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Paper: Lesson Learned -- Exploring Hermeneutic Injustice (diversity)

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Conference

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Location

Minneapolis, MN

Publication Date

August 23, 2022

Start Date

June 26, 2022

End Date

June 29, 2022

Conference Session

Student Division Technical 1: Diversity, Equity, Inclusivity (DEI)

Page Count

8

DOI

10.18260/1-2--40927

Permanent URL

https://peer.asee.org/40927

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267

Paper Authors

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Yuliana Flores University of Washington

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Jennifer Turns University of Washington

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Abstract

Abstract Hermeneutic injustice is a situation when someone’s experience is not well understood by themselves or by others (Fricker, 2009). The purpose of the this paper is to contribute information that may be useful for students to act as agents of their own education when they encounter hermeneutic injustice in higher education. I present how my contribution in a larger, user experience based, research project led to a pivot on the concept of hermeneutic injustice. I use personal examples as both a student and as an educator to make visible how hermeneutic injustices arise in higher education. Overall, hermeneutic injustice is an important stepping stone for students to notice and be able to describe their experiences and no longer be victims of the structures of higher education.

Flores, Y., & Turns, J. (2022, August), Paper: Lesson Learned -- Exploring Hermeneutic Injustice (diversity) Paper presented at 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Minneapolis, MN. 10.18260/1-2--40927

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