Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects
Date of Degree
9-2025
Document Type
Doctoral Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy
Program
Philosophy
Advisor
Linda Martín Alcoff
Committee Members
Muhammad Ali Khalidi
Miranda Fricker
Subject Categories
Epistemology | Ethics and Political Philosophy
Keywords
social epistemology, epistemic injustice
Abstract
In this dissertation, I develop an account of a distinctive form of epistemic injustice—intra-group epistemic injustice—which occurs within social groups, rather than across distinct social groups. In articulating this form of epistemic injustice, I offer an analysis of a paradigmatic case that occurs within the Jewish community, regarding competing narratives about Jewish identity and the often volatile disagreements that accompany such conversations. Such disagreements can become so pernicious that when one narrative comes to dominate the other (depending on the circumstances and processes by which this domination occurs), epistemic injustice can result. I argue that the relatively recent yet seemingly all-encompassing conflation of Jewish identity with Zionism has set the stage for such an intra-group injustice.
Recommended Citation
Grabelsky, Dana E., "Intra-Group Epistemic Injustice: Identity and Disagreement" (2025). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/gc_etds/6395
