The Subjectification of Black Engineering Educators: A Posthumanist Cartography

Siddique Motala, Khaled M. Abo-Al-Ez, Marco Adonis

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Abstract

We are three Black engineering educators in South Africa who are inspired by the work of Ezekiel Dixon-Román and Eve Tuck. We critique several so-called “universal truths” that are apparent in engineering education from a posthumanist standpoint and focus on the subjectification of Black engineering academics. We draw a cartography of engineering education, to show how subjectivities are influenced by powerful agencies. The cartography gives an idea of the potestas that is exerted upon educators as a result of historical forces. We then give an idea of the potentia that is possible through micro-instances of activism.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)147-156
Number of pages10
JournalQualitative Inquiry
Volume29
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2023
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Black subjectivity
  • cartography
  • engineering education
  • post-qualitative
  • posthumanism

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Anthropology
  • Social Sciences (miscellaneous)

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