The Perils Of Identity
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Beyond Identities Human Becomings In Weirding Worlds
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Author : Jim Dator
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2022-08-31
Beyond Identities Human Becomings In Weirding Worlds written by Jim Dator and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-08-31 with Philosophy categories.
This book is an argument for moving beyond culturally/historically/ethnically/biologically-grounded identity as the necessary foundation of an authentic self. It highlights examples of people who are attempting to inhabit identities they feel are more appropriate to themselves, by deploring the damage done via claims about authentic identity. The sole theme of this book is “becoming beyond identity”. We are not fixed human beings but rather perpetually-dynamic human becomings. As intelligence is enabled or recognized beyond the merely human, we should welcome our continuing evolution from homosapiens, sapiens, into many varieties of intelligences on Earth and the cosmos. This book builds from tiny ripples into a tsunami of examples from conventional identity studies, to Confucian human becomings, to apotemnophilia, to DIY biohacking, to cyborgs, to artilects, to hiveminds, to intelligence in animals, plants and fungi from the Holocene through the beginnings of the precarious, climate change-driven Anthropocene Epoch, with hints far beyond and throughout the cosmos. From a lifetime of work in future studies, anticipation science and space studies, the author balances frank tales of his own experiences and beliefs concerning his uncertain and fluid identities with those of others who tell their stories. In addition to material from academic and popular sources, a few poems further illuminate the scene.
The Perils Of The One
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Author : Stathis Gourgouris
language : en
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Release Date : 2019-07-30
The Perils Of The One written by Stathis Gourgouris and has been published by Columbia University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-07-30 with Literary Criticism categories.
From the earliest times, societies have been seduced by the temptation of unitary thinking. Recognizing the vulnerability of existence, people and cultures privilege regimes that confer authority on a single entity, a sovereign ruler, a transcendental deity, or an Event, which they embrace with unquestioned devotion. Such obsessions precipitate contempt for the worldliness of real bodies in real time and refusal of responsibility and agency. In The Perils of the One, Stathis Gourgouris offers a philosophical anthropology that confronts the legacy of “monarchical thinking”: the desire to subjugate oneself to unitary principles and structures, whether political, moral, theological, or secular. In wide-ranging essays that are at once poetic and polemical, intellectual and passionate, Gourgouris reads across politics and theology, literary and art criticism, psychoanalysis and feminism in a critique of both political theology and the metaphysics of secularism. He engages with a range of figures from the Apostle Paul and Trinitarian theologians, to La Boétie, Schmitt, and Freud, to contemporary thinkers such as Clastres, Said, Castoriadis, Žižek, Butler, and Irigaray. At once a broad perspective on human history and a detailed examination of our present moment, The Perils of the One offers glimpses of what a counterpolitics of autonomy would look like from anarchic subjectivities that refuse external ideals, resist the allure of command and obedience, and embrace otherness.
Persephone Unveiled
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Author : Charles Stein
language : en
Publisher: North Atlantic Books
Release Date : 2006-06-09
Persephone Unveiled written by Charles Stein and has been published by North Atlantic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-06-09 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
Persephone Unveiled reveals the goddess in all her guises, as the daughter of Demeter; the Queen of the Underworld; the archetypal female healer; and as a central figure in the Eleusinian Mysteries, where celebrants experienced sacred visions through secret rituals fueled by an LSD-like substance. The author examines the known details about the psychoactive agent and explores the Mysteries' influence on, and relationship to, early Christianity. Guided meditations, using active imagination techniques, help readers summon an experience with the goddess.
Boundaries Within Nation Kinship And Identity Among Migrants And Minorities
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Author : Francesca Decimo
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2017-04-20
Boundaries Within Nation Kinship And Identity Among Migrants And Minorities written by Francesca Decimo and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-04-20 with Social Science categories.
This volume investigates the relationship between migration, identity, kinship and population. It uncovers the institutional practices of categorization as well as the conducts and the ethics adopted by social actors that create divisions between citizens and non-citizens, migrants and their descendants inside national borders. The essays provide multiple empirical analyses that capture the range of politics, debates, regulations, and documents through which the us/them distinction comes to be constructed and reconstructed. At the same time, the authors reveal how this distinction is experienced, reinterpreted, and reproduced by those directly affected by governmental actions. This perspective grants equal attention to both the logics of national governmentality and the myriad ways that individuals and collectivities entangle with categories of identity. Featuring case studies from countries as varied as the Netherlands; French Guiana; South-Tyrol; Eritrea and Ethiopia; New York City; Italy; and Liangshan, China, this book offers unique insights into the production of identity boundaries in the contested terrain of migration and minorities. It outlines how the process of producing national identity is enacted not only through impositions from above, but also when individuals themselves embody and deploy identities and kinship bonds. More so than lines of division, boundaries within are understood as an ongoing process of identity construction and social exclusion taking place among the various actors, levels, and spaces that make up the national fabric.
In A Queer Country
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Author : Terry Goldie
language : en
Publisher: arsenal pulp press
Release Date : 2001
In A Queer Country written by Terry Goldie and has been published by arsenal pulp press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Social Science categories.
Inviting readers to imagine simultaneously explore new topographies of sexuality and the state, this collection of essays offers a broad reconceptualisation of cultural issues ranging from law, history, fiction and film to national parks, urban neighbourhoods and fashion. Written with wit, iron and keen literary insight, this groundbreaking anthology features a list of contributors that reads like a Who's Who in Canadian Queer Studies, a realm of investigation characterised by its political engagement, intellectual commitment and diversity.
