Postcolonial Art
Epistemic violence refers to the harm inflicted on marginalized groups through the imposition of dominant knowledge systems that invalidate or erase their own ways of knowing and understanding the world. This concept highlights how power dynamics in knowledge production contribute to the oppression of certain voices, often resulting in the silencing of indigenous, local, or non-Western perspectives.
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