During a postgraduate seminar focused on
sustainable development, taught by a visiting
European professor, a conflict arises: the
professor insists that a major Brazilian research
paper on local agroecology practices is 'not
rigorous enough' because it relies heavily on local,
community-based knowledge systems (traditional
knowledge) rather than exclusively on Western,
quantitative methodologies, which are prioritized in
the Global North literature used in the course.
Brazilian students feel their local epistemic
tradition is being dismissed.
Which intervention strategy best aligns with
Critical and Decolonial Perspectives to resolve the
conflict and promote Epistemic Justice in the
classroom?