1st Edition
Sacrificial Logics Feminist Theory and the Critique of Identity
By Allison Weir
Copyright 1996
228 Pages
by
Routledge
228 Pages
by
Routledge
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Allison Weir sets forth a concept of identity which depends on an acceptance of nonidentity, difference, and connection to others, defined as a capacity to participate in a social world. Weir argues that the equation of identity with repression and domination links "relational feminists" like Nancy Chodorow, who equate self-identity with the repression of connection to others, and... Read more
Introduction; Chapter 1 Self-Identity as Domination; Chapter 2 Separation as Domination; Chapter 3 The Paradox of the Self; Chapter 4 The Subversion of Identity; Chapter 5 From the Subversion of Identity to the Subversion of Solidarity?; Chapter 6 ‘Resistance Must Finally Be Articulated in a Voice Which Can Be Heard’; Chapter 7 Toward a Theory of Self and Social Identity; conclusion Conclusion;
Biography
Allison Weir
"Weir's thesis is elegant and compelling. . .what is fascinating is that we can easily extend Weir's insights to many other theorists who are equally afflicted with the desire to cling on to a sacrificial logic." -- Mechthild Nagel, Mankato State University
