This post looks at OER from the perspective of a 'power lens' that considers global issues around access, equity, language, skills and global imbalances. And of course we need more than a focus on 'open' and 'access' to restore historical and ongoing injustices. But I think if we're asking the people working on open access to change their focus, we're asking the wrong people. Even if it is not sufficient, open access remains necessary. We need other people to focus on the various issues around global justice. Yes, we need to address the development of local knowledge systems, knowledge production by historically under-represented populations, fairer flows of resources or reparations for a colonial past. But we can't keep asking the same people over and over to address all these things plus work on open access.
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