Dr. Melanie Altanian
Melanie Altanian is assistant professor at the Professorship in Epistemology and Theory of Science. Her areas of specialization are social and political epistemology, moral philosophy, and social philosophy.
Contact:
Dr. Melanie Altanian
Alte Universität, 1. OG, R. 01 031b
Bertoldstr. 17
79098 Freiburg
Tel. +49 761 203-67678
melanie.altanian@ucf.uni-freiburg.de
Photo by Peter Herrmann
Office hours in winter semester 2024/25
Tuesdays 4.30–5.30 p.m.
Please register with me at least a day in advance via e-mail: melanie.altanian@ucf.uni-freiburg.de.
Brief Academic CV
- 2020 Doctor of Philosophy, University of Bern
- 2015 Master of Arts in Political, Legal and Economic Philosophy, University of Bern
- 2012 Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy (Major) and Social Sciences (Minor), University of Bern
Recent Academic Publications
- The Epistemic Injustice of Genocide Denialism, London and New York: Routledge, 2024.
- Testimonial Injustice and Trust. Edited by Melanie Altanian and Maria Baghramian. London and New York: Routledge, 2024.
- Rethinking the Right to Know and the Case for Restorative Epistemic Reparation. Journal of Social Philosophy (2022, special issue article, open access early view)
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Genozidleugnung: Organisiertes Vergessen oder Substanzielle Erkenntnispraxis? Zeitschrift für Praktische Philosophie 9 (1, 2022): 251–278.
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Remembrance and Denial of Genocide: On the Interrelations of Testimonial and Hermeneutical Injustice. International Journal of Philosophical Studies 29 (4, 2021): 595–612.
- Genocide Denial as Testimonial Oppression. Social Epistemology 35 (2, 2021): 133–146.
Selected Outreach
- Blog Post "A Case against the Argument from ‘Collective Amnesia’ and ‘Forgetting’" (Open for Debate Blog by Cardiff University, May 15, 2023)
- Interview "Genozid an den Armeniern: Verstehen und Anerkennen" (with Jeanette Ehrmann and Veronika Zablotsky, Frankfurter Rundschau, March 8, 2022)
- Article "Genozid Benennen" (Neue Wege Magazine, December 2020)