Feminism and Epistemic Injustice

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Medina
Keyword(s):  
Gloria Anzaldua ◽  
Standpoint Theory ◽  
Epistemic Injustice ◽  
Epistemic Responsibility ◽  
Audre Lorde ◽  
Philosophical Work ◽  
Epistemic Agency ◽  
Sojourner Truth ◽  
Maria Stewart ◽  
Miranda Fricker

This chapter offers an account of central issues and themes in feminist philosophical work on injustice that is distinctly epistemic. The first part of the chapter focuses on the contributions that classic feminist theorists have made to the conceptualization of issues of epistemic injustice long before such name was available, focusing especially on the writings of feminists of color from the seventeenth century onward (Sojourner Truth, Maria Stewart, Gloria Anzaldúa, Audre Lorde, etc.). The second half of the chapter focuses on the contributions to recent discussions of epistemic injustice by contemporary feminist scholars, especially Lorraine Code, Kristie Dotson, and Miranda Fricker. The chapter highlights the ways in which the feminist paradigms of intersectionality and standpoint theory have shaped analyses of epistemic injustice and epistemic resistance against injustice, elaborating the key notions of epistemic agency, epistemic responsibility and epistemic advocacy.

Epistemic Injustice and Indigenous Women: Toward Centering Indigeneity in Social Work

Affilia ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 088610992098526
Author(s):  
Marjorie Johnstone ◽  
Eunjung Lee
Keyword(s):  
Social Workers ◽  
Indigenous Women ◽  
Epistemic Injustice ◽  
Feminist Activism ◽  
Indigenous Resistance ◽  
Systemic Analysis ◽  
Life Journey ◽  
Women And Girls ◽  
Miranda Fricker ◽  
Individual Perspective

Using the theoretical framework of epistemic injustice articulated by philosopher Miranda Fricker as an analytic tool, we analyze recent victories of Indigenous feminist activism in gathering the stories of Indigenous women, challenging dominant meta-narratives and rewriting the herstory of Canada. We use the epistemic concept of the hermeneutic gap to consider the implications of this resistance in conjunction with the increased visibility of the intersectional positionality of Indigenous women. To illustrate our analysis, we focus on two case studies. Firstly, an individual perspective through the life journey of a feminist Anishinaabe Activist, Bridgett Perrier. Secondly, we conduct a systemic analysis of the recent Report on the National Inquiry into the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG). We close with a discussion on how critical it is for social workers—especially non-Indigenous social workers—to relearn and document the meaning of the MMIWG issues. This includes recognizing Indigenous resistance, activism, and the newly formulated hermeneutic understandings that are emerging. Then, the final task is to apply these concepts to their practice and heed the calls to action which the report calls for.

scholarly journals Hagar and Epistemic Injustice: An Intercultural and Post-colonial Analysis of Genesis 16

2021 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Beth E. Elness-Hanson
Keyword(s):  
Human Dignity ◽  
Shared Understanding ◽  
Epistemic Injustice ◽  
Biblical Hermeneutics ◽  
Post Colonial ◽  
Seminal Work ◽  
The Core ◽  
Epistemic Justice ◽  
Miranda Fricker ◽  
Woman's Voice

Having one's voice heard and being known by one's name are foundational aspects of respect and human dignity. Likewise, being able to contribute to shared understanding is at the core of epistemic justice. This intercultural and post-colonial inquiry of Gen 16 considers the Egyptian Hagar-known by her foreign Semitic name meaning "Fleeing One"-as an example of epistemic injustice. Integrating Miranda Fricker 's work on epistemic injustice, this study espouses the justice of hearing and seeing the marginalised and oppressed, as exemplified by Yhwh. As the Egyptian woman's voice- once ignored-gives testimony within the text to a fuller understanding of God, so also listening to/seeing other contemporary African scholars' voices/writings opens one's ears/eyes to fuller understandings of God today. These voices include the seminal work of David Tuesday Adamo, a vanguard in African biblical hermeneutics, in whose honour this examination is written.

scholarly journals CARTA ABERTA À MARÍLIA

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Glauce Souza Santos
Keyword(s):  
Gloria Anzaldua ◽  
Audre Lorde ◽  
Donna Haraway

