Opposing epistemicide as first principle: Redeeming social epistemology in LIS education

Burgess, John; Fowler, Gina

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Title

Opposing epistemicide as first principle: Redeeming social epistemology in LIS education

Author(s)

• Burgess, John
• Fowler, Gina

Issue Date

2022-10

Keyword(s)

• Epistemic injustice
• Epistemicide
• Social epistemology
• Information ethics
• Information rights
• Pedagogy

Abstract

Social epistemology is a theory of knowledge that recognizes the social dimension of knowledge creation. In the LIS context it also serves as an enduring theory of how and why LIS professionals organize collective knowledge of the world. There is a growing awareness among LIS researchers that epistemic and cognitive injustices, and systematic attempts at epistemicide are widespread. Any theory of social epistemology that is meant to guide LIS practice must take into account the moral dimension of harms caused by allowing epistemic injustices to proliferate in information systems. Pivoting to the idea that opposing epistemicide and other injustices is central to the purpose of the LIS profession warrants a reconsideration of how educators discuss the core values in foundations courses.

Series/Report Name or Number

Proceedings of the ALISE Annual Conference, 2022

Type of Resource

text

Language

eng

Handle URL

https://hdl.handle.net/2142/117952

DOI

https://doi.org/10.21900/j.alise.2022.1065

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• Copyright 2022 John Burgess, Gina Fowler
• This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).

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