[FUN_Mail] Gender and Race representation in textbooks discussion - June 2, 4 pm EST

[Karen Gunther]

AmyJo -

My two summer interns are interested in sitting in, too, so I'll try to get us all on our OWL in one of the classrooms.  They're both white men, so they're already represented in the textbooks, but they're still interested.  😊

- Karen


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Subject: [FUN_Mail] Gender and Race representation in textbooks discussion - June 2, 4 pm EST

Hello FUN friends,

Do the textbooks you use have a balance of different genders and races represented? We know that students benefit immensely from seeing people like them in aspirational roles, yet, for many students, this may not be possible when reading neuroscience textbooks.

Join us June 2 at 4 pm EST<https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUtfuyrpzwiE9NXcw4szmpRFxfzb_0CrZQe> as we continue thinking about ways to thrive in the changing landscape of higher education. This month we focus on representation in neuroscience textbooks.

Drs. Rachel Bristol and Shannon Eaton will discuss their ongoing efforts to quantify the racial and gender representation of images and illustrations in 10 of the most commonly used neuroscience textbooks. The discussion will include comparisons across standard images (like the diagram of the sympathetic/parasympathetic nervous systems) as well as an overall comparison of gender and race across textbooks. Make more informed decisions about class materials for next academic year!

Friday, June 2, 4 pm (EST) registration Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUtfuyrpzwiE9NXcw4szmpRFxfzb_0CrZQe

Here’s hoping your semester and grading are behind you or at least very close at hand by the time you join us this Friday!

Best,
Your FUN First Friday team
Shannon, Barbara, David and Amy Jo

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Amy Jo Stavnezer, PhD
Professor of Neuroscience and Psychology College of Wooster Member, Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience<http://funfaculty.org/>
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