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  1. 1. “Metoo is a terror organization..” A Critical Study of how Testimonial Injustice Operates in Danish Facebook Discourses

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter

    Author : Simone Melbye Larsen; [2022]
    Keywords : Denmark; Facebook discourse; sexism; ideology; #MeToo; credibility; testimonial injustice; feminism; the nature of women.; Cultural Sciences;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to examine online sexism as a phenomenon on Danish news media platforms on Facebook. Research have shown a transgression of gendered violence online that is often produced on social media. Studies concerning Danish discourses and sexism is approached to give an understanding of the extent of online sexism. READ MORE

  3. 2. “Holding course” towards environmental injustice. An explorative analysis of the environmental injustices in the decision-making process of the 9th dredging of the Elbe River in Hamburg, Germany

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Dana Dedeck; [2022]
    Keywords : Sustainability Science; Dredging; Environmental Justice; Hamburg; Science Technology Studies; Port City; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Responding to the pressure of economies of scale, port cities like Hamburg “hold course” towards a development strategy, meeting demands of upscaling navigational infrastructure through dredging. Research focusing beyond distributional injustices is scarce and remains technocratically driven. READ MORE

  4. 3. Testimonial Credibility Excess (and Deficit), from the perspective of a Character-Based Approach

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Avdelningen för teoretisk filosofi

    Author : Michael Ulvmar; [2022]
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    Abstract : Abstract In this philosophical essay Fricker’s stipulation that the primary characterization of testimonial injustice is a matter of credibility deficit and not credibility excess, will be called into question from the perspective of a view I have named the character- based approach (CBA). In the debate I will draw heavily on Medina´s proportional view of epistemic injustice. READ MORE

  5. 4. Hardened hearts : Are the Swedish people being failed as moral agents by Swedish authorities during the COVID-19 pandemic?

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för idé- och samhällsstudier

    Author : Andrea Johansson; [2021]
    Keywords : Pandemic ethics; virtue ethics; moral responsibility; epistemic injustice; collective agency;

    Abstract : Almost since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Sweden has been criticised for doing too little to stop the spread of the virus. No lockdowns have been implemented and schools have stayed open throughout the pandemic. READ MORE

  6. 5. Can the Subaltern be heard? : A student perspective, on identity power relations and epistemic positioning within the Swedish Educational System.

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och didaktik

    Author : Kate Lind af Hageby; [2020]
    Keywords : Adultism; critical social theory; epistemic violence; human rights; identity power; prejudice; student; subaltern;

    Abstract : Our ability to perceive our environment through prejudge mental attitudes is a necessary capacity in order to survive in a social environment. However, how we utilize this capacity, and whether it promotes equality or inequality, is to a large extent dependant on our perception of ourselves in relation to our surroundings. READ MORE