Indigenous knowledge — the knowledge developed by local people and passed down over generations — is a major, untapped resource for development. In the 21st century indigenous information is transmitted mainly through indigenous communication channels: indigenous organizations, folk media, traditional education, and so forth. Emerging information and communication technology (ICT) […]
2014 • communication • development • ICTs • indigenous / traditional knowledge • knowledge sharing / exchangeSubversion, Conversion, Development: Cross-Cultural Knowledge Exchange and the Politics of Design
This book explores alternative cultural encounters with and around information technologies. These encounters are alternative because they counter dominant, Western-oriented notions of media consumption; they include media practices as forms of cultural resistance and subversion, “DIY cultures,” and other nonmainstream models of technology production. The contributors — leading thinkers in […]
2014 • community resistance • cross-cultural • design • DIY • ICTs • subversion