Volume-XI, Issue-II, March 2025 |
Situated Knowledge and Feminist
Epistemology: Analysing Gendered Knowledge in the Indian and Assamese
Context
Pritismita Patgiri, Research Scholar, Assam Don Bosco
University, Guwahati, India
Dr. James Chacko, Professor, Assam Don Bosco University,
Guwahati, India |
Received: 22.02.2025 | Accepted: 21.03.2025 | Published Online: 31.03.2025 | Page No: 299-305 | ||||
DOI: 10.29032/ijhsss.vol.11.issue.02W.028 | |||||||
ABSTRACT | ||
This paper explores the concept of feminist epistemology and its connection with situated knowledge, emphasizing the role of gendered knowledge in shaping epistemic perspectives. Feminist epistemology is associated with situated knowledge, meaning knowledge is always conditioned by the subject and their particular situation, including space, time, history, culture, and society. Situated knowledge is linked to communities rather than isolated individuals, though universal knowledge can be derived from particular knowledge. Drawing upon the works of Haraway, Anderson, Grasswick, and others, this study examines how social, historical, and cultural factors shape knowledge. It further explores how feminist epistemology influences gendered experiences and knowledge production in the Indian and Assamese contexts. Through an analysis of the challenges and difficulties presented by patriarchal knowledge systems and the importance of marginalized perspectives, this study emphasizes the need for epistemic justice in diverse cultural contexts. Key Words: Gender knowledge, Feminist Epistemology, Situated Knowledge, Epistemic Justice, Patriarchal Knowledge Systems. |