The Story Of Sexual Identity
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Author : Phillip L. Hammack
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2009-03-06
The Story Of Sexual Identity written by Phillip L. Hammack and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-03-06 with History categories.
This book assembles a diverse group of scholars working within a new, pathbreaking paradigm of sexual science, fusing perspectives from history, sociology, and psychology. The contributors are united in their commitment to the idea of "narrative" as central to the study of sexual identity, offering an analytic approach to social science inquiry on sexual identity that restores the voices of sexual subjects. The result is a rich examination of lives in context, with an eye toward multiplicity and meaning across the life course. Central to the chapters in this volume is the significance of history, generation, and narrative in the provision of a workable and meaningful configuration of identity.
Injustice On Display Group Grievance Or Social Justice
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Author : Pasquale De Marco
language : en
Publisher: Pasquale De Marco
Release Date : 2025-08-11
Injustice On Display Group Grievance Or Social Justice written by Pasquale De Marco and has been published by Pasquale De Marco this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2025-08-11 with Social Science categories.
In a world increasingly divided by identity politics, Injustice on Display: Group Grievance or Social Justice? offers a refreshing and thought-provoking perspective. Pasquale De Marco challenges the prevailing narrative that society is plagued by systemic oppression and argues that the real source of inequality lies in socioeconomic factors, not group membership. Drawing on a wealth of research and real-world examples, Pasquale De Marco exposes the fallacies of identity politics and demonstrates how it has undermined social cohesion, stifled free speech, and distorted education. Pasquale De Marco also exposes the hypocrisy and double standards of identity politics, showing how those who claim to be champions of justice and equality often engage in the very same behaviors they condemn in others. Pasquale De Marco argues that the only way to achieve true justice and equality is to reject identity politics and embrace a more nuanced and inclusive understanding of human identity. We must recognize that individuals are complex and multifaceted beings, and that our identities are shaped by a multitude of factors, including our experiences, values, and beliefs. Injustice on Display: Group Grievance or Social Justice? is a powerful and provocative book that challenges conventional wisdom and offers a new vision for a more just and equitable society. It is a must-read for anyone who cares about the future of our democracy. This groundbreaking book will appeal to readers who are concerned about the rise of identity politics and its corrosive effects on society. It will also resonate with those who are seeking a more nuanced and inclusive understanding of social justice. If you like this book, write a review!
Reasons Of Identity
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Author : Avigail Eisenberg
language : en
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Release Date : 2009-08-27
Reasons Of Identity written by Avigail Eisenberg and has been published by OUP Oxford this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-08-27 with Political Science categories.
The current legal and political context is perhaps more congenial than ever before to considering claims made by minorities for the protection of some aspect of their identity. This book argues that diverse societies depend for their success on having courts and legislatures which are capable of assessing these identity claims in a fair and transparent manner. Despite the ubiquity of these claims today, how public decision makers assess minority identity claims in the course of decision making is only vaguely understood and mostly ignored in normative political theory and public policy analysis. This book examines several key approaches used by national and international institutions to assess the identity claims of religious, cultural, and Indigenous minorities today. It takes up the central challenges to the public assessment of identity claims which raise concerns about the incommensurability and questionable authenticity of such claims, and about the risks of essentializing and domesticating the identities of the people who advance identity claims. It develops a guide to aid in the fair assessment of identity claims which is grounded on the requirements that public institutions must respect what people claim is deeply important to their self understandings and ways of life without merely accepting such claims at face value or deferring to claimants in every case, and public institutions must have the capacity to reflect on their own unfair biases. The guide developed in this book aims at interrogating the strength of any identity claim on bases that are respectful of differences without being blinded by them.
The Perils Of Tradition The Only Way To See It Is To Get Out
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Author : Nicholas Carl Moore
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2016-04-22
The Perils Of Tradition The Only Way To See It Is To Get Out written by Nicholas Carl Moore and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-22 with Religion categories.
Many traditionalists, particularly those in leadership positions within the institutional church (bishops, deacons, trustees, elders, etc.), have a very high opinion of themselves. There is an air of superiority and elitism among their ranks. In their minds, there is a profound difference between them and the laity (fancy word for 'church folk') and they make damn sure you never forget it!
The Sage Encyclopedia Of Lgbtq Studies 2nd Edition
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Author : Abbie E. Goldberg
language : en
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Release Date : 2024-01-16
The Sage Encyclopedia Of Lgbtq Studies 2nd Edition written by Abbie E. Goldberg and has been published by SAGE Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-01-16 with Psychology categories.
The SAGE Encyclopedia of LGBTQ Studies, 2nd Edition is aimed at students and educators interested in an interdisciplinary perspective on LGBTQ issues. It examines and provides understandings of the lives and experiences of LGBTQ individuals, with attention to the contexts and forces that shape their world. The volume addresses questions such as: What are the key theories used to understand variations in sexual orientation and gender identity? What does LGBTQ+ affirmative therapy look like? How have anti-LGBTQ ballot measures affected LGBTQ people? What are LGBTQ+ people’s experiences during COVID-19? How were LGBTQ+ people impacted by the Trump administration? What is life like for LGBTQ+ people living outside the United States? This encyclopedia looks at LGBTQ issues and identity primarily through the lenses of psychology, human development, and sociology, while emphasizing queer, feminist, and ecological perspectives on this topic. Entries are written by top researchers and clinicians across multiple fields—psychology, human development, gender/queer studies, sexuality studies, social work, nursing, cultural studies, education, family studies, medicine, public health, and sociology.