Epistemic injustice and education in the digital age

The aim of this article is to function as a starting point for combining the study of epistemic injustice in a higher education framework with that of digitalization, including recent developments such as the entrance of AI in higher education. What is identified as the main problem is the power o...

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Main Authors: Tiina Räisä, Matteo Stocchetti
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Language:English
Published: DIGSUM 2024-11-01
Series:Journal of Digital Social Research
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Online Access:https://publicera.kb.se/jdsr/article/view/33235
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