dr. Seunghyun Song

Bio

I am assistant professor at Tilburg University. Before coming to Tilburg, I was at KU Leuven, where I held FWO junior postdoc mandate. I also completed my PhD at KU Leuven prior to my postdoc there.

My main area of expertise is in linguistic justice and intergenerational justice. I am particularly interested in issues of reparative justice, historical injustice, and structural injustice approach. I am also invested in the field of social epistemology, especially on epistemic injustice and reparation, and lived experiences of marginalisation. 

Expertise

• Linguistic justice 
• Intergenerational justice (reparative justice and structural injustice)
• Epistemic injustice and epistemic reparation 

Courses

• Wicked Problems 101
• Wicked Problems 202:Devel.Theor.Insights
• Wicked Problems 301: Interv. Theories
• Wicked Problems 302: Phil. Reflections
• Philosophy of Administration Studies
• Justice and Inequality
• Ethics (Spring)

Collaboration

I am a co-founder and an active member of Linguistic Justice Society: 

If you are interested in research questions related to issues of linguistic justice, send an email to linguistic.justice.society@gmail.com, let us know your name, surname, affiliation, academic field, and email (and let us know if you are happy to be publicly listed in our webpage as a member). You will be part of our email list, and we will keep you informed about all the activities and research carried out by members of the society. These activities include a bimonthly seminar series and an annual conference. In turn, all members will be able to share their own research activities and publications. Membership is free.

Recent publications

1. Immigrant linguistic justice: The lay of the land

   Song, S., & de Schutter, H. (2023). Immigrant linguistic justice: The lay of the land. Metaphilosophy, 54(5), 575-582.

2. Structural linguistic injustice

   Song, S. (2023). Structural linguistic injustice. Metaphilosophy, 54, 598-610.

3. Relational linguistic continuity

   Song, S. (2022). Relational linguistic continuity. Nations and Nationalism, 29(1), 70-84.

4. Superseding structural linguistic injustice? Language revitalization …

   Song, S. (2022). Superseding structural linguistic injustice? Language revitalization and historically-sensitive dignity-based claims. Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy , 25(3), 347-363.

5. Denial of Japan’s Military Sexual Slavery and Responsibility for Epis…

   Song, S. (2021). Denial of Japan’s Military Sexual Slavery and Responsibility for Epistemic Amends. Social Epistemology, 35(2), 160-172.