FLKM4210 Knowledge Production and the Global South Course description

In this course, the students will acquire knowledge about the concept of knowledge production, with particular reference to the Global South.

No prerequisite knowledge required.

After completing the course, the student is expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student:

• has knowledge of the the concept of knowledge production, and accompanying paradigms about what can be known and how we can know about the world.
• has knowledge of the Global North and South dynamics of knowledge production, including decolonial challenges to European universalism.
• has knowledge of the relationship between knowledge, knowledge production, education, and power, at multiple levels of scale.
• has knowledge of the roles of education systems, and other social and institutional processes, in the production of knowledge in and about the Global South.

Skills

The student:

• is capable of discussing and explaining relevant topics in the course, and applying them to the analysis and understanding of diverse examples of knowledge production.
• is capable of discussing and assessing different perspectives on knowledge production and education in the Global South.

General competence

The student:

• is capable of explaining and problematising the concept of knowledge claims about the world, and the role and functions of knowledge production, and education, in terms of international development and sustainabilities.
• is capable of critically assessing different discourses on education and their relationship to development.

The work and teaching methods used in the course are characterised by lectures and dialogue and discussions, to which the students bring their own different practical experience and academic backgrounds. See the general programme description for further details.

The following required coursework must be approved before the student can take the exam:

• One group-work assignment to prepare a presentation about prescribed reading(s) of 5-10 minutes (the mode may vary - e.g. a podcast, seminar presentation, an equivalent written text of 700-1000 words).
• 80 % attendance requirement (see the programme description for more information).

The purpose of the coursework requirement 1 is to contribute to students’ academic formation in the analysis of published academic work and presentation of results. Requirement 3 is designed to ensure high levels of participation in the coursework and program, to support students’ academic formation.

The assessment consists of an individual six-hour written examination with invigilation.

Resit/rescheduled exam:

The resit/rescheduled exam is organised in the same way as the ordinary exam.

No examination support material is permitted.

A grade scale with A being the highest grade and E the poorest pass grade is used. The grade F means that the student has failed the exam.

All submitted papers will be assessed by one internal and one external examiner.