[Commlist] Call for contributions: The Kn/Own/Able—A Communications Project around Knowledge Ownership

The Max Planck Institute for the History of Science is excited to 
announce the launch of the “kn/own/able Project 
<https://knownable.org/>_,_” an interdisciplinary communications 
initiative towards social change around knowledge and its ownership.

ABOUT THE KN/OWN/ABLE PROJECT

“Knowing” and “owning” seem like two separate things in our modern 
globalized world, with “science” often viewed as the main form of 
knowledge and “law" (such as intellectual property) as the dominant form 
of ownership. But are knowledge and its ownership really separate? In 
the kn/own/able project, we contend that this division is artificial and 
exacerbates social inequalities. Because, in fact, knowing and owning 
are mutually conditioning. This spans academic and wider social spheres, 
and has impacts across (de)colonialism, heritage, law, environmental 
change, science development and more.

Through the collaborative kn/own/able project we seek to spark further 
discussion, empower researchers and practitioners with new 
interdisciplinary methods, and instigate social change around knowledge 
and ownership.

Learn more on our website, knownable.org <http://knowable.org/>, where 
you can find explainer videos, graphics, and podcast episodes 
<https://knownable.org/stories/>, and the open-access book 
<https://knownable.org/bookrelease> /Ownership of Knowledge: Beyond 
Intellectual Property. /

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CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS

Please also see our ongoing call for contributions from academics, 
students, and practitioners to submit their own cases on knowledge 
ownership for our multimedia project: 
https://knownable.org/news/call-to-participate-2024-knownable-project 
<https://knownable.org/news/call-to-participate-2024-knownable-project>


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