Why Young Migrants Matter in the History of Knowledge

Lässig, Simone; Steinberg, Swen

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“…23 As Simone Lässig and Swen Steinberg argue, "power might use knowledge for its own ends, but knowledge also contains a certain emancipatory potential. " 24 Thus, the question of who knows what, and why, appears as a fruitful starting point for inquiries into the role of education in wider relationships of power, identity and cultural practice.…”

Section: Knowledge Movement and Powermentioning

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“…However, as Lässig and Steinberg have pointed out, while children and youth often possess limited abilities to act, they are not mere passive recipients of knowledge, but "possess a certain potential that allows them to translate or even actively produce knowledge". 29 As such, children have contributed to bring knowledge from schools to other areas of society, via friends, parents, or other adult guardians. This is an intriguing area for future research, for which historians of knowledge and education should develop adequate methodologies that may bring forward the contributions of pupils and students to the circulation of knowledge in society.…”

Section: Actors Of Knowledgementioning

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Exploring Histories of Knowledge and Education: An Introduction

Lundberg¹

2022

Nord J Educ Hist

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In the last few years, the history of knowledge has emerged as a rapidly growing subfield of historical inquiry, with the establishment of new research centres as well as the publication of journals, books, and special issues of academic journals. 1 To a certain extent, the desire to address the role of knowledge in the past can be viewed in light of contemporary social and political processes. A new digital public sphere has shaken the epistemological pillars of democracies in the Nordic countries and the Western world at large. The information superhighway of the Internet has become crowded with vehicles of disinformation, a turn of events few predicted 25 years ago. This course of events has provoked new academic interest in the social and political dynamics of knowledge in society.Concepts like fake news and alternative facts have become symbols of this full-on attack on established notions of truth-seeking, but disinformation and knowledge resistance go far beyond the political spin of populist politicians. As Robert N. Proctor has pointed out, knowledge (or the lack thereof) should clearly not be understood simply in cumulative terms, but rather as a complex social and cultural phenomenon. 2 As such, knowledge has a history, or histories, which conveys important insights for the present.However, the sudden rise of knowledge as a key concern for social activists and policymakers is not the exclusive reason that the history of knowledge has expanded so rapidly in scholarly circles. It has also proved fruitful in its integrative capacities within academia, bringing together scholars from different backgrounds to address new problems. As Johan Östling, David Larsson Heidenblad and Anna Nilsson 1 Journal for the History of Knowledge, affiliated with Gewina, the Belgian-Dutch Society for History of Science and Universities, was established in 2020. Recent special issues dedicated to the history of knowledge in other journals include:

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Section: Knowledge Movement and Powermentioning

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Exploring Histories of Knowledge and Education: An Introduction

Lundberg¹

2022

Nord J Educ Hist

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Sammlung, digitale Erschließung und Archivierung von Migrationskorrespondenzen: Bibliotheken und Bürgerwissenschaften als zentrale Akteure im digitalen Arbeitsprozess

Lehmkuhl

2023

Bibliothek Forschung Und Praxis

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Zusammenfassung Migrationskorrespondenzen gehören zwar zum kulturellen Erbe, sie werden aber nur in seltenen Fällen auf institutioneller Ebene archiviert. Sie befinden sich in der Regel in privaten Archiven oder Sammlungen und sind damit für die Forschung nicht oder nur sehr schwer zugänglich. Der Artikel erläutert ausgehend von der „Deutschen Auswandererbriefsammlung“ den Quellenwert von Migrationskorrespondenzen und zeigt die Notwendigkeit einer engen Kooperation mit Bibliotheken und Bürgerwissenschaftler:innen auf. Beides ist notwendig, um das äußerst sperrige Quellenmaterial digital zu erschließen und damit die existierenden digitalen Wissensordnungen durch nicht-kanonische Texte zu diversifizieren.

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Why Young Migrants Matter in the History of Knowledge

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Exploring Histories of Knowledge and Education: An Introduction

Exploring Histories of Knowledge and Education: An Introduction

Sammlung, digitale Erschließung und Archivierung von Migrationskorrespondenzen: Bibliotheken und Bürgerwissenschaften als zentrale Akteure im digitalen Arbeitsprozess

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