Sökning: "categories of knowledge"
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1. Teknik - genomskinlig eller svart låda? : Att bruka, se och förstå teknik - en fråga om kunskap
Sammanfattning : Human history is to a great extent the history of people's relationship to artifacts and thereby to technology. This study is mainly concerned with the present-day situation of this interaction between people and technology, in a broad sense of the word. LÄS MER
2. The Social Life of Ethnic Categories : Three cases of indigeneity, Russia and anthropological knowledge production
Sammanfattning : Examining three cases on indigeneity, Russia and anthropological knowledge production, this thesis investigates indigeneity as a form of ethnic classification. The first case is about the so-called census-war in the Republic of Altai, and who, thus, is allowed to be indigenous. LÄS MER
3. Folkhemmets styvbarn : Humanioras legitimitet i svensk kunskapspolitik 1935–1980
Sammanfattning : This study investigates how the legitimacy of the humanities was renegotiated in the context of Swedish politics of knowledge 1935–1980, a period that saw the establishment of a new regime of legitimacy based on rational planning. While higher education and research in general expanded and were turned into prioritised sectors of the welfare state, the humanities were not successfully integrated into the new regime. LÄS MER
4. Handlingsburen kunskap : Lärares uppfattningar om landskapet som lärandemiljö
Sammanfattning : This is a licentiate dissertation consisting of a summarizing section and two free-standing but coherent articles, one of which has previously been published in ascientific journal while the other is accepted for publication. The unifying link is the theme of attempting to establish the kernel of outdoor education, as it isunderstood by teachers active in the field. LÄS MER
5. The Artisanal Perspective in Action : An Archaeology in Practice
Sammanfattning : In what way can an artisanal perspective and artisanal knowledge contribute to current archaeology? How can theories about skill and expertise explain and affect research on artisanal issues? These are the questions that are in focus and have been explored in the four collected papers and in the concluding article in this thesis. The author proposes an artisanal perspective from an interdisciplinary viewpoint. LÄS MER