Western Cultural Enterprise
I am reading through a complex paper titled “Decolonizing methodologies and indigenous knowledge: The role of culture, place and personal experience in professional development” authored by Pauline Chinn which on reflecting on what it might mean to consider that those who represent the OPPOSITE to this following quote might well be better informed as to what the outcome of the PhD research is most useful for.
“…The history of Western science as a cultural enterprise suggests that knowledge building and technological innovation are driven by the interests of dominant elites.” (Gould, 1993; Takaki, 1993 as cited in Chinn 2007 p.3)
Then again, perhaps the whole process of listening opens up knowing more about what we don’t know and in examining current innovation that are claimed as progressive, ’instinctually’ my novice researcher beacon says that our current Western cultural enterprise is only regression in a shiny coat.
