Yes, but I think positionality is probably the single most important thing to understand and the one which is most counterintuitive. The idea that knowledge comes from experience and perspective & that this is based on an identity group's position in society...https://twitter.com/_HelenDale/status/990572293167419392 …
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For, anyone who hasn't really got into this and wants to get a handle on it, this is the very best example. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02691728.2013.782585 … It's not an easy read but Dotson, despite starting with a terrible premise, really does aim for rigour and clarity. She wants people to understand.
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She'll get you into the mindset. I have a strange respect for Kristie Dotson. Despite thinking she is absolutely wrong about her foundational epistemological premises, I admire her clarity & reasoning from that point. If only she'd set that incredible mind to something real.
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Isn't this just Critical Theory though, i.e. Postmodern principles applied to politics with a goal of ending 'oppression' (their particular definition of 'oppression')?
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