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The Colonial Influence on Knowledge Acquisition: Historical Perspective

Explore the intertwined development of colonialism and science through the projects of Kolb, Sparrman, and Bleek. Consider the territorial expansion of the Cape Colony and the European history of science. Delve into maritime science, technology, and colonial exchanges. Learn to read and interpret historical sources.

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The Colonial Influence on Knowledge Acquisition: Historical Perspective

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  1. Colonial Contexts of Knowledge Acquisition

  2. Today’s Lecture Research Methods Historical Content Mutual development of colonialism and science Compare the projects of Kolb, Sparrman, and Bleek • Change over time • Reading/interpreting sources • Specific comparisons • Scale • “unit of analysis”

  3. Cape Colony: Territorial Expansion Colonie du Cap de Bonne EspéranceCA: M 1/326, c. 1820

  4. Considerations of Power

  5. Briefly, In Europe History of Science Ole Worm (1588-1654), a doctor and professor of natural philosophy in Copenhagen, used his collection to teach students. Museum Wormianum; seu, Historiarerumrariorum, tam naturalium, quam artificialium, tam domesticarum, quam exoticarum . . .Leiden: ex officinaElseviriorum, 1655Smithsonian Institution Library

  6. South African Museum Slave Lodge South African National Gallery

  7. Portuguese Exploration Portuguese navigators reach the Azores, 1427 Vasco Da Gama, 1498 Bartolomeu Dias, 1488

  8. Maritime Science and Technology

  9. Navigation Portuguese sea chart, 16th century Caption: This map is from a 1563 atlas by the Portuguese cartographer Lazaro Luis, at the Sciences Academy of Lisbon.

  10. European Expansion Ferdinand Magellan expedition, circumnavigation 1519-1522 Battista Agnese, World Map from Portolan Atlas, 1544

  11. Colonial Exchanges

  12. Anders Sparrman (1748-1820)

  13. Cross-cultural collaborations • Wilhelm Bleek (1827-1875) • Lucy Lloyd (1834-1914) • |xam • ||kabbo

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