Epistemic Justice in Shared Spaces

Sor Juana's work exposed how authority is granted unequally based on who speaks—a woman's theological argument faced different scrutiny than a man's. Epistemic justice addresses this by examining whose knowledge is believed, whose voice carries weight, and whose silence is enforced. In intersectional practice, this means actively countering testimonial injustice (when someone's credibility is diminished due to prejudice) and hermeneutical injustice (when communities lack concepts to articulate their experiences). It requires structural changes: amplifying voices historically silenced, questioning whose expertise is centered, examining whose ways of knowing are treated as valid. This concept demands that we not only listen to marginalized people but fundamentally restructure how knowledge-sharing happens so that intersecting identities inform rather than disqualify contribution.