José Medina is the Walter Dill Scott Professor of Philosophy at Northwestern University, where he is affiliated with the programs in Black Studies, Gender & Sexuality Studies, and Spanish & Portuguese. His scholarship lies at the intersection of social and political philosophy, critical race theory, feminist and queer theory, and epistemology, with a particular focus on epistemic injustice and resistant political imagination. Medina earned his Ph.D. from Northwestern University in 1998 and has since held academic positions at Vanderbilt University and Saint Louis University, as well as visiting appointments at institutions such as Princeton University and the University of Johannesburg. He is the author of several influential books, including The Epistemology of Resistance (Oxford University Press, 2012), recipient of the North American Society for Social Philosophy Book Award, and The Epistemology of Protest (Oxford University Press, 2023). His most recent work explores themes of protest, silencing, and epistemic activism. Medina has played a key role in advancing social epistemology and has edited numerous volumes on epistemic injustice and feminist philosophy. He serves on the editorial boards of several international journals and academic presses and remains an active voice in public-facing philosophy and social justice movements.
