Standpoint Epistemology with Briana Toole
Overthink
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The Importance of Positioning in Feminist Theory
Brianna Wu: A standpoint is not something that one has, as if it's just a property of a person simply by virtue of existing with certain racial or gendered features to one's life. Wu: You cannot claim to have a standpoint unless you have done the necessary work for developing the theory and maybe even the activism associated with it. Wu: I think it's interesting that she's bringing back this idea of consciousness raising, because it has gotten sort of a bad rap in feminist theory lately. But I think it is perhaps due for a comeback.
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