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.
Daftar Isi
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
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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.
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