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Identity Politics
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Below are groups and resources (books, articles, websites, etc.) related to this topic. Click on an item’s title to go its resource page with author, publisher, description/abstract and other details, a link to the full text if available, as well as links to related topics in the Subject Index. You can also browse the Title, Author, Subject, Chronological, Dewey, LoC, and Format indexes, or use the Search box. Results83 Connexions Library1 Sources Experts & Spokespersons 9 Sources Library 1 From the Connexions Archives Connexions LibraryAdding Insult to Injury: Debating Redistribution, Recognition, and Representation Fraser, Nancy Book 2008 This volume collects the responses of leading American social theorists to issues dealing with the rise of identity politics. Nancy Fraser's widely-cited work looks at ways to combine multiculturalism... Against multiculturalism  Malik, Kenan Article 2002 Multiculturalism is an authoritarian, anti-human outlook. True political progress requires not recognition but action, not respect but questioning, not the invocation of the Thought Police but the for... Amazing Brexit: Identity and Class Politics Bohne, Luciana Article 2016 This shell of a once fighting left embraces the culture of identity but excludes the entity of class. As a result poverty has become the P-word, and the poor the pariahs of neoliberal dystopic utopia.... "American Thought": from theoretical barbarism to intellectual decadence Katalenac, Juraj Article 2017 Juraj Katalena argues that direct transposition of ideological frameworks developed in the specific cultural and economic context of the USA, to Eastern Europe (and other regions), is misguided. An Anti-Capitalist Manifesto Callinicos, Alex Book 2003 An extended argument about what the anti-capitalist movement should stand for. Away with the gatekeepers!: The bane of cultural appropriation Malik, Kenan Article 2016 On the the controversies over 'cultural appropriation' and what they reveal about the degradation of contemporary campaigns for social justice. The beginning of the end for identity politics? Lopez, Daniel Article 2017 While the millennial left’s preoccupation with identity has not disappeared, the moralistic fire has grown dimmer. Beyond Neoliberal Identity Politics Street, Paul Article 2017 Neoliberal identity politics (NIP) is a great weapon on the hands of the privileged capitalist Few and their mass-murderous global empire. Beyond the Sacred Malik, Kenan Article 2012 A transcript on Malik's talk "Beyond the Sacred" at a conference on blasphemy. Beyond the Spectacle Ignatiev, John Garvey-Noel Article 2015 Our initial reaction to the Rachel Dolezal story was: what's the big deal? America has always been a land of shape shifters, and if she isn't stopped for "driving while black" or followed while shoppi... Black Immigrants, 'Model' Minority? Plus: Don Imus Dickerson, Debra Article 2008 'Black' is a label which obscures more than it illuminates. Buy Banned Books Brooks, Bonny Article 2018 The article takes a look at 'banned books' in the social media era, where the 'imagination police' dominate and a form of 'fictional aparteid' is taking place, and moreover why we have a duty to buy t... Chasing a Mirage: The Tragic Illusion of an Islamic State Fatah, Tarek Book 2008 According to Tarek Fatah, "Morality is doing what is right, regardless what we are told; Religious dogma is doing what we are told, no matter what is right." Fatah argues that since Islam's advent, th... Class is More Intersectional than Intersectionality Article 2016 The Left as it exists currently is often ashamed of and apologetic for its class struggle orientation, chasing after demographic-specific oppression issues. An approach that leans toward greater empha... Class Notes: Posing As Politics and Other Thoughts on the American Scene Reed, Adolph L. Book 2001 Reed argues against the solipsistic approaches of cultural or identity politics, and in favour of class-based political interpretation and action. Class Notes moves on to tackle race relations, ethnic... Common