Introduction
Chapter 1. Who are We? Modern Identities Between Taylor and
Foucault
Chapter 2. Home and Identity: In Memory of Iris Marion Young
Chapter 3. Global Feminism and Transformative Identity Politics
Chapter 4. Transforming Women
Chapter 5. Feminism and the Islamic Revival: Freedom as a Practice
of Belonging
Conclusion
References
Allison Weir is Associate Professor of Philosophy and Gender Studies in the Doctoral Program in Political and Social Thought at the University of Western Sydney, and is a member of the Institute for Democracy and Human Rights at the University of Sydney, Australia. She is the author of Sacrificial Logics: Feminist Theory and the Critique of Identity.
"Weir breaks new ground, arguing for freedom as belonging: a form
of freedom that
acknowledges the discipline and category ascription that shape our
identities as well as our
elective and transformative practices, even those of
subordination."
--Hypatia
"Allison Weir's Identities and Freedom is an important book. It
introduces a new direction in contemporary discussions around
identity, a direction that is crucially necessary.... Weir has
taken the very important discussion about identities and freedom
into new territory. Because this is so, this book is a must-read
for anyone who wishes to participate in the ongoing conversation
about what we mean when we identify ourselves and others
through
socially shared labels."--Linda Nicholson, Social Theory and
Practice
"[This book] is ambitious in scope and its insights are
manifold.... [I]t is profoundly engaging and provocative -- it is a
book that all feminist philosophers, and many others concerned with
questions concerning identity, freedom, power, and connection
should read."--Sonia Kruks, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews
"This is a terrific book, one that stakes out an original and
distinctive position in some well-worn debates, and that brings
together diverse bodies of theory in an insightful and productive
way. It is a real gem. It offers substantial new insights into how
feminist theorists can go on in the wake of the relentless critique
of the notion of identity. The book will make a significant
contribution to ongoing debates in feminist theory over the vexed
question of
identity -- a question that is absolutely central to feminist
theory, and has been so for at least the last twenty years."--Amy
Allen, Department of Philosophy, Dartmouth College
"This book makes great contributions to the feminist literature by
reconceptualizing IDENTITY in terms of connectedness and FREEDOM in
terms of practices of belonging. Through a fascinating and
innovative synthesis of Michel Foucault and Charles Taylor, Weir's
communitarian approach develops new arguments for the need to
cultivate resistant identities and resistant communities. This
impressive book is full of original ideas masterfully articulated
in critical
engagements with leading feminist scholars such as Saba Mahmood,
Cynthia Willett, Iris Young, and Linda Zerilli. This provocative
book is a must read for anyone interested in contemporary
discussions of
freedom, resistance, identity, and community."--José Medina,
Department of Philosophy, Vanderbilt University
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