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## Formalities
The course consists of lectures, group work, and plenary discussions. To ensure sufficient engagement with the course’s content, to enable peer-learning, and to encourage networking across disciplines **physical attendance** is mandatory and no digital alternatives for participation are provided. We are aware of the fact that PhD students are busy people and will in most cases grant shorter leaves of absence. In these cases, please contact Thomas Berker with a very brief description why you cannot participate.
The course consists of lectures, group work, and plenary discussions. To ensure sufficient engagement with the course’s content, to enable peer-learning and to encourage networking across disciplines physical attendance is mandatory and no digital alternatives for participation are provided. Participants can apply for shorter leaves of absence that should altogether not be longer than one day.
### Lecturers
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### Rooms (all in Dragvoll)
All meetings (except the conference) are at room TBD.
The conference will take place at room TBD.
TBA
### Credit points
To pass the course, you need to attend the lectures, present a paper at the course conference, and deliver a course assignment text (see below). The deadline for the course assignment is January 31st, 2025.
To pass the course, you need to attend the lectures, present a paper at the course conference, and deliver a course assignment text (see below). The deadline for the course assignment is August 31st, 2024.
KULT8851 gives 10 credit points. A presentation at the course conference is mandatory in addition to a short conference paper (4000-5000 words).
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### Required readings
Required readings are described below. All the literature is accessible online or is made available to the participants on this site. Reading and preparing for lectures: All the essential literature must be read before the lectures. Please make sure to prepare some comments/questions for the readings.
Readings are listed under each of the lectures. All the literature is accessible online or will be made available to the participants in a drop box folder to which they will be given access. Reading and preparing for lectures: All the essential literature must be read before the lectures. Please make sure to prepare some comments/questions for the readings.
## Course program
### 28 April: Introduction and Philosophy and Research Ethics I (day 1)
### 28. October: Introduction and Philosophy and Research Ethics I (day 1)
0900-1100 Thomas Berker: Welcome, about the course, structure, course assignment, and other practical information, also: some getting to know each other
1100-1215 Rune Nydal: What makes a social theory right?
*Reading:*
Taylor, Charles. 1983. Social Theory as Practice. New York: Oxford University Press. (available [here](https://learn.kultwiki.net/thomas/TOS/raw/branch/main/Readings/Day%201+2:%20Philosophy%20of%20science%20and%20research%20ethics/Readings/Taylor.pdf))
1100-1215 Rune Nydal (Lecture and discussion)
More info and readings coming soon
1215-1315 Lunch
1315-1500 May Thorseth: Research ethics
1315-1500 Ståle Rainer Strøm Finke: The body as the locus of knowing
This session deals with three levels of research ethics:
- Quality of research – good research conduct and the ethos of science
- Protecting persons and/or groups affected by research
- The social responsibility of research (broad research ethics)
*Essential readings:*
This session deals with two enabling factors within science and their impact on our understanding of science: The body and literacy.
- Kaiser, M (2014) The integrity of science. Lost in translation? Best practice & Research Clinical Gastroenterology. 28(2):339-347. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpg.2014.03.003.
- Ruyter, K.W. (2019) The history of research ethics. Available at : https://www.forskningsetikk.no/en/resources/the-research-ethics-library/systhematic-and-historical-perspectives/the-history-of-research-ethics/.
- Guillemin, M & Guillam, L (2004) Ethics, reflexivity and “ethically important moments” in research. Qualitative Inquiry. 10(2):261-280. https://doi.org/10.1177/1077800403262360.
- Sarewitz, D (2016) The pressure to publish pushes down quality. Nature. 533:147 https://www.nature.com/articles/533147a.
- What role does the body play in the production of scientific knowledge?
- How does the customary association between literacy and academic knowledge influence how we theorize about science?
- What if things were different – what can we learn from knowledge systems that incorporate the knowing body in more articulate ways than we usually do in the Western academic tradition, without any involvement of literacy?
