Workshops in Political Epistemology
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Knowledge and Ignorance, Power and Politics:
Freiburg Workshops in Political Epistemology
Buchsymposium zu Melanie Altanian:
The Epistemic Injustice of Genocide Denialism
22. November 2024, 18:15-20:00
Peterhof, Raum 4
Die Veranstaltung findet auf Deutsch statt.
Anmeldung (verpflichtend, Platzzahl begrenzt): political_epistemology@ucf.uni-freiburg.de
Mit Kommentaren von:
Glenn Anderau (Universität Zürich)
Hilkje Hänel (Universität Potsdam)
Sebastian Schmidt (Universität Zürich)
Moderiert von: Frieder Vogelmann (Universität Freiburg)
Dr. Melanie Altanian's book "The Epistemic Injustice of Genocide Denialism" rethinks the relationship between dignity, truth, and memory in relation to genocide denial by adopting the framework of epistemic injustice. This framework performs two functions. First, it introduces normative vocabulary into genocide scholarship through which we can gain a better understanding of the normative impacts of genocide denial when it is institutionalized and systematic. Second, it enriches current scholarship on epistemic injustice with a further, underexplored case study.
By focusing on the case of Turkey's denialism of the Armenian genocide, the book shows the consequences of this kind of epistemic injustice for the victim group and society as a whole.
More information about the book is available at Routledge.
