The Epistemic Injustice of Genocide Denialism

The injustice of genocide denial is commonly understood as a violation of the dignity of victims, survivors and their descendants, and further described as an assault on truth and memory. This book rethinks the relationship between dignity, truth and memory in relation to genocide denial by adopting the framework of epistemic injustice.

Autorentext

Melanie Altanian is Assistant Professor at the University of Freiburg, Chair of Epistemology and Theory of Science. Previously, she was a guest lecturer and research assistant at University College Dublin, School of Philosophy. She recently published (together with Maria Baghramian) the edited volume, Testimonial Injustice and Trust (2024) for Routledge.

Inhalt

Introduction Part 1: Genocide and Genocide Denialism 1. On Genocide Denial 2. An Epistemology of Genocide Denialism Part 2: The Epistemic Injustice of Genocide Denialism 3. The Wrong of Discriminatory Epistemic Injustice 4. Genocide Denialism, Misremembrance and Hermeneutical Oppression 5. Conversational Genocide Denial and Testimonial Oppression Concluding Remarks