I am a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Minnesota’s Philosophy department and ICGC scholar. Before joining UMN I earned my MA in Philosophy at University of Tartu and B.S. in Computer Engineering at Qatar University.
My research focuses on topics in feminist and social epistemology; philosophy of language and feminist philosophy. My MA thesis provides a detailed taxonomy of testimonial smothering and discuss ways in which oppressed speakers can contribute to conversations in which they are oppressed. |
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I speak out of direct and particular anger at an academic conference, and a white woman says, “Tell me how you feel but don’t say it too harshly or I cannot hear you.” But is it my manner that keeps her from hearing, or the threat of a message that her life may change? (Lorde, 2007, p. 154)