Language-Knowledge Production and Communication on Dr Mahamadou KANTE /categories/language-knowledge-production-and-communication/ Recent content in Language-Knowledge Production and Communication on Dr Mahamadou KANTE Hugo -- 0.147.7 en-US Mon, 11 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000 Can knowledge in non-native languages capture local realities? /questions/language-1/ Mon, 11 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000 /questions/language-1/ <p>Can knowledge produced in english or french (or any colonial language) ever fully capture the realities of cultures where those languages aren&rsquo;t native?</p> Does language dominance in academia reinforce western views? /questions/language-2/ Mon, 11 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000 /questions/language-2/ <p>If language shapes thought, does the dominance of western languages (English, French, etc.) in academia reinforce western worldviews, even when researching non-western subjects?</p> Forms of knowledge lost ? /questions/language-3/ Mon, 11 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000 /questions/language-3/ <p>What forms of knowledge may be lost when research is conducted in a coloniser&rsquo;s language, and can this loss ever be truly mitigated?</p>