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SUMMARY:Epistemic bunkers - Katherine Furman (University of Liverpool)
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CONTACT:Richard Staley
DESCRIPTION:One reason that fake news and other objectionable views gain t
 raction is because they often come to us in the form of testimony from tho
 se in our immediate social circles\; from those we trust. A language aroun
 d this phenomenon has developed which describes social epistemic structure
 s of 'epistemic bubbles' and 'epistemic echo chambers'. These concepts inv
 olve the exclusion of external evidence in various ways. While these conce
 pts help us see the ways that evidence is socially filtered\, it doesn't h
 elp us understand the social functions that these structures play\, which 
 limits our ability to intervene on them. In this paper\, I introduce a new
  concept – that of the epistemic bunker. This concept helps us better ac
 count for a central feature of the phenomenon\, which is that exclusionary
  social epistemic structures are often constructed to offer their members 
 safety\, either actual or perceived. Recognising this allows us to develop
  better strategies for mitigating their negative effects.\n\n"Book to atte
 nd in person":https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hps-departmental-seminar-tick
 ets-251103215477
LOCATION:Zoom
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