Sense for Hard Times: The Power of the Powerless to Cope with Everyday life and Transform Society in The Nineteen Seventies Brecher, Jeremy; Costello, Tim Book 1976 Presents a vision of society as it is and as it could be. Putting the problems of contemporary daily life in historical perspective, it reveals that they have their roots in the way our society is org... Connexions Library: Race, Racism, Ethnicity, Multiculturalism Focus Website 2009 Selected articles, books, websites and other resources on race, racism, ethnicity, multiculturalism, identity. A critique of anti-assimilation Operaista, Gayge Article 2011 In this piece, Gayge Operaista critiques how anti-assimilation politics of many radical queer tendencies ignores class struggle, and recasts queer liberation in terms of the class struggle, countering... Dances with Guilt: Looking at Men Looking at Violence Diemer, Ulli Article 1991 Why are some men violent? Democracy Against Capitalism Wood, Ellen Meiksins Book 1995 Wood provides a brilliant explication and defense of the key theoretical concepts relevant to socialism, understood to be the most radical social and economic democracy. Endarkenment: Postmodernism, Identity Politics, and the Attack on Free Speech Leighton, Ron Article 2017 Many today find the idea of free speech appalling—an awful fact to those who believe in freedom, quaint as it sounds. Left-liberals agitate to prevent disagreeable expression. Their masked street alli... Exiting the Vampire Castle Fisher, Mark Article 2013 This summer, I seriously considered withdrawing from any involvement in politics. Exhausted through overwork, incapable of productive activity, I found myself drifting through social networks, feeling... 'Free speech' - as long as it doesn't offend anyone Diemer, Ulli Article 2009 On the issue of free speech most of the right and much of the left are in agreement, and so too are many liberals, activists, and human rights apparatchiks. They hold essentially the same position on ... Free speech for me - you shut up Diemer, Ulli Article 2008 The right to express offensive views is at the very heart of the principle of free speech.
Free Speech in an Age of Identity Politics Malik, Kenan Article 2015 Transcript of Malik's TB Davie Memorial lecture on academic freedom at the University of Cape Town. From Jenner to Dolezal: One Trans Good, the Other Not So Much Reed, Adolph Jr. Article 2015 As is ever clearer and ever more important to note, race politics is not an alternative to class politics; it is a class politics, the politics of the left-wing of neoliberalism. It is the expression ... Full Democratic Rights for Transgender People!: "Bathroom Bill" Bigotry Article 2016 Transgender and gender non-conforming people -- that is, anyone whose appearance, behavior or dress falls outside of bourgeois gender norms -- face an exceptionally high degree of harassment. Around 7... How 'diversity' breeds division Mirza, Munira Article 2004 Diversity training is supposed to help 'promote good relations' between different ethnic groups and capitalise on workforce diversity. However, there is warranted scepticism about whether such trainin... How French 'Intellectuals' Ruined the West: Postmodernism and Its Impact, Explained Pluckrose, Helen Article 2017 Postmodernism presents a threat not only to liberal democracy but to modernity itself. I Am a Woman and a Human: A Marxist-Feminist Critique of Intersectionality Theory Article 2013 In the United States, during the late 20th and early 21st centuries, a specific set of politics among the left reigns king. Today, you could go into any university, on any number of liberal-to-left bl... "Identity”" -- the bane of the contemporary Left Wolfe, Ross Article 2013 Historically, identitarian ideology is a product of the failure of the Left. The various forms of identity politics associated with the “new social movements” coming out of the New Left during the ’60... Identity is that which is given Malik, Kenan Article 2008 In this age of globalisation many people fret about Western culture taking over the world. But the greatest Western export is not Disney or McDonalds or Tom Cruise. It is the very idea of culture.
