Emancipating data science for Black and Indigenous students via liberatory datasets and curricula

Abstract

Despite findings highlighting the severe underrepresentation of women and minoritized groups in data science, most scholarly research has focused on new methodologies, tools, and algorithms as opposed to who data scientists are or how they learn their craft. This paper proposes that increased representation in data science can be achieved via advancing the curation of datasets and pedagogies that empower Black, Indigenous, and other minoritized people of color to enter the field. This work contributes to our understanding of the obstacles facing minoritized students in the classroom and solutions to mitigate their marginalization.

Keywords

• data harms
• data science
• liberatory pedagogy
• curricula
• data justice