How clustering knowledge systems into monoliths called faculties fosters intellectual imperialism in Uganda, jargonises academia

How clustering knowledge systems into monoliths called faculties fosters intellectual imperialism in Uganda, jargonises academia

In the context of Uganda, universities remain, as in the past, the main knowledge centres where knowledge is organised, authorised and governed. Here, our universities have continued to organise, authorise and govern knowledge within units or pockets of knowledge called disciplines within which the knowledge workers specialise in small bits of knowledge within each discipline.

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Immoral consistency: Why calls by West to sideline Afghan cricket team reek of sports colonialism

Immoral consistency: Why calls by West to sideline Afghan cricket team reek of sports colonialism

What began as a boycott based on the International Cricket Council’s requirement that any nation with Test status must have an active women’s team has morphed into a catch-all protest against the numerous limitations placed on women and girls in the Islamic Emirate.

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Proud Boys leaders free after Trump releases all January 6 rioters

The FBI classified the Capitol riot as an act of domestic terrorism, and the DOJ has spent the years since trying to hold those involved in the riot to account, a massive and costly undertaking. Nearly 1,600 defendants have been hit with federal charges in connection to the riot.

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How and why Benin’s Voodoo Festival is gaining popularity as Africa’s mecca of divine spirits, attracting foreigners and adherents

How and why Benin’s Voodoo Festival is gaining popularity as Africa’s mecca of divine spirits, attracting foreigners and adherents

The festival gained popularity over the years from within and outside Africa, organisers say, and attracts thousands of locals and foreigners who flock to the Atlantic coast town to experience one of the world’s oldest religions.

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There are fears Trump’s executive order that repurposes an existing agency is designed to shield super-rich from public scrutiny

There are fears Trump’s executive order that repurposes an existing agency is designed to shield super-rich from public scrutiny

A former USDS employee called the repurposing of the Digital Service into DOGE an “A+ bureaucratic jiujitsu move.” It will give Musk and his associates access to unclassified data in every government agency.

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