Spring 2025 session 2 Templates

In this course we will explore who defines and controls knowledge production. We will focus on a broad overview of social science research, with a focus on the concept of research justice. Research justice reconciles its consequences on communities, families, and ourselves. Empowering communities to build and recognize their own expertise is an essential part of challenging research oppression. When people are unable to recognize their own expertise and begin to internalize dominant messages, they feel disempowered and unable to challenge power. Research Justice is achieved when communities reclaim and access all forms of knowledge to affect change.