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Intellectual property or intellectual (im)property? Toward a transcultural epistemology and ethics

Kapitzke, Cushla (2007) Intellectual property or intellectual (im)property? Toward a transcultural epistemology and ethics , in Kapitzke, Cushla and Peters, Michael A., Eds. Global knowledge cultures, chapter 1, pages pp. 1-19. Sense Publishers.

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Abstract

This paper uses the term 'intellectual (im)property' as a rhetorical device to conceptualize and linguistically trouble the discursive and legal entity, 'intellectual property.' It begins by examining the contextual background for recent changes in the legal, political and economic arenas of 'intellectual property' and copyright regimes. Dominant metaphors framing popular and scholarly discussion of these increasingly controversial entities are explored, and a three-pronged programmatic framework for reconstituting the field as it currently stands is presented.

Item Type:Book Chapter
Status:Published
Place of Publication:Amsterdam
Keywords:Global knowledges, transcultural epistemology, knowledge politics, knowledge ethics, copyright, literacy, TRIPS, WTO, intellectual property, critical sociology of intellectual property studies, critical copyright studies, critical pedagogy of copyright literacy
Subjects:390000 Law, Justice and Law Enforcement > 390100 Law > 390114 Intellectual Property
ID Code:6800
Deposited By:Kapitzke, Cushla
Deposited On:28 March 2007
Alternative Locations:http://www.sensepublishers.com/, http://www.sensepublishers.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=444
Copyright Owner:Copyright 2007 Sense Publishers
Additional Information:For more information about this book please refer to the publisher's website (see link) or contact the author. Author contact details : c.kapitzke@qut.edu.au