Intersectionality and computing education: The journey of a scholar, Dr. Yolanda Rankin, towards a better computing future

Join us as we discuss Black feminist theory and intersectionality with Dr. Yolanda Rankin. She led us through the historical foundation and her hopes for the future of intersectionality, feminist scholarship, computing, and computing education. She discusses the messiness of the theory and challenges us to continue to muddle through that messiness so that we might do better as a discipline. The chat was both insightful and hopeful. Enjoy!

 

Name Drop

Dr. Jakita Owens, Auburn University

Dr. Shawna Erete, University of Maryland

bell hooks

Angela Y. Davis

Brittany Cooper

Patricia Hill Collins

Nicki Washington

 

Article mention

Ross, M. S. (2023). Let’s have that conversation: How limited epistemological beliefs exacerbates inequities and will continue to be a barrier to broadening participation. ACM Transactions on Computing Education, 23(2), 1-4.