Sandra G. Harding is professor at the Graduate School of Education & Information Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles, USA. She is a renowned philosopher of science and she has remarkably contributed to the development of epistemology, research methodology, as well as feminist theory.

The schedule and headlines of Sandra Harding’s lectures:

Mon October 1 at 13–15
Arctic Centre, Borealis (address: Pohjoisranta 4, 3rd floor)
Standpoint methodologies: Negotiating with Modern Western Sciences

Tue October 2 at 10–12
University of Lapland, lecture hall 17 (address: Yliopistonkatu 8)
Strong Objectivity: Appropriating Imperial Concepts for Anti-imperial Research

Wed October 3 at 10–12
University of Lapland, lecture hall 10 (address: Yliopistonkatu 8)
Women and Gender Issues in Development

Thu October 4 at 9–10.30
Arctic Centre, Auditorium (address: Pohjoisranta 4)
Indigenous Knowledge – Benefits for Indigenes and for Western Societies
Part of the Indigenous Knowledge Systems workshop (at 9–16)

Fri October 5 at 10–12
Arctic Centre, Borealis (address: Pohjoisranta 4, 3rd floor)
Postcolonial and feminist science and technology studies: convergences and divergences

All lectures and the workshop are open to all undergraduate and PhD students and researchers of the University of Lapland, Arctic Centre and Arktis Doctoral Programme.

PhD students of the University of Lapland can earn 3 ECTS by following the lectures, reading supplementary literature and writing a learning diary.

Professor Harding’s visit is arranged by Arktis Doctoral Programme at teh Arctic Centre in collaboration with the Common Graduate School of the University of Lapland, the Faculty of Social Sciences and the Unit for Gender Studies.

For more information:
Researcher Ilona Mettiäinen, ARKTIS Doctoral Programme, tel. +358 (0)40 484 4273, ilona.mettiainen(at)ulapland.fi