Knowledge and power: The tale of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander data

Raymond Lovett; Jacob Prehn; Bhiamie Eckford-Williamson; Bobby Maher; Vanessa Lee-Ah Mat; Gawaian Bodkin-Andrews; Maggie Walter

Knowledge and power: The tale of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander data

Raymond Lovett, Jacob Prehn, Bhiamie Eckford-Williamson, Bobby Maher, Vanessa Lee-Ah Mat, Gawaian Bodkin-Andrews, Maggie Walter

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Abstract

The phrase 'knowledge is power' is understood to mean that if individuals and groups in a society attain knowledge through transmission of knowledge (education), they attain wisdom. This wisdom is then used to assert power (Bacon and Montagu 1857). However, as Foucault (1990) argues, knowledge power recreates itself in a circular process. Therefore, who determines what knowledge is - and who has the right to speak to that knowledge - is important.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	3-7
Journal	Australian Aboriginal Studies
Volume	2020/2
Publication status	Published - 2020

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Knowledge and power: The tale of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander data

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