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Tony Becher's epistemography of academia

It seems natural enough to think of knowledge and its properties and relationships in terms of landscapes, and to saturate epistemological discussion with spatial metaphors: fields and frontiers; pioneering, exploration, false trails; charts and landmarks. (Becher, 1989:36)

However, the process of locating a discipline in relation to its neighbours is in itself of limited interest, and should be seen as no more than a preliminary to other more fundamental issues. Boundaries, after all, do not exist merely as lines on a map: they denote territorial possessions that can be encroached upon, colonized and reallocated. Some are so strongly defended as to be virtually impenetrable; others are weakly guarded and open to incoming and outgoing traffic. (Bencher, 1989:36)

Becher, Tony, Academic Tribes and Territories: intellectual enquiry and the cultures of disciplines, Open University Press, 1989.

Robert O'Toole : 19 Jan 2010 12:27 |  Tags: Becher Inspiration |  Comments (2) |  Close comments |  Report a problem