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Astronomy and colonial conflicts
Jonas Enander
WhenFriday 18 November 2022
Who can comeAudience not recorded
Abstract
In 2014, protesters from the indigenous people of Hawai’i blocked the groundbreaking ceremony for the Thirty Meter Telescope on Mauna Kea. The conflict highlighted how astronomy has a colonial dimension that is still present today. In this talk I will discuss the colonial history of astronomy, as well as current conflicts. After the talk, I invite everyone to have a joint discussion around the question: Does our knowledge of the universe come with a social and moral cost?