Oppressive Things

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ID10348643
AuthorsShen‐yi Liao (0000-0003-3086-1453, University of Puget Sound, corresponding author), Bryce Huebner (0000-0001-5096-6397, Georgetown University)
Year2020
Volume103
Issue1
Pages92-113
Publication date2020-05-30
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePhilosophy and Phenomenological Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0031-8205 • E-ISSN: 1933-1592
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/phpr.12701
OpenAlexW4211126041
LanguageEN
Citations received44
References cited104

In analyzing oppressive systems like racism, social theorists have articulated accounts of the dynamic interaction and mutual dependence between psychological components, such as individuals’ patterns of thought and action, and social components, such as formal institutions and informal interactions. We argue for the further inclusion of physical components, such as material artifacts and spatial environments. Drawing on socially situated and ecologically embedded approaches in the cognitive sciences, we argue that physical components of racism are not only shaped by, but also shape psychological and social components of racism. Indeed, while our initial focus is on racism and racist things, we contend that our framework is also applicable to other oppressive systems, including sexism, classism, and ableism. This is because racist things are part of a broader class of oppressive things, which are material artifacts and spatial environments that are in congruence with an oppressive system

Action (physics · Epistemology · Focus (optics · Racism · Situated · Sociology · Computer Science · Critical Realism in Sociology · Embodied and Extended Cognition · Feminist Epistemology and Gender Studies · Gender Studies · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology

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