Research Area 8: Cultures of Knowledge, Research and Education
- RA 8 Description
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Knowledge is a key dimension of cultural and social processes. It is not only the targeted aim of research and therefore subject to specific conventions, standards and rules, but also tied up with phenomena such as subject formation, structures of power and mechanisms of social exclusions. Recent decades have brought a plethora of discussions around various facets of knowledge: from epistemological concepts of knowledge to embodied implicit knowing, from the marginalization of discourses under colonial and neo-colonial domination to a critique of the values of modern sciences as unbiased and based on impartiality.
Conceiving of knowledge, its production and utilization, as subject to historical change; the RA investigates the social and material production of it, cognitive aspects of individual and communal creation, their materialities, their empirical practices and transmission in research and education. This ranges from discussions of science studies to issues of post-colonial theory and decolonial practices, from discourse analysis to structures and formats of education at schools and universities, but also includes practices of knowledge production in transmodern cultures, religious contexts, technological and artistic formats.
The RA consequently adopts a broad interdisciplinary approach, exploring the so called cultures of knowledge, research and education from a wide range of analytic angles:political, historical, sociological, philosophical and media-theoretical perspectives are integrated into a processual approach to those cultures, thus highlighting the construction of knowledge and the subjects themselves.
The specific situation, status and social impact of humanities in general and the study of culture in particular has recently become a special issue of interest of this RA. The rise of right and left wing populism all over the world has paved the way for a critique of many core insights of the study of culture(s) and its knlowledge(s) processes in public debate.-If you are interested to connect with us do not hesitate to hit the contact us button or send an email to our speakers/ organizers of the RA-
- Speakers & Members
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Speakers
- Reqqa Salem Qubailat - Reqqa.Salem-Qubailat
- Emilio Aguas Rodriguez - Emilio.Aguas-Rodriguez
Active Members
- Emilio Aguas Rodriguez
- Reqqa Salem Qubailat
- Ievgen Bilyk
- Lena Nüchter
- Farouk El Maarouf
Past Members
- Fabian Pindus
- Ruben Pfizenmaier
- Laura Borchert
- Juan-Camilo Brigard
- Sarah Happersberger
- Jonathan Holst
- Florentine Schoog
- Dr. Philipp Lottholz
- Ruth Manstetten
- Edith Ruvalcaba-Galindo
- Tobias Schädel
- Juliane Saupe
- Giovana Possignolo
- Paola Solis
- Current Research Interests in our Area
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Current Research Interests in our Area
In recent years, Research Area 8 has addressed questions of hierarchies and power dynamics, epistemic gaps, situated knowledge and participation in contexts of empirical social research. The RA reflected the issue of shaping the relationship between researchers and researched persons/ communities from an epistemological perspective. We are interested in topics such as the status and social impact of humanities in general and in the study of culture, rise of right/left-wing populism, and innovative/alternative approaches to research and knowledge from the global south and around the world.
We also plan and co-organize events, workshops, keynotes, panel discussions, and round tables.
- Poster
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Events
Keynotes, lectures, seminars, colloquia and workshops where we have been involved recently.
