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"Making things" as decentering knowledge production 
Convenors:
Cassandra Mark-Thiesen (Africa Multiple Cluster of Excellence, University of Bayreuth)
Katharina Oke (Universität Graz)
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Format:
Panel
Stream:
African researchers in the European academic system
Location:
Room 1228
Sessions:
Wednesday 8 June, -
Time zone: Europe/Berlin

Short Abstract:

Through a focus on "making things", this panel aims to contribute perspectives on knowledge production that often remain unacknowledged, in particular "social" or "practical" forms of knowledge production.

Long Abstract:

Recent debates on knowledge production and decolonization seem to focus on academia, where asymmetries are arguably at their most extreme. Nevertheless, amongst others, scholarship on African meaning-making and creating in the history of science and technology has highlighted the creativity of productive processes in Africa (e.g. Chakanetsa). Moreover, anthropologists have for some time shown how "making things" can serve as a way of thinking through the relationship between materials/media, people, the productive process, and knowledge (e.g. Ingold, Marchand). In this context, "making things" refers to a variety of productive processes, from artisanal practices to small-scale manufacturing, from "making" tangible objects to activities that facilitate the establishment of discursive spaces. Against this background, this panel contributes fresh perspectives to the wider discussion on knowledge production that often remain unacknowledged, in particular "social" or "practical" forms of knowledge production. What can we learn about innovation, transformation, and the (unequal) circulation of knowledge through a focus on "making things"? How can a focus on "making things" in Africa contribute to our understanding of knowledge production across the globe?

Accepted papers:

Session 1 Wednesday 8 June, 2022, -
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