Cultural Appropriation as Epistemic Injustice. About the Problem of Talking for Others

this essay addresses the problem of cultural appropriation from epistemic injustice and active ignorance, that is, based on the harm to subjects as sources of knowledge. It will be proposed that cultural appropriation should be understood as a form of epistemic injustice that: a) necessarily involves a reduction in the credibility of subjects as sources of information according to stereotypes established by hegemonic groups; b) the epistemic appropriation of their cultural production; and c) the management of ignorance by the dominant groups to strengthen their positions.