Theory of Knowledge - Course Companion for Students Marija Uzunova Dang Arvin Singh Uzunov Dang

I. THE EXHIBITION
a new subject can sometimes lead
Including
in a different direction from what you
you
imagined. This can be exciting or it
originally
be a dead-end, and you should explore a
can
further until you know. Let’s say that after
little
a bit more about the history of bicycle
reading
confused about where to start? The IB
Still
encourages students to place their
strongly
in the context of the core theme
exhibition
one of the other themes. If you are having
or
devising your exhibition, read the list
difficulty
prompts again but this time with a particular
of
in mind. You might find that you have
theme
clarity, for example, on prompt 29 “Who
more
gendered dimensions of the development
and
the bicycle, as well as how what we know
of
Pluto today has been shaped and
about
by its former status as a planet and
influenced
subsequent demotion. In this case, a broader
its
such as prompt 33 might be more
question
knowledge and Indigenous societies—you
of
remember reading about cultural appropri-
may
or stolen Indigenous artefacts in museums
ation
private collections (discussed in Chapters 5
and
10). Alternatively, the same prompt considered
and
in the context of knowledge and technolo-
might remind you of open source software,
gy
commons licenses or digital remix
creative
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design, you want to explore the social, cultural
appropriate.
owns knowledge?” when seen through the lens
culture.
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