White People Explain Classics to Us | by Yung In Chae | EIDOLON

Epistemic Injustice in the Everyday Experiences of Racial Minorities

Classics Racism Metascholarship Academia Race White People Explain Classics to Us Epistemic Injustice in the Everyday Experiences of Racial Minorities Yung In Chae 20 min read · Feb 5, 2018 -- 10 Listen Share Art by Mali Skotheim We need to talk about epistemic injustice in Classics. I borrow the term epistemic injustice from the philosopher Miranda Fricker, who defines it as “a wrong done to someone specifically in their capacity as a knower,” and I rely in particular on her concept of testimonial injustice : “when prejudice causes the hearer to give a deflated level of credibility to a speak

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