Translating Technology in Africa. Volume 2: Technicisation
Translating Technology in Africa. Volume 2: Technicisation

Author:

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2024-08-29

Total Pages: 217

ISBN-13: 9004688285

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This volume revisits one of the great challenges of our time - the global circulation of technology and the resulting technicisation. Together, the introductory essay and six case studies argue that while circulation inevitably leads to the global standardisation of some forms, successful technicisation depends on local appropriation that takes place in the interstitial zones of translation. These zones, characterised by their asymmetrical power relations, need to be constantly renegotiated, recreated, and maintained in order to sustain decolonial translations. The aim of this volume is to stimulate further experimental praxiographic studies of decolonial translation in processes of technicisation, and thereby ignite novel, forward-looking theoretical debates. Contributors are Sarah Biecker, Marc Boeckler, Jude Kagoro, Jochen Monstadt, Sung-Joon Park, Eva Riedke, Richard Rottenburg, Klaus Schlichte, Jannik Schritt, Alena Thiel, Christiane Tristl, Jonas van der Straeten.

Translating Technology in Africa. Volume 2: Technicisation
Translating Technology in Africa. Volume 2: Technicisation

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 2024-10-31

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9789004688278

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

One of the great challenges of our time is related to the circulation of technology. We argue that while circulation leads to global technicisation, it also allows for the emergence of a zone of decolonial translation. Since this zone will always be contested, it needs to be constantly recreated and maintained. The main aim of this volume, with its six case studies, is to stimulate debate and many more curious praxiographic studies on this endeavour. Contributors are Sarah Biecker, Marc Boeckler, Jude Kagoro, Jochen Monstadt, Sung-Joon Park, Eva Riedke, Richard Rottenburg, Klaus Schlichte, Jannik Schritt, Alena Thiel, Christiane Tristl, Jonas van der Straeten.

Seventeen Contradictions and the End of Capitalism
Seventeen Contradictions and the End of Capitalism

Author: David Harvey

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 354

ISBN-13: 019936026X

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

David Harvey examines the foundational contradictions of capital, and reveals the fatal contradictions that are now inexorably leading to its end

Mining in Africa
Mining in Africa

Author: Bonnie Campbell

Publisher: IDRC

Published: 2009-06-15

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 074532939X

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The continent of Africa is rich in minerals needed by Western economies, but rather than forming the basis for economic growth the mining industry contributes very little to African development Investigating the impact of the 2003 Extractive Industries Review on a number of African countries, the contributors find the root of the problem in the controls imposed on the African countries by the IMF and World Bank. They aim to convince academics, governments and industry that regulation needs to be reformed to create a mining industry favourable towards social, economic and environmental development. The book takes a multidisciplinary approach and provides a historical perspective of each country, making it ideal for students of development studies and development organizations.

Sustainable Manufacturing
Sustainable Manufacturing

Author: Rainer Stark

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2017-01-16

Total Pages: 286

ISBN-13: 3319485148

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This edited volume presents the research results of the Collaborative Research Center 1026 “Sustainable manufacturing - shaping global value creation”. The book aims at providing a reference guide of sustainable manufacturing for researchers, describing methodologies for development of sustainable manufacturing solutions. The volume is structured in four chapters covering the following topics: sustainable manufacturing technology, sustainable product development, sustainable value creation networks and systematic change towards sustainable manufacturing. The target audience comprises both researchers and practitioners in the field of sustainable manufacturing, but the book may also be beneficial for graduate students.

International Handbook of Teacher Education
International Handbook of Teacher Education

Author: John Loughran

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-05-04

Total Pages: 585

ISBN-13: 9811003661

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The International Handbooks of Teacher Education cover major issues in the field through chapters that offer detailed literature reviews designed to help readers to understand the history, issues and research developments across those topics most relevant to the field of teacher education from an international perspective. This volume is divided into two sections: The organisation and structure of teacher education; and, knowledge and practice of teacher education. The first section explores the complexities of teacher education, including the critical components of preparing teachers for teaching, and various aspects of teaching and teacher education that create tensions and strains. The second examines the knowledge and practice of teacher education, including the critical components of teachers’ professional knowledge, the pedagogy of teacher education, and their interrelationships, and delves into what we know and why it matters in teacher education.

Museum and Archive on the Move
Museum and Archive on the Move

Author: Oliver Grau

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

Published: 2017-09-11

Total Pages: 316

ISBN-13: 3110529378

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The digital revolution fundamentally changed how cultural heritage is created, documented, analyzed, and preserved. The book focuses on this transformation’s impact. How must museums and archives meet the challenges of digitally generated cultures and how does the digital revolution influence traditional object collection, research, and education? How do digital technologies and digital art and culture affect our interaction with images? Leading international experts from various disciplines break new ground. Pioneering interdisciplinary research results collected in this book are relevant to education, curators and archivists in the arts and culture sector and in the digital humanities.

Historical Scientific Instruments in Contemporary Education
Historical Scientific Instruments in Contemporary Education

Author:

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2021-11-15

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13: 9004499679

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

When science’s “black boxes” are pried open, its workings become accessible. Like time-travellers into history but grounded in today’s cultures, learners interact directly with authentic instruments and replicas. Chapters describe educational experiences sparked through collaborations interrelating museum, school and university.