Riot
Riot

Seminar

2026
Against Data
Decolonizing Research

Against Data
AR-693, 2 Credits
17 - 18 November 2023
9:00 CET; BP4234 - 4th Floor BP, Blue City Lab

Chaired by Charlotte Malterre-Barthes, Kathlyn Kao

"“The academy needs the figure of the black: we are the analytical sites, the data, the experiment, the security guards, the cleaners, the administrative assistants, the nonnormative teachers, through which so much scholarship moves.” Katherine McKittrick, Dear Science and Other Stories

Decolonizing’, a term fashionably peppered across curricula, is a contested concept, weaponized and instrumentalized in political battles across global academia—and beyond. What does doing decolonized research actually entail? Can one decolonize one's own approach? Where do the signs of a decolonized research methodology surface? Can the academy be decolonized from within? RIOTRIOTRIOTRIOTRIOTRIOTRIOTRIOT RIOT RIOT RIOTRIOTRIOTRIOTRIOTRIOTRIOTRIOT RIOT RIOOrganized into three sessions, the seminar will explore diverse dimensions of citation practices:T. 


This seminar will interrogate the far-fetched claim of neutrality in research at large, and of doctoral research in particular, through the lens of decolonial research discourse. Together we will explore precedents and methodologies, understanding how decolonized approaches fundamentally change the nature of conventional academic research. The seminar is articulated around four sessions/roundtables that problematize/address:

1) Positioning
2) Subject & Intersections 
3) Tracking 
4) Data 

Each of the sessions will be organized as a roundtable discussion, including doctoral students, masters students, EPFL scholars and researchers, and external guests, providing a platform for critical reflection, dialogue, and collaboration on navigating the complexities of fieldwork across diverse research environments. This seminar should provide a rare platform for critical reflection, sustained dialogue, and collaborative reimagining - an opportunity to collectively navigate and challenge the complexities of conducting research across diverse environments while actively working toward decolonized methodologies.

Program, Forthcoming

Seminar

2026
Against Data
Decolonizing Research

Against Data
AR-693, 2 Credits
17 - 18 November 2023
9:00 CET; BP4234 - 4th Floor BP, Blue City Lab

Chaired by Charlotte Malterre-Barthes, Kathlyn Kao

"“The academy needs the figure of the black: we are the analytical sites, the data, the experiment, the security guards, the cleaners, the administrative assistants, the nonnormative teachers, through which so much scholarship moves.” Katherine McKittrick, Dear Science and Other Stories

Decolonizing’, a term fashionably peppered across curricula, is a contested concept, weaponized and instrumentalized in political battles across global academia—and beyond. What does doing decolonized research actually entail? Can one decolonize one's own approach? Where do the signs of a decolonized research methodology surface? Can the academy be decolonized from within? RIOTRIOTRIOTRIOTRIOTRIOTRIOTRIOT RIOT RIOT RIOTRIOTRIOTRIOTRIOTRIOTRIOTRIOT RIOT RIOOrganized into three sessions, the seminar will explore diverse dimensions of citation practices:T. 


This seminar will interrogate the far-fetched claim of neutrality in research at large, and of doctoral research in particular, through the lens of decolonial research discourse. Together we will explore precedents and methodologies, understanding how decolonized approaches fundamentally change the nature of conventional academic research. The seminar is articulated around four sessions/roundtables that problematize/address:

1) Positioning
2) Subject & Intersections 
3) Tracking 
4) Data 

Each of the sessions will be organized as a roundtable discussion, including doctoral students, masters students, EPFL scholars and researchers, and external guests, providing a platform for critical reflection, dialogue, and collaboration on navigating the complexities of fieldwork across diverse research environments. This seminar should provide a rare platform for critical reflection, sustained dialogue, and collaborative reimagining - an opportunity to collectively navigate and challenge the complexities of conducting research across diverse environments while actively working toward decolonized methodologies.

Program, Forthcoming