Nesta carta, endereçada à Marília, minha psicanalista, e a todas as mulheres negras, reflito sobre a pesquisa que realizo no doutoramento. Faço isso, resgatando cenas de uma sessão específica, na qual, Marília fez, para mim, o que denomino sugestão-desafio, escrever sobre a importância do meu trabalho. Assim, confesso as minhas inseguranças diante da minha escrita e tento encontrar respostas para o fato de nem sempre estar convicta a respeito da sua relevância. Inspirada na carta que Audre Lorde (2019) fez para a sua terapeuta e na carta de Glória Anzalduá (2000) às mulheres escritoras do terceiro milênio, penso sobre a interação que há entre mim e Marília, e sobre o que me motiva a escrever. Ressalto sobre o investimento dos trabalhos artísticos de Tássia Reis, Preta Rara e NegaFya, na expressão de uma existência negra feminina distanciada da ideia de um eu desqualificado, e como esses trabalhos me ajudam a perceber um caminho para minha própria vida, pois, situam os corpos femininos negros e suas subjetividades no centro dos seus discursos. Nessa linha, aciono Guerreiro Ramos (1995) para tencionar a ideia de objetos de estudo, cuja realidade e identidade são definidas por outros, e Donna Haraway (1995) para refletir sobre os saberes localizados que requerem que o objeto do conhecimento seja visto como um ator e agente. Outra reflexão que faço é a respeito da minha relação com a música e a minha legitimação como pesquisadora no campo musical. Ainda aciono a noção de escrevivência, cunhada por Conceição Evaristo, para discutir sobre o desafio que é incluir o pessoal e o subjetivo como parte do discurso acadêmico, tendo em vista que a pessoalidade e subjetividade mais aceita na academia é aquela produzida pelo sujeito branco. 

Responding to Epistemic Injustice against Child Soldiers

2021 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 662-700
Author(s):  
Jean Chrysostome K. Kiyala
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
Democratic Republic ◽  
Democratic Republic Of Congo ◽  
Child Soldiers ◽  
Social Experiences ◽  
Best Interests ◽  
Epistemic Injustice ◽  
Research Outcomes ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Miranda Fricker

Abstract This empirical study examines the impact of epistemic injustice on child soldiers while exploring the potential of the Baraza structure – a local jurisprudence in the Democratic Republic of Congo – to pursue the “the best interests of the child” principle, particularly in the process of holding young soldiers accountable. Epistemic injustice, conceptually developed by Miranda Fricker, consists of “testimonial injustice”, when the hearer gives a deflated level of credibility to a speaker’s word due to prejudice; “hermeneutical injustice”, which takes place when a structural breach in collective interpretive imagination resources unfairly disadvantages a person or social group when trying to render intelligible their social experiences; and “distributive epistemic injustice”, which happens when “epistemic goods” (education and information) are inequitably distributed. The research outcomes suggest that Baraza jurisprudence has the potential to avert epistemic injustice, and to promote a non-discriminatory treatment of accused former child and adolescent soldiers.

scholarly journals Epistemic Injustice in Finance

Topoi ◽  
2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Boudewijn de Bruin
Keyword(s):  
Financial Markets ◽  
Interest Rates ◽  
Racial Disparity ◽  
Financial Services ◽  
Gender Disparity ◽  
Epistemic Injustice ◽  
Philosophical Work ◽  
Standard View ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Disparate Treatment

Abstract This article applies philosophical work on epistemic injustice and cognate concepts (such as epistemic self-confidence) to study gender and racial disparity in financial markets. Members of disadvantaged groups often receive inferior financial services (they pay higher interest rates on loans, their loan applications are more likely to be rejected, etc.). In most jurisdictions, it is illegal to provide discriminatorily disparate treatment to groups defined by gender and skin colour. Racial disparity in financial services is generally considered to be discriminatory (and therefore illegal). The standard view among most regulators is that gender disparity is not discriminatory, though. Through an analysis of various exemplary cases, I propose testimonial injustice as a candidate explanation for some of the existing forms of racial disparity found in financial services. I show how prejudices about gender and finance decrease epistemic self-confidence, and how this leads to gender disparity. And I consider particularly intractable forms of self-fulfilling testimonial injustice.

scholarly journals EPISTEMIC INJUSTICE IN THE SPACE OF REASONS

Episteme ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew Congdon
Keyword(s):  
Critical Race Theory ◽  
Recent Work ◽  
Social Epistemology ◽  
False Belief ◽  
Epistemic Injustice ◽  
John Mcdowell ◽  
Race Theory ◽  
Space Of Reasons ◽  
Miranda Fricker ◽  
Epistemological Framework

AbstractIn this paper, I make explicit some implicit commitments to realism and conceptualism in recent work in social epistemology exemplified by Miranda Fricker and Charles Mills. I offer a survey of recent writings at the intersection of social epistemology, feminism, and critical race theory, showing that commitments to realism and conceptualism are at once implied yet undertheorized in the existing literature. I go on to offer an explicit defense of these commitments by drawing from the epistemological framework of John McDowell, demonstrating the relevance of the metaphor of the “space of reasons” for theorizing and criticizing instances of epistemic injustice. I then point out how McDowell’s own view requires expansion and revision in light of Mills' concept of “epistemologies of ignorance.” I conclude that, when their strengths are used to make up for each others' weaknesses, Mills and McDowell’s positions mutually reinforce one another, producing a powerful model for theorizing instances of systematic ignorance and false belief.

