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Clash of Ignorance
TL;DR: The clash of ignorance thesis as mentioned in this paper is a critique of the clash of civilizations theory and challenges the assumptions that civilizations are monolithic entities that do not interact and that the Self and the Other are always opposed to each other.
Abstract: The clash of ignorance thesis presents a critique of the clash of civilizations theory. It challenges the assumptions that civilizations are monolithic entities that do not interact and that the Self and the Other are always opposed to each other. Despite some significantly different values and clashes between Western and Muslim civilizations, they overlap with each other in many ways and have historically demonstrated the capacity for fruitful engagement. The clash of ignorance thesis makes a significant contribution to the understanding of intercultural and international communication as well as to the study of intergroup relations in various other areas of scholarship. It does this by bringing forward for examination the key impediments to mutually beneficial interaction between groups. The thesis directly addresses the particular problem of ignorance that other epistemological approaches have not raised in a substantial manner. Whereas the critique of Orientalism deals with the hegemonic construction of knowledge, the clash of ignorance paradigm broadens the inquiry to include various actors whose respective distortions of knowledge symbiotically promote conflict with each other. It also augments the power-knowledge model to provide conceptual and analytical tools for understanding the exploitation of ignorance for the purposes of enhancing particular groups’ or individuals’ power. Whereas academics, policymakers, think tanks, and religious leaders have referred to the clash of ignorance concept, this essay contributes to its development as a theory that is able to provide a valid basis to explain the empirical evidence drawn from relevant cases.
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...Rebuttals of Huntingdon have followed a number of different forms, from the critique of its underlying conservative political philosophy (Chomsky, 2001; Turner, 2002), to its generalizations about Islamic culture and Muslims (Said, 2001; Turner, 2002), its assumptions about the exclusivity and static formation of culture (Said, 2001), and its generalizations about modernity as a coherent or exclusively western phenomenon (Razack, 2008; Said, 2001)....
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...…Turner, 2002), to its generalizations about Islamic culture and Muslims (Said, 2001; Turner, 2002), its assumptions about the exclusivity and static formation of culture (Said, 2001), and its generalizations about modernity as a coherent or exclusively western phenomenon (Razack, 2008; Said, 2001)....
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...…of its underlying conservative political philosophy (Chomsky, 2001; Turner, 2002), to its generalizations about Islamic culture and Muslims (Said, 2001; Turner, 2002), its assumptions about the exclusivity and static formation of culture (Said, 2001), and its generalizations about…...
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13,842 citations
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01 Jan 2015
TL;DR: Familiarity, ease of access, trust, and awareness of risks, will all be important for the future.
Abstract: 萨义德以其独特的双重身份,对西方中心权力话语做了分析,通过对文学作品、演讲演说等文本的解读,将O rie n ta lis m——"东方学",做了三重释义:一门学科、一种思维方式和一种权力话语系统,对东方学权力话语做了系统的批判,同时将东方学放入空间维度对东方学文本做了细致的解读。
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04 Apr 2014
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