Identity politics: Connexipedia Article Article Refers to political arguments that focus upon the self interest and perspectives of social minorities, or self-identified social interest groups. If I Am Not For Myself: Journey of an Anti-Zionist Jew Marqusee, Mike Book 2008 In a journey through family memory and leftwing history, Marqusee introduces us to Jewish heretics and heroes. In proudly reclaiming the Jewish radical tradition, he reminds us that cultures are not t... If this is feminism... Oliver, Kelly Article 2017 Part of the problem with the response to Tuvel's article is that some seem to feel that they are the only ones who have the legitimate right to talk about certain topics. At best, this is identity pol... In Defense of Cultural Appropriation Malik, Kenan Article 2017 It is just as well that I’m a writer, not an editor. Were I editing a newspaper or magazine, I might soon be out of a job. For this is an essay in defense of cultural appropriation. In Canada last mon... Inclusion or exclusion Diemer, Ulli Article 2008 People who advocate a vision of distinct communities that speak different languages, keep apart from each other, and communicate with the structures of the larger society only through interpreters, ar... Interview with Ellen Meiksins Wood: Democracy & Capitalism: Friends or Foes? Wood, Ellen Meiksins Article 1996 Postmodernist pluralism, just like the old variety, obscures the realities of power in capitalist societies. It also disarms and disintegrates the opposition to capitalism. Postmodernism brings us bac... Is intersectionality just another form of identity politics? Anonymous Article 2015 Feminist Fightback has for many years described itself as seeking to practice an 'intersectional' form of feminism, whereby we argue that the struggle for gender liberation must take account of, and j... John Pilger on Class Vs "Identity" Pilger, John Film/Video 2016 Award-winning journalist & film-maker, John Pilger describes the corrosive impact of "identity" politics and the loss of "class" as a tool to understand the world we live in. The Lessons of the World Cup for our Victim Culture Gandesha, Samir Article 2018 That we are living in an age of victim culture is well-exemplified by an article recently published by the CBC suggesting that minorities "feel apprehensive about heading into the wild because they do... The Meaning of Heritage in an Age of Identity Malik, Kenan Article 2018 A discussion of the meaning of heritage in the current age of identity politics, and why there is a need to reject the nativist, or clash of civilizations, and the multicultural approaches to heritage... Mistaken Identity Malik, Kenan Article 2008 Historically, antiracists challenged both the practice of racism and the process of racialisation; that is, both the practice of discriminating against people by virtue of their race and the insistenc... Multiculturalism or World Culture?: On a "Left"-Wing Response to Contemporary Social Breakdown Goldner, Loren Article 1991 Post-modernists are profoundly bored by any questions of economics and technology which cannot be connected to cultural differences. The implicit agenda of the multiculturalists is to present the valu... The Myth of 'Cultural Appropriation' Michaels, Walter Benn Article 2017 Arguing that certain people don’t have the right to tell certain stories is a distraction from the real menace: inequality. The OIC does not speak for Muslims Fatah, Tarek Article 2008 Tarek Fatah says that "To suggest that any criticism of Islamism, the political ideology of the Muslim Brotherhood and the Iranian Ayatollahs, is anti-Islamic is a bogus and fraudulent position. I wou... On the Second Coming of Religion Malik, Kenan Article 2012 The question we should ask is not just: ‘What is it about religion that makes people believe or behave in certain ways?’ It is also: ‘What is it about contemporary societies that draws many people, bo... Ontological "Difference" and the Neo-Liberal War on the Social: Deconstruction and Deindustrialization Goldner, Loren Article 2001 We have today legions of people with a smattering of knowledge turning out reams of books filled with buzz words that could be (and have been) produced by a computer program, and could be (and are) pi... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - June 18, 2015: Corruption Diemer, Ulli (editor); Richwood, Darien Yawching (production) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2015 Corruption - or at least some types of corruption - are much in the news, with the ongoing scandals in the Canadian Senate and the recent U.S. targeting of the Swiss-based football federation FIFA for... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - December 5, 2015: Ecosocialism, environment, and urban gardening Diemer, Ulli (ed.