Thread by @DisInHigherEd

(@manijadegarcia) #Epistemology thread here, discussing ideas for survival, stress management, joy & healing using the acronym ACCESS to organize the ideas.

While I take a break I'd love you to read my new related article with @sisterSTEM

Link: sisterstem.org/2021/10/18/gat…

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https://twitter.com/DisInHigherEd/status/1450533708235161605

(@manijadegarcia) #Epistemology refers to to 'how we know what we know.' #Epistemologies are systems of knowledge & knowing informed by the ways different groups of people navigate & make sense of the world & are related to what we justify based on what's "true" or "real."

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Who we are shapes our experiences & therefore our reality. So #disabled people; #women; #BlackPeople; etc. all have their own #epistemologies. Like languages, groups can borrow from each other's epistemologies to build knowledge & make meaning of the world & their lives.

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(@manijadegarcia) For ex. in the article below #DeafEpistemology is explained, which is informed by social & feminist #epistemologies.

The article opens, "How deaf people view themselves differs from how hearing people perceive them."

Link: bit.ly/2XtuSRp

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(@manijadegarcia) The difference between how deaf people view themselves (as more visually oriented beings) vs. how hearing people perceive deaf people (as broken hearing people) is an example of differing #epistemologies with profound consequences. Read the article for more.

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(@manijadegarcia) settler colonialists engaging in global expansion have relied on #epistemicide, or the destruction of #epistemologies that differ from their own (e.g.that they are superior & own everything) to justify their actions.

More: bit.ly/3GcJINI

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(@manijadegarcia) after seeing the quoted tweet below from @DISummit_org I started to see #epistemologies as the accumulated wisdom of groups of people.

The thread has me thinking a lot about #epistemicide of disabled wisdom & the tragedy of that.

https://twitter.com/DISummit_org/status/1450208470716854272?s=20

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(@manijadegarcia) Some #epistemology related things I'd love our communities to explore are: (a) how do we interrupt #epistemicide of #DisabledWisdom? (b) what are safe ways/spaces for us to preserve our #knowledge & #widom & how can we better inform each other as a result?

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(@manijadegarcia) I believe the more we engage in #acceptance, #compassion, & building safer more inclusive #communities the more we can enrich/preserve our own & each other's #epistemologies—empowering us to engage more effectively in stress management, healing & joy.

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