The stakes of situated knowledges

Proudfoot, J.

Abstract

This commentary explores the politics of Dragos Simandan’s (2019) proposal to expand the concept of situated knowledge beyond social difference. I argue that while an expanded conception of situated knowledges is welcome, Simandan’s focus on de-politicized instances of situated knowledge ends up blunting the theory’s critical edge. Any attempt to expand situated knowledge beyond social difference must ensure that we do not lose sight of the ways that our embodied positions within fields of power affect the production of knowledge.

Citation

Proudfoot, J. (2019). The stakes of situated knowledges. Dialogues in Human Geography, 9(2), 158-161. https://doi.org/10.1177/2043820619850270

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jan 24, 2019
• Online Publication Date: Jun 26, 2019
• Publication Date: Jul 31, 2019
• Deposit Date: Mar 25, 2019
• Publicly Available Date: May 9, 2019
• Journal: Dialogues in Human Geography
• Print ISSN: 2043-8206
• Electronic ISSN: 2043-8214
• Publisher: SAGE Publications
• Peer Reviewed: Not Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 9
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 158-161
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/2043820619850270
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1300212
• Publisher URL: https://journals.sagepub.com/loi/dhg