2021 Rackham King Talks, Yvonne Garcia
Channel: Rackham Graduate School - University of Michigan
Date: 2021-03-05

Interrogating Ourselves through Our Knowledge Systems

How we know and come to understand what we know is based on our social, cultural, and political context. Historically academic research has “validated” truths about the world around us, however, assumptions and epistemological grounding of academic research are based on the context of white supremacy. This talk examines the ways that systems of knowing of people of color are devalued and diminished systemically through academic research and rigor.