Reclaiming identity realist theory and the predicament of postmodernism
"Identity" is one of the most hotly debated topics in literary theory and cultural studies. This bold and groundbreaking collection of ten essays argues that identity is not just socially constructed but has real epistemic and political consequences for how people experience the world. Adv...
| Otros Autores: | , |
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Berkeley, Calif. :
University of California Press
c2000.
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| Edición: | 1st ed |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798536906719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover
- Reclaiming Identity
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: Reclaiming Identity
- THE REALIST THEORY OF IDENTITY AND THE PREDICAMENT OF POSTMODERNISM
- 1. The Epistemic Status of Cultural Identity: On Beloved and the Postcolonial Condition
- 2. Postmodernism, "Realism," and the Politics of Identity: Cherríe Moraga and Chicana Feminism
- 3· "Who Are Our Own People?": Challenges for a Theory of Social Identity
- POSTPOSITIVIST OBJECTIVITY: USES OF ERROR, VALUES, AND IDENTITY
- 4· On Representing Others: Intellectuals, Pedagogy, and the Uses of Error
- 5. "It Matters to Get the Facts Straight": Joy Kogawa, Realism, and Objectivity of Values
- 6. Racial Authenticity and White Separatism: The Future of Racial Program Housing on College Campuses
- REALIST CONCEPTIONS OF AGENCY, EXPERIENCE, AND IDENTITY
- 7· Who Says Who Says?: The Epistemological Grounds for Agency in Liberatory Political Projects
- 8. Is There Something You Need to Tell Me?: Coming Out and the Ambiguity of Experience
- 9· Reading "Experience": The Debate in Intellectual History among Scott, Toews, and LaCapra
- 10. Who's Afraid of Identity Politics?
- Contributors
- Index.