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2015 This issue of Other Voices covers a wide range of issues, from the climate crisis and the ecosocialist response, to terrorism and the struggle against religious fundamentalism, as well as items on urb... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - March 5, 2016: International Women's Day Diemer, Ulli (ed.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2016 In this issue of Other Voices, we mark International Women's Day. An article written by Alexandra Kollontai in 1920 talks about the early history of this event, which grew out of a proposal put forwar... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - June 18, 2016 Serial Publication (Periodical) 2016 This issue of Other Voices features a wide range of issues. The topic of the week is homophobia, the hate that led to 49 deaths in Orlando last week, but which is present in greater or lesser form in ... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - February 12, 2017: Race and Class Diemer, Ulli (ed.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2017 Class conflict - first and foremost, the relationship between the capitalist class and the working class -- is the fundamental contradiction that defines capitalist society. Class is a reality which s... Political Correctness: Handle with Care Street, Paul Article 2016 Racial, gender, and ethnic diversity matters, of course, but political correctness (PC) tied to bourgeois identity politics can be deadly to left thinkers and activists and to the causes of peace and ... The Political Is Political: In Conversation With Yasmin Nair Warren, Rosie; Nair. Yasmin Article 2016 An activist and writer based in Chicago, Nair is one of the founders of Against Equality, a group that was born in 2009, initially as an online archive of pieces that were critical of the gay-marriage... The problem with identity politics O'Shea, Louise Article 2017 An examination of identity politics, and how experience alone is an inadequate foundation from which to develop an analysis of oppression or to devise political strategies to end it. The Professor of Parody Nussbaum, Martha Article 2000 It is difficult to come to grips with Judith Butler’s ideas because it is difficult to figure out what they are. Prospects for an Alt-Left Murphy, Elliot Article 2016 Examining the limitations and issues with prevalent approaches of younger progressives and how a more effective 'alt-left' movement might be formed. Queer Progress: From Homophobia to Homonationalism McCaskell, Tim Book 2016 A political memoir by a leading gay rights and AIDS activist. A queer take on Safe Schools and identity politics Copland, Simon; Riley, Benjamin Article 2016 In recent weeks, the debate over the Safe Schools Coalition anti-bullying program has intensified, taking what is in many ways a bizarre turn. The brief suspension of program architect Roz Ward from h... Race, pluralism and the meaning of difference Malik, Kenan Article 1998 Far from establishing a critique of racial thinking, the politics of difference appropriates many of its themes and reproduces the very assumptions upon which racism has historically been based. Most ... Racialism, art and the Academy Awards controversy Walsh, David Article 2016 Should artwork be categorized and presumably appreciated according to whether it represents a male or female, black or white perspective? Many critics, influenced by the prevailing ideology, set up th... Radical Digressions Diemer, Ulli Website 2006 Ulli Diemer's website/blog featuring comment from a radical left-libertarian Marxist perspective.
The Real Value of Diversity Malik, Kenan Article 2002 The real failure of multiculturalism is its failure to understand what is valuable about cultural diversity. There is nothing good in itself about diversity. It is important because it allows us to co... Rebels Without a Cause: The Assault on Academic Freedom Vigo, Julian Article 2017 Examining current academic culture which falsely labels "words as violence" and how it is affecting acedemic freedom, notably by some who think of themselves as being on the left, who are employing t... The Rushdie Affair and Its Aftermath: Kenan Malik's "From Fatwa to Jihad" Larson, Charles R. Article 2011 The Rushdie affair is shrouded by myths—that the hostility to The Satanic Verses was driven by theology, that all Muslims were offended by the novel, that Islam is incompatible with Western democracy,... Selling Illusions: The Cult of Multiculturalism in Canada Bissoondath, Neil Book 1994 Since he immigrated to Canada, Neil Bissoondath has consistently refused the role of the ethnic, and sought to avoid the burden of hyphenation - a burden that would label him as an East Indian-Trinida... 