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Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2010
Publication Title
Washington University Journal of Law and Policy
Abstract
The Essays in this volume seek to shed some light on the politics of identity after the 2008 Presidential election in which identity politics dominated. To explore how 2008 and its aftermath have shifted both academic and political debates, Professor Adrienne Davis invited scholars from a variety of disciplines who embrace diverse methodologies—political theory; cultural studies; history; and law. These authors explore identity politics as a field of academic inquiry; a cultural discourse; a legal claim; a negotiation of institutions and power; and a predicate for political alliances. Collectively, the Articles both develop new frameworks and intervene in old ones for theorizing the politics of identity.
Keywords
Identity Politics, Political Science, Race, Political Campaigns
Publication Citation
Adrienne D. Davis, Introduction to the Symposium: The Politics of Identity After Identity Politics, 33 Wash. U. J.L. & Pol’y 1 (2010).
Repository Citation
Davis, Adrienne D., "Introduction to the Symposium: The Politics of Identity After Identity Politics" (2010). Scholarship@WashULaw. 196.
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/law_scholarship/196
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