Epistemic Injustice: Power and the Ethics of Knowing * By MIRANDA FRICKER

Analysis ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 69 (2) ◽  
pp. 380-382
Author(s):  
M. Brady
Keyword(s):  
Epistemic Injustice ◽  
Miranda Fricker

scholarly journals A metodologia das oficinas pedagógicas

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 1132-1143
Author(s):  
Natália Kleinsorgen Bernardo Borges ◽  
Thais Domingos dos Santos Rodrigues
Keyword(s):  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
Gloria Anzaldua ◽  
Audre Lorde ◽  
Bell Hooks ◽  
Angela Davis

Este trabalho tem por objetivo relatar as observações, atividades, incômodos, inquietações e sugestões que surgiram ao longo das oficinas sobre gênero e a realidade da mulher na sociedade brasileira, realizadas em colégios públicos de Niterói, Magé e Rio Bonito, no estado do Rio de Janeiro, durante o mês de março de 2018. Além da introdução, no qual é reportado o caminho percorrido até as oficinas, durante a construção da Greve Internacional de Mulheres no 8 de Março de 2018, dividimos o artigo em dois momentos: o primeiro no qual apresentamos as oficinas criadas por nós, pontuando o objetivo de cada uma, o material necessário e a metodologia que utilizamos nas escolas. Todas as oficinas pedagógicas são de caráter experimental e continuam em análise e aperfeiçoamento. O segundo em que relatamos nossas experiências nas diversas salas de aulas que tivemos, contando algumas situações que vivemos junto aos mais de 400 jovens que entramos em contato ao longo mês. Por fim, conclui-se que, apesar das dificuldades criadas com fim de proibir o debate sobre gênero nas escolas, é possível, através da ação de alguns professores, subverter as políticas institucionais e construir uma educação engajada. Por Marielle Franco, por Dandara, por Angela Davis, por Audre Lorde, por bell hooks, e por Andrea Dworjin e por Gloria Anzaldúa: não vão nos calar!

scholarly journals Contar histórias desde aqui

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 153-173
Author(s):  
Bruna Moraes Battistelli ◽  
Luciana Rodrigues
Keyword(s):  
Gloria Anzaldua ◽  
Audre Lorde ◽  
Bell Hooks

Como escreve Scholastique Mukasonga em seu livro “A mulher de pés descalços”, precisamos ensinar aos nossos dedos dos pés um caminhar que não os machuque pelo percurso. Inspiradas por essa proposição, esse trabalho busca tecer diálogos com os ensinamentos de intelectuais como bell hooks, Audre Lorde, Gloria Anzaldúa e Lélia Gonzalez para pensarmos uma sala de aula e uma docência pautadas em uma ética feminista e antirracista. Assim, situadas desde o continente amefricano, objetivamos, a partir de nossas experiências e de uma inspiração cartográfica, discutir as relações entre o ser professora-pesquisadora-feminista na aposta de uma universidade que acolha, cuide e nos possibilite contar mais histórias. Para isso, lançamos mão de nossas próprias histórias que narram sobre como construímos uma voz para nós mesmas, como experienciamos a universidade e por quais caminhos chegamos no exercício da docência e da pesquisa em uma perspectiva feminista e antirracista. Por fim, como possibilidade de intervenção para docência que se assente sobre uma política do cuidado, narramos uma experiência em sala de aula, que acontece há pelo menos um ano, onde as/os alunas/os são convidadas/os a escrever cartas em uma disciplina. Nossa aposta é para que possamos seguir construindo o espaço da sala de aula também como espaço de cura, onde nossos corpos estejam em prol de políticas para o encantamento da vida.

Interactions with Delusional Others

2019 ◽  
pp. 325-342
Author(s):  
Josh Dohmen
Keyword(s):  
Epistemic Injustice ◽  
Epistemic Responsibility ◽  
Epistemic Humility ◽  
The Individual

This chapter considers some epistemic aspects of interactions with those who are believed to be delusional. The chapter makes five main claims: first, for the day-to-day purposes of most individuals, it is helpful to understand delusions as extreme epistemic failures, failures that all are guilty of to some degree. Second, one should be cautious when attributing delusions to others because to call someone delusional can act to discredit them, and this can be especially dangerous when applied to members of oppressed groups. Third, delusional individuals can indeed be wronged by epistemic injustice. Fourth, epistemic responsibility for delusions needs to be extended beyond the individual holding delusional beliefs to the conditions that shape those beliefs. Finally, the virtue of epistemic humility offers several important epistemic benefits in interactions with delusional others.

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