7 Ways Social Justice Language Can Become Abusive in Intimate Relationships Thom, Kai Cheng Article 2017 A list of signs that social justice language is being used abusively in a relationship Socialist Register 1995: Volume 31: Why Not Capitalism? Panitch, Leo (ed.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 1995 Socialist Register 2003: Volume 39: Fighting Identities Panitch, Leo; Leys, Colin (eds.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2003 Sources HotLink - June 30, 2016 Serial Publication (Periodical) 2016 Articles about the FBI and the information it gathers, Donald Trump and the media, and the role of pharmaceutical companies in suppressing information. Strange Fruit: Why Both Sides Are Wrong in the Race Debate Malik, Kenan Book 2008 Malik makes the case that most anti-racists accept the belief, also held by racialists and outright racists, that differences between groups are of great importance. While racialists attribute the dif... Thinking About Self-Determination Diemer, Ulli Article 1994 Does that familiar canon of the left, 'the right to self-determination', actually mean anything, or is it an empty slogan whose main utility is that it relieves us of the trouble of thinking criticall... Vote as the Class You Are, Not the Race You Aren't: Scott, Frank Article 2010 Many upper middle-professional class members of society who truly wish for a more just nation are either helpless to, totally incapable of, or have little desire to confront real power or create socia... We Need to Talk about Women: The Problem with Western Liberal 'Feminists' Chehade, Ghada Article 2017 Western women have fought hard and bravely for rights and privileges that were denied to generations of women before them and have made vast strides towards greater equality and representation in soci... What is the Left? Stephens, R.L. Article Stephens argues that class struggle is central to overcoming oppression. What's Wrong With Identity Politics (and Intersectionality Theory)?: A Response to Mark Fisher's "Exiting the Vampire Castle" (And Its Critics) Rechtenwald, Michael Article 2013 Identity, like an occupation, is a trap, because it curtails human potential and bars workers from participation in the social totality as fully developing individuals. Identities are reified social c... The Writings of David Roediger Horowitz, Roger Article 1997 Roediger criticizes Marxists for too often reducing racial discrimination to conflicts over resources, such as jobs or housing, that are manipulated by a society's upper classes in order to divert att... Sources Experts & SpokespersonsSources LibraryChanging the concept of "woman" will cause unintended harms Stock, Kathleen 2018 There are more things to consider than some trans activists would have you believe, argues Kathleen Stock. A debate on ‘Who speaks for me?’ - Tanuka Loha vs. Kenan Malik Loha, Tanuka; Malik, Kenan 2006 Kenan Malik says: I reject representation by identity not only because the idea that one should be represented only by one’s own kind is, and always has been, at the heart of the racist agenda, but al... Feminist Perspectives on Trans issues 2009 The relationship between feminism and transgender theory and politics is surprisingly fraught. The goal in this entry is to outline some of the key philosophical issues at the intersections, and this ... Hungary Law Requires Photographers to Ask Permission to Take Pictures Nolan, Daniel 2014 Civil code that outlaws taking pictures without permission of everyone in the photograph is 'vague and obstructive' say critics. The leaders of the American Womens March have spoken: Jews are unwelcome on the feminist left Teitel, Emma 2018 Columnist Emma Teitel draws attention to the problematic relationship between US Women's March organizers and antisemetic Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan. Psychiatry Professor: 'Transgenderism' Is Mass Hysteria Similar To 1980s-Era Junk Science Corradi, Richard B. 2016 While fair-minded people can agree that gays or people with gender confusion should not be discriminated against, the general public doesn’t appear to be ready to accept gender as simply a social cons... The Tragic Transgender Contagion French, David 2016 Anguished parents note that entire peer groups seem determined to 'transition' together. The Uproar Over 'Transracialism' Brubaker, Rogers 2017 Discusses 'transracialism' in relation to gender identity and self identification. From the Connexions ArchivesSexSources.ca Website 2017 A web portal featuring sexuality resources: articles, websites, books. The home page features a selection of recent and important articles. A search feature, subject index, and other research tools ma... |
