Identity Politics Reconsidered (Future of Minority Studies) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1403964459 ISBN 13: 9781403964458

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 2006

Synopsis

Based on the ongoing work of the agenda-setting 'Future of Minority Studies national research project', "Identity Politics Reconsidered" re-conceptualizes the scholarly and political significance of social identity. It focuses on the deployment of 'identity' within ethnic, women's, disability, and gay and lesbian studies in order to stimulate discussion about issues that are simultaneously theoretical and practical, ranging from ethics and epistemology to political theory and pedagogical practice. This collection of powerful essays by both well-known and emerging scholars, offers original answers to questions concerning the analytical legitimacy of 'identity' and 'experience', and the relationships among cultural autonomy, moral universalism and progressive politics.

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About the Author

SATYA P. MOHANTY is Professor of English and a member of the South Asia Programme at Cornell University, New York, USA. LINDA MARTIN ALCOFF is Professor of Philosophy and Women's Studies at Syracuse University, New York, USA. MICHAEL HAMES-GARCIA is Assistant Professor of English and a member of the Philosophy, Interpretation and Culture Programme at the State University of New York, Binghamton, USA. PAULA M.L. MOYA is Assistant Professor of English and a member of the Centre for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity, Stanford University, California, USA.

Edition details

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1403964459
• ISBN 13: 9781403964458
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 320
• Editor: Mohanty Satya, Alcoff Linda Martin, Hames-Garcia Michael, Moya Paula M. L.