Witnessing: Beyond Recognition

by Kelly Oliver

Book Overview

A new, ethically based theory of identity by a major scholar.

Challenging the fundamental tenet of the multicultural movement-that social struggles turning upon race, gender, and sexuality are struggles for recognition-this work offers a powerful critique of current conceptions of identity and subjectivity based on Hegelian notions of recognition. The author's critical engagement with major texts of contemporary philosophy...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816636281
• ISBN13: 9780816636280
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
• Length: 262 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 9.0"