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Lesson fundamentals

• [ ] Understanding of personal knowledge vs shared knowledge
• [ ] The role of the individual knower in constructing knowledge
• [ ] How biography, experiences, and identity shape what we know
• [ ] The relationship between knower and knowledge
• [ ] Understanding that knowledge is not just "out there" but is constructed through our experiences.

ACTIVITY 1: "The Same Image, Different Knowledge"

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jul/02/it-felt-like-history-itself-48-protest-photographs-that-changed-the-world

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flower_Power_(photograph)

https://www.theendlesssixties.com/bernie-boston/

The aftermath of the murder of George Floyd, 2020

Julio Cortez/AP

Associated Press photographer Julio Cortez captured this image just before midnight on 28 May 2020, the third day of protests after the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis. With its charged symbolism – the United States Flag Code says a flag should never be flown upside-down, “except as a signal of dire distress in instances of extreme danger to life or property” – the photograph conveys the deep sense of anger and injustice that would go on to fuel a mass movement of anti-racism protests across the globe. GS

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/6161053/prince-william-lindo-wing-swear-crowds-royal-baby-kate-middleton/

Activity 1

1. Individually:
   1. What do you see/know when you look at this? (Be specific)
   2. What does this mean? (What's the story/message?)
   3. Why do you know this? (Where does your interpretation come from?)