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"...Knowledge is power. But power is not the ''acquisition'' of knowledge; it is not the elites collecting items of data. Rather, power is the ''practice'' of knowledge as a socially constructed system, within which the elites spread their messages or discourses." | <br /> | ||
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Callum G. Brown explaining [[Foucault]]'s ''Archaeology of Knowledge'' in ''[[Postmodernism]] For Historians'' (2005) | Callum G. Brown explaining [[Foucault]]'s ''Archaeology of Knowledge'' in ''[[Postmodernism]] For Historians'' (2005) | ||
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"...Knowledge is power. But power is not the acquisition of knowledge; it is not the elites collecting items of data. Rather, power is the practice of knowledge as a socially constructed system, within which the elites spread their messages or discourses."
Callum G. Brown explaining Foucault's Archaeology of Knowledge in Postmodernism For Historians (2005)
Introduction
I'm an independent writer and researcher living in Mountain View, California. I earned a B.A. in Liberal Arts from Excelsior College. My earlier undergraduate work focused on English Literature, Philosophy and Cognitive Science at NC State University. I attended San José State University where I studied Geography and History at the graduate level. I have training and work experience in geospatial technologies and continue to enjoy creating maps for various projects using open source GIS tools and watercolors. I have over 15 years of experience as a web developer. I am researching and writing a book about the intersection of embodiment and epistemology when not working on a botanically-related app. I am also curating an online archive of my late father's files. I have a blog at ideaspeak.us and paint watercolors to relax.
I have been awarded two "barnstars" for my contributions to Wikipedia and I occasionally still contribute to Wikipedia. (I am the primary contributor to the article on "Encyclopedic knowledge" and a major contributor to the article on "Open educational resources.") I am interested in encyclopedic projects in general and see no reason why one needs to declare any kind of allegiance to any particular platform. Each is a tool with strengths and weaknesses and most are open source allowing for the exchange of information between them.
I want to see CZ grow and thrive because I think its article cluster schema is one of the most useful and scholarly available.
Notes to Self
- Always look first to your subject matter and sources for guidance and companionship.
- Leave work and experiences from Wikipedia (good and bad) at the door.
Author Representative
Votes and related activities to this role. You should still find my 2014 Election Statement here.
Research Sources and Tools
Some Of My Interests
Arlington National Cemetery
Cartography
Children's Literature
Giorgio de Chirico
Encyclopedia
Gender
Hegel
Imprisonment
Map
Joan Miro
Georgia O'Keefe
Responsive Web Design
Edward Said
Sex_(disambiguation)
Watercolor
James McNeill Whistler
Wolves
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