Routledge handbook of identity studies
The Routledge Handbook of Identity Studies offers a remarkably clear overview of the analysis of identity in the social sciences, and in so doing seeks to develop a new agenda for identity-studies in the twenty-first century.
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; New York, New York :
Routledge
[2020]
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| Edición: | Second edition |
| Colección: | Routledge international handbooks.
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009623519306719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover
- Half Title
- Series Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- List of figures
- List of tables
- Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- PART I: Theories of identity
- 1. The rise of identity studies: an outline of some theoretical accounts
- What is identity? Contextualizing theories and concepts
- The analysis of identity
- Identity-politics and its consequences
- References
- 2. A history of identity: the riddle at the heart of the mystery of life
- The ancient history of identity, such as it was
- Identity, at long last, enters
- Developments in identity theory since 1920, and the social assaults on individualism
- Identity-politics
- Future developments
- References
- 3. Feminism and identity
- Historical and intellectual development of topic
- Major claims, developments, contributions
- Criticisms
- References
- 4. Identity after psychoanalysis
- Historical and intellectual development
- Major claims and developments
- Challenges and future developments
- Note
- References
- 5. Foucauldian approaches to the self
- Introduction
- Historical and intellectual development
- Major claims and developments
- Main criticisms and developments of Foucault on the self
- Conclusion
- Acknowledgements
- References
- 6. The fragmentation of identity: post-structuralist and postmodern theories
- Introduction
- Historical and intellectual development of structuralist and post-structuralist critiques of identity
- Major claims and developments, and key contributions of post-structuralist perspectives of identity
- Main criticisms of post-structuralist perspectives of identity
- Major claims and developments, and key contributions of postmodern perspectives of identity
- Main criticisms of post-modern perspectives of identity.
- The continuing importance of post-structuralist and postmodern theories of identity, and future prospects
- References
- 7. Reflexive identities
- Introduction
- Historical and intellectual development
- The major claims and contributions of the theory of reflexive identity
- Main criticisms of reflexive identities
- The future of reflexive identities
- References
- 8. Individualization
- Introduction
- Historical evolution of the concept
- Major claims and developments in the field
- Criticisms
- Conclusion: the contribution of individualization theories
- References
- 9. Individualism, identity, and social acceleration
- Introduction
- The etymological origins of individualism
- Major claims and developments of the field, and key contributions
- Contemporary usages and applications
- Main criticisms
- The continuing importance of perspectives on individualism, and anticipated future developments
- References
- PART II: The analysis of identity
- 10. Identity, race and ethnicity
- Introduction: historical and intellectual development of race, racism and ethnicity
- Major claims and developments of the field, and key contributions
- Main criticisms
- The continuing importance of perspectives on race and ethnicity, and anticipated future developments in identity studies
- References
- 11. Gendered identities
- Introduction
- The historical and intellectual development of perspectives on gendered identities
- Major claims and key contributors
- The principal contributions of perspectives on gendered identities
- Criticisms
- Understanding gendered identities continues to be important: future developments
- References
- 12. Media and identity
- Historical and intellectual development
- Major claims and development
- Main criticisms
- Future developments: democracy, media and civic identity
- References.
- 13. Virtual identities: from decentered to distributed selves
- Introduction
- The historical and intellectual development of virtual identity studies
- Main criticisms of virtual identity studies
- The continuing importance of virtual identity studies, and future prospects
- References
- 14. Consumer identities
- Introduction
- Historical and intellectual development
- Main claims and contributors
- Main criticisms
- Future developments are anticipated
- References
- 15. Identity, mortality, and death
- Introduction
- Historical and intellectual development
- Major claims, developments and key contributions
- Criticism
- Future developments
- References
- 16. Digital nomads and (im)mobile identities
- Introduction
- The historical development of the digital nomad
- The dissolution of the office: major claims and developments and key contributions
- Critical perspective on digital nomads
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- 17. Posthuman identities
- Major claims and developments, and key contributions to theoretical perspectives for the critique of posthuman identity
- Posthuman identity, or the reinvention of life
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- PART III: Identity-politics and its consequences
- 18. Sexual identity-politics: activism from gay to queer and beyond
- Introduction
- Historical and intellectual development
- Major claims, developments and key contributions
- Main criticisms
- Conclusion and future developments
- References
- 19. Environmentalism and identity-politics
- Introduction: historical roots of environmentalism and identity
- Major claims and developments of the field and key contributions
- Main criticisms
- The continuing importance of perspectives environmental identities
- References
- 20. Black freedom struggles and African American identity
- Intellectual development.
- Major developments
- Major developments: the civil rights and black power eras
- Criticism and future developments
- References
- 21. The politics of Islamic identities
- Introduction
- Historical and intellectual development
- Major claims and developments
- Main criticisms
- Conclusions and future developments
- References
- 22. Indigenous identities: from colonialism to post-colonialism
- Major claims and developments of the field, and key contributions
- Main criticisms
- The continuing importance of perspectives on indigenous identity and rights, and anticipated future developments
- References
- 23. Globalizing collective identities: from the global justice movement to the 'Global Wave'
- Introduction: development of the literature
- Major claims in the literature
- Criticisms of the literature
- Conclusion: future lines of enquiry
- Notes
- References
- 24. Identity-politics in the global age
- The globalization debate: historical and intellectual development
- Major claims and developments: globalization, the nation-state and identity
- Main criticisms
- Future developments: digital diasporas
- Conclusion
- Note
- References
- Index.
