Knowledge Creation through Metaphors of Traditional Craftsmanship
Ten years ago, most of the academics working in the area of indigenous knowledge represented anthropology, development sociology, and geography. Today … important contributions are also being made in the fields of ecology, soil science, veterinary medicine, forestry, human health, aquatic science, management,botany, zoology, agronomy, agricultural economics, rural sociology, mathematics, …. fisheries, range management, information […]
Or, why I need three different pairs of spectacles and simply trifocals won’t do
As my writing out of my thinking progresses, I am coming up against the natural barrier of things I do not want to unpack on the blog. On one hand, this is a good thing because it informs me my blog is serving the function it used to serve back in the day. On the […]
Limnos, and reflections on a life lived “dancing in between”
From the Greek limnos, meaning “threshold,” liminality describes an in-between time when what was, is no longer, and what will be, is not yet. It is a time rich with ambiguity, uncertainty, and the possibility of creative fomentation. And what particular advantages does living in liminality offer? ~ quoted in Perspective, May 2005 Ever since […]
