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Linda Sharon Alcoff is a Professorial Fellow at the Institute for Social Justice within the Faculty of Education and Arts. Her work critically examines epistemological frameworks, racial dynamics, and feminist theory through a decolonial lens. Alcoff's research interrogates eurocentrism, whiteness studies, and the legacies of colonialism in philosophy and social thought.
Her research interests include the epistemology of ignorance, the intersections of race and gender, and the decolonization of academic disciplines. She engages with thinkers like Enrique Dussel to critique modernity's foundational assumptions.
Alcoff's publications span books, journal articles, and edited volumes, focusing on topics such as anti-black racism, the future of whiteness, and transmodern philosophy. Her work often bridges continental philosophy with critical race and feminist theory.
Notable contributions include The Future of Whiteness (2015) and chapters in key texts like the Routledge Handbook of Epistemic Injustice (2017). Her scholarship emphasizes interdisciplinary dialogue and transformative social critique.
