Exhibition Prompts
What challenges are raised by the dissemination and/or communication of knowledge?
Does some knowledge belong only to particular communities of knowers?
How can we know that current knowledge is an improvement upon past knowledge?
it can create a narrow perception and fails to establish a more expansive awareness of the subject matter
objects
electronic gadgets then vs now
textbooks
movies, CGI
calculators, abacus
counter argument
cell theory
sometimes it is just unknown
how can we know?
different ways of knowing
different confirming methods of knowing
explores history
how the relationship between the knowledge and the knower can disrupt the process of exchanging info between people by leading misinterpretations, causing misunderstanding and raising misconceptions
leading misinterpretations
causing misunderstanding
raising misconceptions
objects
advertisements
social media posts/tweets
dictionary
anything that may be misleading
not forget that we belong to one or more communities of knowers
belong to groups of people who speak the same language
belong to a religious community
belong to groups with shared cultural values
objects
traditional clothing
original pieces of work
qipao
traditional hair accessories
manuscript
chinese calligraphy
book
reflecting on knowledge and development made based on knowledge from the past
whether current knowledge is an improvement on
may cause confusion
keywords
current: now
keywords
Belong: be part of, be a member of
Community: the condition of sharing or having certain attitudes and interests in common
Knowers: a person who is knowledgeable in a particular area, a person who apprehends
keywords
Challenges: a call to prove or justify something, question
Dissemination: spreading, broadcasting
Communication: exchange of information
past: then
improvement: process of making it better, development
Knowledge and Technology
Knowledge and Language
Knowledge and Language
Knowledge and Language
Knowledge and Religion
Knowledge and Technology
math: BODMAS