470041","title":"VIDEO - Audience Q \u0026 A to Panel"}],"groups":[{"id":"361651","name":"Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics and Computing (CEISMC)"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"411","name":"CEISMC"},{"id":"178350","name":"Black Images in STEM"},{"id":"178351","name":"Representation Matters"},{"id":"177417","name":"The Black Panther"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39511","name":"Public Service, Leadership, and Policy"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETamara Pearson, Ph.D.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nAssociate Director of School and Community Engagement\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nCenter for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics and Computing (CEISMC)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nGeorgia Tech\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n817 W. Peachtree Street NW, Suite 300\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nAtlanta, GA 30308\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPhone:\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca class=\u0022OWAAutoLink\u0022 href=\u0022tel:404.894.6179\u0022 id=\u0022LPlnk114024\u0022\u003E404.894.5185\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nFax:\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca class=\u0022OWAAutoLink\u0022 href=\u0022tel:404.894.9675\u0022 id=\u0022LPlnk201251\u0022\u003E404.894.9675\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Ca class=\u0022OWAAutoLink\u0022 href=\u0022mailto:tamara.pearson@ceismc.gatech.edu\u0022 id=\u0022LPlnk260660\u0022\u003Etamara.pearson@ceismc.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["tamara.pearson@ceismc.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}