Tuesday, February 7, 2012

How power influences knowledge

In higher education,donors can often exert substantial influence over the curriculum.

What is the relationship between knowledge and power?

When we think about this question,we normally assume that knowledge –that which we take to be “truth”–is separate from power. The problem is when “money”or “politics” influences knowledge.

Such an outlook forgets that it takes power to produce knowledge in the first place.

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