Digital Technology and Imposter Syndrome

As an epistemic phenomenon and mental health concern, Imposter syndrome (IS) can affect how individuals believe and see themselves as epistemic peers in an epistemic environment. The online environment, particularly social media, can be an epistemic environment that could provide useful insight into understanding and dealing with imposter syndrome. So far, what has been theorised in the literature on digital technology highlights how social media negatively affects the mental health of its users. However, there is very little theorisation on the potential usefulness of social media for mental health, particularly as it relates to imposter syndrome. Therefore, I propose a novel argument that digital technologies can help further understand and possibly ameliorate the effects of the imposter syndrome both an epistemic and mental health concern affecting black women philosophers.

Faculty Supervisor:

Amandine Catala

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Partner:

University of Johannesburg

Discipline:

Sociology

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Education

University:

Université du Québec à Montréal

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