*Additional reading:*
*Readings:*
Browse through the NESH guidelines, available in both Norwegian: https://www.forskningsetikk.no/retningslinjer/hum-sam/forskningsetiske-retningslinjer-for-samfunnsvitenskap-og-humaniora/ or English: https://www.forskningsetikk.no/en/guidelines/social-sciences-humanities-law-and-theology/guidelines-for-research-ethics-in-the-social-sciences-humanities-law-and-theology/
- Bourdieu, P. (1992) Chapter 3: Structures, habitus, practices. In: The Logic of Practice (pp. 52-79). 1st edn. Stanford University Press. ([here](https://learn.kultwiki.net/thomas/TOS-H23/raw/branch/main/Readings/Day%201+2:%20Philosophy%20of%20science%20and%20research%20ethics/Readings/Bourdieu.pdf))
- Merleau-Ponty, M. (1964). The primacy of perception and its philosophical consequences. In The primacy of perception (pp. 12-27). Northwestern University Press. ([here](https://learn.kultwiki.net/thomas/TOS-H23/raw/branch/main/Readings/Day%201+2:%20Philosophy%20of%20science%20and%20research%20ethics/Readings/Primacy%20of%20perception_MP.pdf))
- Molander, B. (2015). Chapter 1: Knowledge and learning. Some examples. In: The practice of knowing and knowing in practices (pp. 13-33). Peter Lang Edition. ([here](https://learn.kultwiki.net/thomas/TOS-H23/raw/branch/main/Readings/Day%201+2:%20Philosophy%20of%20science%20and%20research%20ethics/Readings/Molander1.pdf))
- Molander, B. (2015). Chapter 2: Tacit Knowledge and Silenced Knowledge. The Body, Culture, Action—and Language. In The practice of knowing and knowing in practices (pp. 35-70). Peter Lang Edition. ([here](https://learn.kultwiki.net/thomas/TOS-H23/raw/branch/main/Readings/Day%201+2:%20Philosophy%20of%20science%20and%20research%20ethics/Readings/Practice%20of%20knowing_Ch.%202.pdf))
- Molander, B. (2015). Chapter 9: Two sides of the same coin. Professional knowledge and the culture of knowledge. In: The practice of knowing and knowing in practices (pp. 237-262). Peter Lang Edition. ([here](https://learn.kultwiki.net/thomas/TOS-H23/raw/branch/main/Readings/Day%201+2:%20Philosophy%20of%20science%20and%20research%20ethics/Readings/Molander9.pdf))
- Young, I.M. (1980) ‘Throwing like a Girl: A Phenomenology of Feminine Body Comportment Motility and Spatiality’, Human Studies, 3(2), pp. 137–156. ([here](https://learn.kultwiki.net/thomas/TOS-H23/raw/branch/main/Readings/Day%201+2:%20Philosophy%20of%20science%20and%20research%20ethics/Readings/Young1980.pdf))
### 29. May: Philosophy and Research Ethics II (day 2)
### 29. October: Philosophy and Research Ethics II (day 2)
0900-1200: Jonathan Knowles: Philosophy of Science: Objectivity, Method, and Truth
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1200-1300: Lunch
1300-1500: Ståle Rainer Strøm Finke: The body as the locus of knowing
1300-1500: May Thorseth: Research ethics
This session deals with two enabling factors within science and their impact on our understanding of science: The body and literacy.
This session deals with three levels of research ethics:
- What role does the body play in the production of scientific knowledge?
- How does the customary association between literacy and academic knowledge influence how we theorize about science?
- What if things were different – what can we learn from knowledge systems that incorporate the knowing body in more articulate ways than we usually do in the Western academic tradition, without any involvement of literacy?
