Social Constructionist Identity Politics and Literary Studies

1. Auflage 2007
ISBN: 978-1-349-35264-7
Verlag: Springer Nature B.V.

Buch, Englisch, 259 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 345 g

This study presents a critique of social constructionist identity politics, which is distinguished from specific identity-based political positions, from within and with social constructionist commitments. Gupta examines the institutionalization of social constructionist identity politics in literary studies, considering the notions of canonicity.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gupta, S.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: Prelude to Definitive Elaborations PART 1: SOCIAL CONSTRUCTIONIST IDENTITY POLITICS Identity-Based Political Positions Embodying Identity-Based Political Positions Analogues and Equivalences Identity Politics at Work PART 2: LITERARY STUDIES Theory, Institutional Matters, Identity Politics Self-Announcements and Institutional Realignments Theory Textbooks and Canons Conclusion: Questions and Prospects Bibliography Index

Über Autor(innen)

SUMAN GUPTA is Senior Lecturer in Literature and Joint Director of the Ferguson Centre for African and Asian Studies, The Open University, UK. He is also Principal Co-ordinator of the Globalization, Identity Politics and Social Conflict (GIPSC) project and Honorary Senior Research Fellow at Roehampton University, UK. He has published seven single-authored and five co-edited books.