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SOCIAL THOUGHT PROGRAM

Knowledge: Power and Production

April 4-5, 2014

Keynote Address by
Andrew Abbott
University of Chicago

“Canons and Simplifications”
Friday 4:00 p.m., April 4 in Carnegie Cinema

Papers, Panels, and Discussion by faculty and students
Saturday 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., April 5th in Carnegie Cinema

Who and what determines the ownership of knowledge, and its commodification?
What is the relationship between the production and dissemination of knowledge?
How does the constriction and control of knowledge influence politics?
How is our conceptualization of knowledge changing with technology?

No registration is necessary. This event is free and open to the public.
Program Chairs: Professors John Christmas and Alan Sica