Black Feminist Epistemology – Diversity Reading List

Collins, Patricia Hill. Black Feminist Epistemology

2007, In Craig J. Calhoun (ed.), Contemporary Sociological Theory. Blackwell. pp. 327.

Categories: Black Feminism, Feminist Philosophy, Philosophy of Gender Race and Sexuality, Value Theory

Keywords: epistemology, feminism, intersectionality

Added by: Clotilde Torregrossa, Contributed by: Corbin Covington

Abstract: US black feminist thought reflects the interests and standpoint of its creators. Indeed, White men have control over knowledge. And, Black women's ideas have been controlled by White men interpretation of the world. This means that Black feminist thought can best be viewed as subjugated knowledge.

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