Teaching

Lecturer

This course is held by Clara Günther and Lou Thomine. The first objective is to provide future teachers with basic knowledge in epistemology and its social aspect. The second objective is to explore practical applications of these theoretical tools to make sense and develop a critical attitude to our everyday life. To do so, we will consider knowledge as it is transmitted in institutionalized places, from school to museums. The course is divided into three blocks: The first sessions are dedicated to theoretical knowledge and focus on the understanding of the concept of epistemic injustice(s), as it has been recently and largely developed in analytic epistemology. In the second part, we apply our understanding of epistemic injustice to explore the meanings and implications of the philosophical canon. We will engage with recent research on this topic, analyse school books and try to understand the injustices that are produced by canon and hear out about strategies to deal with them. In the last sessions of the course, we propose another practical application of the theoretical tools provided during the semester. We explore the idea of the museum as a place of knowledge transmission and the injustices it can rise. More specifically, we examine the relationship between colonialism and ethnographic museums, supported by diverse materials (documentaries, visits, etc.)


Guest lecturer