Universities as the Gatekeepers of the Intellectual Property of Indigenous People's Medical Knowledge
Abstract This paper will explore the role of universities as one of the most important gatekeepers that facilitate the appropriation of Indigenous medical knowledge (IMK) from Indigenous communities to transnational pharmaceutical corporations. The first sect...
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Unit, The University of Queensland
2008-07-01
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| Ráidu: | The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education |
| Liŋkkat: | https://ajie.atsis.uq.edu.au/ajie/article/view/512 |
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| author | Chris Kavelin |
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This paper will explore the role of universities as one
of the most important gatekeepers that facilitate the
appropriation of Indigenous medical knowledge (IMK) from
Indigenous communities to transnational pharmaceutical
corporations. The first section will deconstruct the
“denial of dependency” upon IMK. Using case studies, the
critique will demonstrate a complex mystification of
Indigenous knowledge and labour, and a de-identification of
Indigenous people and nature as the source of the medicines
appropriated. The last section will analyse the law and
policy context of the past 20 years that is responsible for
creating a process of academic capitalism that has
strengthened this phenomenon.
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| issn | 2049-7784 |
| language | English |
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| publishDate | 2008-07-01 |
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| series | The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education |
| spelling | doaj.art-f642b5550b784d1c9926d56c36348aa02023-01-03T03:19:22ZengAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Unit, The University of QueenslandThe Australian Journal of Indigenous Education2049-77842008-07-0137S110.1375/S1326011100000351Universities as the Gatekeepers of the Intellectual Property of Indigenous People's Medical KnowledgeChris Kavelin0Macquarie UniversityAbstract This paper will explore the role of universities as one of the most important gatekeepers that facilitate the appropriation of Indigenous medical knowledge (IMK) from Indigenous communities to transnational pharmaceutical corporations. The first section will deconstruct the “denial of dependency” upon IMK. Using case studies, the critique will demonstrate a complex mystification of Indigenous knowledge and labour, and a de-identification of Indigenous people and nature as the source of the medicines appropriated. The last section will analyse the law and policy context of the past 20 years that is responsible for creating a process of academic capitalism that has strengthened this phenomenon. https://ajie.atsis.uq.edu.au/ajie/article/view/512 |
| spellingShingle | Chris Kavelin Universities as the Gatekeepers of the Intellectual Property of Indigenous People's Medical Knowledge The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education |
| title | Universities as the Gatekeepers of the Intellectual Property of Indigenous People's Medical Knowledge |
| title_full | Universities as the Gatekeepers of the Intellectual Property of Indigenous People's Medical Knowledge |
| title_fullStr | Universities as the Gatekeepers of the Intellectual Property of Indigenous People's Medical Knowledge |
| title_full_unstemmed | Universities as the Gatekeepers of the Intellectual Property of Indigenous People's Medical Knowledge |
| title_short | Universities as the Gatekeepers of the Intellectual Property of Indigenous People's Medical Knowledge |
| title_sort | universities as the gatekeepers of the intellectual property of indigenous people s medical knowledge |
| url | https://ajie.atsis.uq.edu.au/ajie/article/view/512 |
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