Literature and epistemic injustice : power and resistance in the contemporary novel / Sarah Colvin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Colvin, Sarah, Author.

Series:

Routledge literary studies in social justice

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Justice in literature.

Knowledge, Theory of, in literature.

Marginality, Social, in literature.

Politics in literature.

Fiction--21st century--History and criticism.

Fiction.

Physical Description:

xi, 244 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2026.

Summary:

"A vital resource for anyone interested in literature and politics, this is the first in-depth study of epistemic injustice as a concept for literary studies. Focusing on contemporary fiction in an age of post-truth, it shows how eight novels set in different global contexts reveal epis-temic injustice as an authoritarian practice and offer an aesthetics of resistance. Epistemic injustice valorises the thinking of those in power while suppressing other people's knowledge; it declares some people omniscient and others targets for violence. This book tracks how the novels make tangible its strategic use and effects while suggesting - in their form as well as their content - that something else is possible. Bridging political philosophy and literary analysis in clear prose, this study offers exciting new stimuli for reading groups and general readers as well as for students of literature"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Violent times

Absent voices

Divisive forms

Petrified bodies

The end of meaning

Insurrectionary times

Other voices

Bodies in relation

The future of meaning.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version Colvin, Sarah Literature and epistemic justice

ISBN:

9781032649245

1032649240

9781032649252

1032649259

OCLC:

1542849942