A Reflection on the Politics of Knowledge Production at South African Universities: When Black Identity Meets Legacies of Institutional Racism

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“…7 Another aspect is who is positioned and legitimised as producers of knowledge. In his chapter 'A reflection on the politics of knowledge production at South African universities: When black identity meets legacies of institutional racism', Maseko (2020) explored who got to engage in knowledge production. He discusses who the 'typical' knowledge producers have been, also in South Africa, looking at the impact of the longstanding reduction of Africans to research subjects rather than as legitimate knowledge producers.…”

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“…7 Another aspect is who is positioned and legitimised as producers of knowledge. In his chapter 'A reflection on the politics of knowledge production at South African universities: When black identity meets legacies of institutional racism', Maseko (2020) explored who got to engage in knowledge production. He discusses who the 'typical' knowledge producers have been, also in South Africa, looking at the impact of the longstanding reduction of Africans to research subjects rather than as legitimate knowledge producers.…”