- Quality of research – good research conduct and the ethos of science
- Protecting persons and/or groups affected by research
- The social responsibility of research (broad research ethics)
*Readings:*
*Essential readings:*
- Bourdieu, P. (1992) Chapter 3: Structures, habitus, practices. In: The Logic of Practice (pp. 52-79). 1st edn. Stanford University Press. ([here](https://learn.kultwiki.net/thomas/TOS-H23/raw/branch/main/Readings/Day%201+2:%20Philosophy%20of%20science%20and%20research%20ethics/Readings/Bourdieu.pdf))
- Merleau-Ponty, M. (1964). The primacy of perception and its philosophical consequences. In The primacy of perception (pp. 12-27). Northwestern University Press. ([here](https://learn.kultwiki.net/thomas/TOS-H23/raw/branch/main/Readings/Day%201+2:%20Philosophy%20of%20science%20and%20research%20ethics/Readings/Primacy%20of%20perception_MP.pdf))
- Molander, B. (2015). Chapter 1: Knowledge and learning. Some examples. In: The practice of knowing and knowing in practices (pp. 13-33). Peter Lang Edition. ([here](https://learn.kultwiki.net/thomas/TOS-H23/raw/branch/main/Readings/Day%201+2:%20Philosophy%20of%20science%20and%20research%20ethics/Readings/Molander1.pdf))
- Molander, B. (2015). Chapter 2: Tacit Knowledge and Silenced Knowledge. The Body, Culture, Action—and Language. In The practice of knowing and knowing in practices (pp. 35-70). Peter Lang Edition. ([here](https://learn.kultwiki.net/thomas/TOS-H23/raw/branch/main/Readings/Day%201+2:%20Philosophy%20of%20science%20and%20research%20ethics/Readings/Practice%20of%20knowing_Ch.%202.pdf))
- Molander, B. (2015). Chapter 9: Two sides of the same coin. Professional knowledge and the culture of knowledge. In: The practice of knowing and knowing in practices (pp. 237-262). Peter Lang Edition. ([here](https://learn.kultwiki.net/thomas/TOS-H23/raw/branch/main/Readings/Day%201+2:%20Philosophy%20of%20science%20and%20research%20ethics/Readings/Molander9.pdf))
- Young, I.M. (1980) ‘Throwing like a Girl: A Phenomenology of Feminine Body Comportment Motility and Spatiality’, Human Studies, 3(2), pp. 137–156. ([here](https://learn.kultwiki.net/thomas/TOS-H23/raw/branch/main/Readings/Day%201+2:%20Philosophy%20of%20science%20and%20research%20ethics/Readings/Young1980.pdf))
- Kaiser, M (2014) The integrity of science. Lost in translation? Best practice & Research Clinical Gastroenterology. 28(2):339-347. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpg.2014.03.003.
- Ruyter, K.W. (2019) The history of research ethics. Available at : https://www.forskningsetikk.no/en/resources/the-research-ethics-library/systhematic-and-historical-perspectives/the-history-of-research-ethics/.
- Guillemin, M & Guillam, L (2004) Ethics, reflexivity and “ethically important moments” in research. Qualitative Inquiry. 10(2):261-280. https://doi.org/10.1177/1077800403262360.
- Sarewitz, D (2016) The pressure to publish pushes down quality. Nature. 533:147 https://www.nature.com/articles/533147a.
*Additional reading:*
Browse through the NESH guidelines, available in both Norwegian: https://www.forskningsetikk.no/retningslinjer/hum-sam/forskningsetiske-retningslinjer-for-samfunnsvitenskap-og-humaniora/ or English: https://www.forskningsetikk.no/en/guidelines/social-sciences-humanities-law-and-theology/guidelines-for-research-ethics-in-the-social-sciences-humanities-law-and-theology/
### 12 May: Science in context I (day 3)
### 11. November: Science in context I (day 3)
0900-1200 Thomas Berker: Navigating without a (complete) map, lecture and group work
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- Knut H. Sørensen and Sharon Traweek: Questing Excellence in Academia: A Tale of Two Universities (Routledge 2022). Chapter 3. In the Shadows of Excellence and Neoliberal Interventions: Enactments of Academic Autonomy and Strained Collegiality (33 p.) The whole book is available here: https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9780367259334
### 13 May: Science in context II (day4)
### 12. November: Science in context II (day4)
0900-1200 Terje Finstad: History of science and changes in scientific life. Situating and historicizing your own discipline/subject.
