Call for Chapters: Revaluation and Preservation of Indigenous Knowledge Systems in Modern Society

Editors

Tlou Maggie Masenya, Durban University of Technology, South Africa
Monicca Thulisile Bhuda, University of Mpumalanga, South Africa

Call for Chapters

Proposals Submission Deadline: September 14, 2024
Full Chapters Due: December 6, 2024
Submission Date: December 6, 2024

Introduction

Indigenous knowledge is the comprehensive body of knowledge that locals accumulate from life experience, unofficial research, and close observation of their surroundings within a particular culture. It connects the entirety of nature and the components that sustain life to the survival of every human being. It gives specific community conditions in respect to the environment and offers workable solutions to people's problems. This vital knowledge can also be used to integrate education in today's society, honouring and respecting the diversity of knowledge sources and fostering an inclusive and fair learning environment. This increases cultural pride and consequently, the drive to find creative solutions to local problems using resources and inventiveness that are available locally. However, most of this irreplaceable knowledge is gradually disappearing in indigenous communities worldwide and may be lost forever due to the effect of deterritorialization, modernization, colonization, globalization and westernization, which has also given rise to cultural change or acculturation. A concern over the loss of indigenous knowledge underscores the need for revaluation and preservation of this knowledge, to be more accessible in this digital era and knowledge-based economy. Indigenous knowledge can thus be the basis from which alternative ways of managing resources are developed using indigenous technologies that are cost effective and economically affordable. Cultural heritage institutions, memory institutions, libraries and archives, indigenous communities, indigenous researchers and all other relevant stakeholders, worldwide, need to reimagine innovative strategies and initiatives for revaluation, preservation and knowledge sharing, to ensure a long-term access to this vital resource and for sustainable development of indigenous communities in the Modern Society. The main contribution of the book is therefore to provide the role and importance of indigenous knowledge in this contemporary society, by looking at academic works that focus on revaluation, reclamation, promotion, preservation and dissemination of indigenous knowledge.

Objective

The overall objective of this book is to present scholarly perspectives, ideas and recommendations in addition to publishing excellent articles that explore the role and importance of indigenous knowledge in the Modern society. It aims to provide the best practices, innovative strategies and initiatives regarding revaluation, promotion and preservation of indigenous knowledge systems, globally. Indigenous communities, students, scholars, and policymakers that wish to preserve, protect and disseminate indigenous knowledge will find this book valuable. Since this book will offer leading research on indigenous knowledge and its significance, it is with great hope that the university or academic libraries purchase the book and use it in Indigenous Knowledge related studies.

Target Audience

The book will serve as a valuable and useful tool that provide scholars, universities, students, policy makers, government departments, academicians and researchers, information professionals, knowledge managers, records managers, indigenous knowledge owners, indigenous communities, librarians, archivists, computer scientists, Information Technology specialists and data curators, sociologists, and anthropologists with the state-of-the art knowledge in preserving and documenting indigenous knowledge systems.

Recommended Topics

Global initiatives for digital preservation and documentation of indigenous knowledge systems, Digitization, digital curation and digital preservation of indigenous knowledge, Challenges and opportunities in the digital preservation, documentation of indigenous knowledge, Tools, systems and technologies for digital preservation and documentation of indigenous knowledge, Indigenous knowledge sharing techniques or strategies, Decolonization of indigenous knowledge systems, Decolonization of indigenous research, Indigenization and Africanization of indigenous knowledge, Indigenous knowledge in healthcare, Indigenous knowledge in agriculture or farming, Indigenous languages, The role of Memory institutions (Libraries, Archives and Museums), Cultural heritage institutions and Cultural heritage agencies in the promotion, protection, documentation and preservation of indigenous knowledge systems, the role of digital libraries in digitization, preservation and dissemination of indigenous knowledge, Knowledge repositories and Institutional repositories for managing, preserving and enhancing access to indigenous knowledge, Indigenous knowledge and sustainable development (Sustainable Development Goal 2030: protecting and safeguarding the world's cultural and natural heritage), Fourth Industrial Revolution(4IR) technologies in digital preservation and documentation of indigenous knowledge, Indigenous knowledge systems and climate change, Models and frameworks for digital preservation of indigenous knowledge systems, Web-archiving of Indigenous knowledge systems, Impact and implication of policies and protocols in the protection and promotion of indigenous knowledge, Indigenous knowledge and curriculum development, Indigenous knowledge systems and environment, Indigenous knowledge systems and economic development; Indigenous knowledge systems and tourism; indigenous methodologies and Indigenous food sovereignty systems.

Submission Procedure

Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before September 14, 2024, a chapter proposal of 1,000 to 2,000 words clearly explaining the mission and concerns of his or her proposed chapter. Authors will be notified by September 28, 2024 about the status of their proposals and sent chapter guidelines.Full chapters are expected to be submitted by December 6, 2024, and all interested authors must consult the guidelines for manuscript submissions at https://www.igi-global.com/publish/contributor-resources/before-you-write/ prior to submission. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-anonymized review basis. Contributors may also be requested to serve as reviewers for this project.

Note: There are no submission or acceptance fees for manuscripts submitted to this book publication, Revaluation and Preservation of Indigenous Knowledge Systems in Modern Society. All manuscripts are accepted based on a double-anonymized peer review editorial process.

All proposals should be submitted through the eEditorial Discovery® online submission manager.



Publisher

This book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.), an international academic publisher of the "Information Science Reference" (formerly Idea Group Reference), "Medical Information Science Reference," "Business Science Reference," and "Engineering Science Reference" imprints. IGI Global specializes in publishing reference books, scholarly journals, and electronic databases featuring academic research on a variety of innovative topic areas including, but not limited to, education, social science, medicine and healthcare, business and management, information science and technology, engineering, public administration, library and information science, media and communication studies, and environmental science. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit https://www.igi-global.com. This publication is anticipated to be released in 2025.



Important Dates

September 14, 2024: Proposal Submission Deadline
September 28, 2024: Notification of Acceptance
December 6, 2024: Full Chapter Submission
January 17, 2025: Review Results Returned
February 15, 2025: Final Acceptance Notification
February 22, 2025: Final Chapter Submission



Inquiries

Tlou Maggie Masenya Durban University of Technology maggst124@gmail.com Monicca Thulisile Bhuda University of Mpumalanga bhudamonicca@gmail.com

Classifications


Computer Science and Information Technology; Education; Library and Information Science; Medicine and Healthcare; Social Sciences and Humanities
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