Discussion Post
• Does the phrase "identity politics" seem to you to be used in a uniform way across all of the readings? If yes, what is meant by this phrase? If not, what are the different meanings in play?
• Based on your reading of Kwame Anthony Appiah's discussion of identity and identification, do you think the "L", to use his terms, (or Lness) emerges when we assign a label or is it that the L already exists and the label simply identifies Lness?
• What do you then make of his comments on "authenticity" in self-identification (esp. p.107)?
• Denise Riley's chapter has a very specific style. What do you make of this? What functions might such a style perform? (Let's imagine she's not just making it difficult for the sake of it...)
• Have a think about David Valentine's chapter. Does his position seem clearly either for or against "identity"?
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