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Knowledge, power and politics rest at the heart of education. We are a research cluster and MPhil @CamEdFac who analyse and intervene at this intersection.

Cambridge, UK
Joined January 2018
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Our next Global Social Theory Workshop is from Alison Phipps, Professor of Sociology at Newcastle University, on ‘Sexual violence in the Stack: cloud kings, angry serfs, and the neofeudal covenant’. Wed 26th Feb, 12:00-13:30, in-person at GS5, DMB (@CamEdFac) Link below!
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Gurminder Bhambra, Professor of Historical Sociology at Sussex University will lead our first Global Social Theory Workshop of the term, on Jan 23rd, from 4:30pm-6:00pm. All are welcome to this in-person event, please find more information and registration link below!
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New blog - Knowledge to search engines is what meaning is to LLMs like chatGPT - Whither knowledge, whither meaning? #chatgpt #AIED chatgptineducationandsociety…
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📚New open-access book "Health as a Social System: Luhmann's Theory Applied to Health Systems. An Introduction" by João Costa. It delves into Luhmann's theory for understanding health systems. doi.org/10.1515/978383946693… #PublicHealth #HealthEconomics #SocialSystemsTheory
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🧠 João Costa, a public health specialist & health economist, demonstrates how Luhmann's Social Systems Theory can lay the groundwork for an improved approach to health systems thinking. For anyone interested in health systems & social theory! #HealthSystems #LuhmannTheory
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Examining the World of ChatGPT: A Three-Part Blog Series – Knowledge, Power, and Politics (KPP) kppcam.net/2023/03/27/examin…
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1/2 📚 Preprint alert: "ChatGPT and the Entangled Evolution of Society, Education, and Technology: A Systems Theory Perspective." This research goes beyond simplistic utopian/dystopian views to explore the intricate relationships between AI, society, & education. #AI #preprint
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Designing for the world’s largest minority: disability-inclusive technology in e-learning kppcam.net/2023/02/13/design…
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Automated communication is probably a more accurate description of natural language processing AI such as #ChatGPT than as a content generator. www-telepolis-de.translate.g…
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Navigating the Meta-World of Theory and Concepts: The Diversity and Heterogeneity of KPP’s Research – Knowledge, Power, and Politics (KPP) kppcam.net/2023/02/06/naviga…
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A very good overview of a modernist critique of modernity: System theory - YouTube m.youtube.com/watch?v=KKONGu…
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Based on the UK Prime Minister’s announcement to make mathematics compulsory up to 18? One explanation is the proliferation of data and statistics. But with AI like @chatGPT what should that maths programme look like?
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What’s the thing to read about AI in education in China? Schools/ higherEd?
The celebration of Paulo Freire’s legacy and the proposal for a Popular Conference at the University of Cambridge – Knowledge, Power, and Politics (KPP) kppcam.net/2022/11/17/the-ce…
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NEW BLOG POST: "What does it mean to be an academic leader?" from @DrMarkCarrigan. Read it here: bit.ly/3O4BQRr
"Urban Cartographies of Educational Inequalities" workshop with Prof. Silvia M. Grinberg (June 7 at 4:30 PM)