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- Valkenburg, G. (2021). Engineering as a socio-political practice. In D. P. Michelfelder & N. Doorn (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Engineering. Routledge. [While strictly about engineering and not scientific research, much of this chapter resonates and pertains to science.] ([here](https://learn.kultwiki.net/thomas/TOS-H23/src/branch/main/Readings/Day%203+4:%20Science%20in%20context/Readings/Valkenburg%20-%20Engineering%20as%20SocPol%20Practice%20NOT%20FOR%20DISTRIBUTION.pdf))
### 26 May: Critical perspectives I (day 5)
### 25. November: Critical perspectives I (day 5)
0900-1100 Sofia Moratti: Situated knowledge and feminist critique of science
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1300-1500 Astrid Rasch: Decolonising academia
In this session, we will explore the historical entanglement of science and colonialism and consider the enduring legacies of this entanglement. We will discuss whether and how these considerations affect our own research practice.
*Readings*
*Essential readings:*
- Gopal, Priyamvada. 2021. ‘On Decolonisation and the University’. Textual Practice 35 (6): 873–99. ([here](https://learn.kultwiki.net/thomas/TOS/src/branch/main/Readings/Day%205+6:%20Critical%20perspectives/gopal.pdf))
- Mott, Carrie, and Daniel Cockayne. 2017. ‘Citation Matters: Mobilizing the Politics of Citation toward a Practice of “Conscientious Engagement”’. Gender, Place and Culture: A Journal of Feminist Geography 24 (7): 954–73. ([here](https://learn.kultwiki.net/thomas/TOS/src/branch/main/Readings/Day%205+6:%20Critical%20perspectives/mott.pdf))
- Murrey, A., & Daley, P. 2023. 'Introduction: Learning Disobedience from the Heart of Empire'. In Learning Disobedience: Decolonizing Development Studies, London: Pluto Press, pp. 9-28. ([here](https://learn.kultwiki.net/thomas/TOS/src/branch/main/Readings/Day%205+6:%20Critical%20perspectives/murreyanddaley.pdf))
- Diallo, Oda-Kange Midtvåge. 2023. Chapter 4, ‘Study to transgress, embody the glitch’ in ‘Joining in Black Study: Knowledge Creation and Black Feminist Critique alongside African Norwegian Youth.’ NTNU. https://ntnuopen.ntnu.no/ntnu-xmlui/handle/11250/3104885 ([and here](https://learn.kultwiki.net/thomas/TOS/src/branch/main/Readings/Day%205+6:%20Critical%20perspectives/diallo.pdf))
*Additional readings:*
- Ndlovu-Gatsheni, Sabelo J. 2021. ‘The Cognitive Empire, Politics of Knowledge and African Intellectual Productions: Reflections on Struggles for Epistemic Freedom and Resurgence of Decolonisation in the Twenty-First Century’. Third World Quarterly 42 (5): 882–901. ([here](https://learn.kultwiki.net/thomas/TOS/src/branch/main/Readings/Day%205+6:%20Critical%20perspectives/sabelo.pdf))
### 27 May: Critical perspectives II (day 6)
### 26 November: Critical perspectives II (day 6)
0900-1100 Elisabeth Stubberud: Decolonizing knowledge production and objectivity
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- Berker, Thomas. “Negotiating research norms between academic and industrial research. The case of a research centre on zero emission buildings in Norway”, to be published in Nordic Architectural Research. ([here](https://learn.kultwiki.net/thomas/TOS/src/branch/main/Readings/Day%205+6:%20Critical%20perspectives/Berker_Negotiating_research_norms.pdf))
### 06 June: Conference
### 06. December: Conference
The participants of the course present papers on how their PhD work relates to the topics of the course. The conference is public and will be organised collectively.