astronomy has a colonialism problem

my desperate plea for scientists to give a shit about imperialism Support my work and participate in our upcoming virtual bookclub at Resources for Palestinian Solidarity: #heading= References: Music: “Gamar” by 47SOUL “Al Kufiya Arabiya“ by Shadia Mansour “The Anthem (Nashid Al Intifada)“ by Marcel Khalifa Libyan Zamzamat: “Aloha ’Oe“ by Henry Kapono, Israel Kamakawiwoʻole (Bruddah Iz), Cyril Pahinui, Roland Cazimero: Collaborators: Research Support by @LostFutures1 Editing Support by @costanzapolastri Production Support by Samia Zaidi Script feedback and voiceovers by all those people in addition to @elliotsayshello and Sarah El-Azab Chapters 00:00:00 - Cold Open 00:02:31 - Introduction 00:05:34 - Act 1: A Telescope Controversy 00:36:37 - An Aside on Palestinian Liberation 01:32:17 - Act 2: The Colonial Premise 02:05:48 - An Emotional Coda 02:28:09 - Praxis Postscript 02:43:32 - Conclusion 02:49:50 - Credits