Rethinking epistemic appropriation

Paul-Mikhail Catapang Podosky*

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Abstract

Emmalon Davis has offered an insightful analysis of an under-theorized form of epistemic oppression called epistemic appropriation. This occurs when an epistemic resource developed within marginalized situatedness gains inter-communal uptake, but the author of the epistemic resource is unacknowledged. In this paper, I argue that Davis's definition of epistemic appropriation is not exhaustive. In particular, she misses out on explaining cases of epistemic appropriation in which an intra-communal epistemic resource is obscured through inter-communal uptake. Being attentive to this form of epistemic appropriation allows us to identify unique forms of epistemic oppression that emerge as a result of socially maintained active ignorance.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)142-162
Number of pages21
JournalEpisteme
Volume20
Issue number1
Early online date5 Apr 2021
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar 2023
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • appropriation
  • active ignorance
  • epistemic appropriation
  • epistemic injustice

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