What happens to traditional concepts of identity?
What happens to traditional concepts of identity, culture, and social roles when communication is largely mediated by technology — does this change our sense of who we are?
What happens to traditional concepts of identity, culture, and social roles when communication is largely mediated by technology — does this change our sense of who we are?
Is there an essential “african” way of using technology, or does technology ultimately homogenise cultural distinctions?
Can technologies designed for wealthier nations ever be ethically and effectively adapted for use in economically and culturally distinct communities?
Does the push for greater online privacy create new forms of social alienation by reducing shared spaces and public life?
Does the goal of knowledge itself have meaning across cultures, or is the desire to “know” a form of cultural imposition?
Can a truly interdisciplinary approach ever exist, or does each field inevitably impose its assumptions on the others, creating a dominant lens?
If “objective” scientific research is largely rooted in western paradigms, what does it mean to conduct science outside that framework? is science itself culturally neutral?
What forms of knowledge may be lost when research is conducted in a coloniser’s language, and can this loss ever be truly mitigated?
If language shapes thought, does the dominance of western languages (English, French, etc.) in academia reinforce western worldviews, even when researching non-western subjects?
Can knowledge produced in english or french (or any colonial language) ever fully capture the realities of cultures where those languages aren’t native?