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Visible Identities
Linda Martin Alcoff
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Description for Visible Identities
Paperback. Critiquing the critiques of identity and of identity politics, this book argues that identities are real, but not necessarily a political problem. It explores the material infrastructure of gendered identity, the experimental aspects of racial subjectivity for both whites and non-whites, and also looks specifically at Latio identity. Series: Studies in Feminist Philosophy. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 534.
In the heated debates over identity politics, few theorists have looked carefully at the conceptualizations of identity assumed by all sides. Visible Identities fills this gap. Drawing on both philosophical sources as well as theories and empirical studies in the social sciences, Martín Alcoff makes a strong case that identities are not like special interests, nor are they doomed to oppositional politics, nor do they inevitably lead to conformism, essentialism, or reductive approaches to judging others. Identities are historical formations and their political implications are open to interpretation. But identities such as race and gender also have a powerful visual ... Read more
In the heated debates over identity politics, few theorists have looked carefully at the conceptualizations of identity assumed by all sides. Visible Identities fills this gap. Drawing on both philosophical sources as well as theories and empirical studies in the social sciences, Martín Alcoff makes a strong case that identities are not like special interests, nor are they doomed to oppositional politics, nor do they inevitably lead to conformism, essentialism, or reductive approaches to judging others. Identities are historical formations and their political implications are open to interpretation. But identities such as race and gender also have a powerful visual ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Feminist Philosophy
Number of Pages
344
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195137354
SKU
V9780195137354
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About Linda Martin Alcoff
Linda Martín Alcoff is Director of Women's Studies and Professor of Philosophy at Syracuse University.
Reviews for Visible Identities
With her nuanced views of these historical variable visible identities and her careful analyses and arguments against the ways alternative conceptualizations have unfolded in history and in philosophy and political theory, Linda Martin Alcoff has indeed, as she hoped, constructed a 'bridge...over 'the huge gulf that separates races and genders in their country.'
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