Knowledge
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Background
Conceptions of knowing within theoretical approaches, practices and ideologies in geography significantly vary. For instance, between modernist conceptions of knowledge and perspectives in post-structuralism. Understanding how an approach conceptualises knowledge is crucial because of the implications this has on research.
Contextual meaning
Within poststructuralist perspective knowledge is understood as multiple, contradictory, and powerful rather than as singular, cumulative and neutral (Gibson-Graham, 2000,pp.95). Knowledge is not seen as reflective of meaning already existing in objects, rather as constantly being constructed and re-constructed in discourse.
References
- Gibson-Graham, J.K. (2000), 'Poststructural Interventions', in T.Barnes & R.Sheppard(eds.) A Companion to Economic Geography. Oxford: Blackwell
Contributors
- "page created by Kolar Aparna"--Kolaraparna 11:04, 11 September 2011 (UTC)
