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By the end of this module, students will have a better understanding of the political and social role of knowledge and ignorance. Students will also become familiar with recent developments in social epistemology that have important contributions to make on issues of social injustice and oppression, as well as approaches in critical social theory that can help further illuminate the social dimension of knowledge.
Indicative Module Content:Topics to be addressed include:
4E Cognition, drawing on the work of Shaun Gallagher
Feminist Epistemology with the related topics of Epistemic Injustice and Epistemic Oppression based on the thinking of Lorraine Code, Miranda Fricker and Kristie Dotson
Preconditions of Discourse which will discuss the concepts of Jürgen Habermas. We will also explore Prediscursive Epistemic Injury and we will have a strong focus on the Epistemology of Recognition, centrally featuring the work of Axel Honneth.
We will focus on the intersection between social epistemology and justice issues, in particular, Testimonial and Credibility Injustice, Hermeneutical Injustice, Contributory Injustice and the Epistemology of Ignorance, featuring the work of Fricker, Dotson, Gaile Pohlhaus Jr. and Charles Mills among others.
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 24 |
Tutorial | 7 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 45 |
Online Learning | 24 |
Total | 100 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Assignment: Written Assignment 1 will be due by the end of Week 6: (40%) | Week 6 | n/a | Graded | No | 40 |
Assignment: Written Assignment 2 will be due by the end of the semester: 5 December (40%). |
Coursework (End of Trimester) | n/a | Graded | No | 40 |
Continuous Assessment: Tutorial and Class Participation (20%) | Throughout the Trimester | n/a | Graded | No | 20 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Spring | No |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
The written assignments will be graded and written feedback provided within two-weeks of the submission date.
Name | Role |
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Ms Kelly Agra | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Lucas Dijker | Tutor |
Lecture | Offering 1 | Week(s) - Autumn: All Weeks | Tues 16:00 - 16:50 |
Lecture | Offering 1 | Week(s) - Autumn: All Weeks | Wed 16:00 - 16:50 |
Tutorial | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 | Thurs 16:00 - 16:50 |
Tutorial | Offering 2 | Week(s) - 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 | Tues 17:00 - 17:50 |