CCS 693 Indigenous Knowledge(s) and Science in Global Contexts - Spring 2014
This course will provide students a critical framework for examining Science (as a Western or Indigenous construct) and Indigenous Knowledge[s] (IK or IKS) paradigms. As a holistic paradigm, it is difficult to compartmentalize and separate aspects of IK into Western academic categories. Students will explore the ideologies underlying Science and Indigenous Knowledge[s] including how aspects of each paradigm converge, diverge, or negotiate parallel paths. In addition, students will survey the methodologies of each, including how paradigms are constructed, deconstructed and reconstructed through the influence and engagement of Indigenous peoples.