{"id":6999,"date":"2025-06-17T18:00:24","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T16:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpd.ugr.es\/~filolab\/wordpress\/?p=6999"},"modified":"2025-06-17T18:04:22","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T16:04:22","slug":"6999","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpd.ugr.es\/~filolab\/wordpress\/2025\/06\/17\/6999\/","title":{"rendered":"TeC-FiloLab con Bianca Cepollaro: \u00abCounterstereotypes as Counterspeech\u00bb"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>El martes, 24 de junio, a las 11.30, en la Sala de Juntas de Filosof\u00eda, tendr\u00e1 lugar otra sesi\u00f3n del seminario TeC-FiloLab. Nos acompa\u00f1ar\u00e1 <span style=\"color: #3f96ac;\"><a style=\"color: #3f96ac;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unisr.it\/en\/docenti\/c\/cepollaro-biancamaria\">Bianca Cepollaro<\/a><\/span>, de la Universit\u00e0 Vita-Salute San Raffaele de Mil\u00e1n.<\/p>\n<p>A continuaci\u00f3n ten\u00e9is el t\u00edtulo y el resumen de su charla, as\u00ed como una breve nota sobre la trayectoria de Bianca.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Title<\/strong>: \u00abCounterstereotypes as Counterspeech\u00bb (joint work with Maxime Lepoutre)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Abstract<\/strong>: Social philosophy of language has recently looked at counterspeech practices\u2014communication that tries to counteract potential harm brought about by bigoted discourse. In this work, we address the question whether counterstereotypical representations of oppressed groups\u2014for example women or migrants\u2014in TV shows, movies, advertising, books, etc. can work as counterspeech. While most scholars agree that prejudice-confirming representations of oppressed groups can contribute to spreading and reinforcing bigotry, in this paper we address the opposite direction, by exploring the promise and pitfalls of using counterstereotypical models to counter harmful representations, focusing particularly (though not exclusively) on gender-related counterstereotypes. We begin by articulating key mechanisms by means of which counterstereotypical models can mitigate or block harm. Strictly speaking, such models seldom contradict the prejudicial representations that they are opposing. But even so, they can nonetheless inspire counterstereotypical action, expose the influence of prejudicial stereotypes on our thinking, and ultimately help displace prejudicial stereotypes. Yet not all counterstereotypes successfully fulfil these functions. Some counterstereotypes are actually designed to enforce compliance with oppressive norms\u2014e.g., cautionary tales illustrating the \u201cdangers\u201d associated with counterstereotypical behaviour. Moreover, counterstereotypes often backfire even when intended to counter oppressive norms. We diagnose potential reasons for this backfire effect, including that the counterstereotype seems unbelievable; that it is taken as an exception that \u201cproves the rule\u201d; that it distorts reality; and that it reinforces the salience of the stereotype it counters, or is itself excessively salient. Our purpose, in doing so, is not to encourage or discourage the use of counterstereotypical models, but rather to identify key parameters influencing their success and moral appropriateness. By diagnosing why even well-intentioned counterstereotypical models often fail to achieve their intended purposes, this work provides constructive guidance for counterspeech practice.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bio<\/strong>: Bianca Cepollaro is a Research Fellow at the Faculty of Philosophy in University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, where she teaches Classics in Analytic Philosophy, General Linguistics, Methodologies and Philosophical Writing. She\u2019s a member of CRESA (Research Center for Experimental and Applied Epistemology). After she graduated in Philosophy at the University of Milan, she earned a PhD in Philosophy and Linguistics, in a co-tutorship program between the Institut Jean Nicod (ENS, Paris) and the Scuola Normale Superiore (Pisa). She was a post-doc fellow at IFILNOVA (Lisbon) in the project \u00abValues in Argumentative Discourse\u00bb, then at the Faculty of Philosophy, San Raffaele University, in the project \u00abSlurs, Hate speech and Discrimination\u00bb and at the University of Milan, in the Department of Philosophy titled \u00abExperimental approaches in Cognitive Pragmatics\u00bb. She is interested in philosophy of language, semantics, pragmatics, linguistics, metaethics and experimental philosophy. Her research focuses on theory of meaning and, in particular, expressive and evaluative language.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>El martes, 24 de junio, a las 11.30, en la Sala de Juntas de Filosof\u00eda, tendr\u00e1 lugar otra sesi\u00f3n del seminario TeC-FiloLab. 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