Introduction to the Symposium: The Politics of Identity After Identity Politics

Authors

Adrienne D. Davis, Washington University in St LouisFollow

Author's School

School of Law

Author's Department

Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies

Additional Affiliations

William M. Van Cleve Professor of Law; Vice Provost of the University; Faculty with the Feminist Critical Analysis Seminar

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

1-1-2010

Originally Published In

Adrienne D. Davis, Introduction: The Politics of Identity After Identity Politics, 33 Wash. U. J. L. & Pol’y 1 (2010), http://openscholarship.wustl.edu/law_journal_law_policy/vol33/iss1/2

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.

Comments

Originally published in 33 Wash. U. J. L. & Pol’y 1 (2010), http://openscholarship.wustl.edu/law_journal_law_policy/vol33/iss1/2

Recommended Citation

Davis, Adrienne D., "Introduction to the Symposium: The Politics of Identity After Identity Politics" (2010). Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies Research. 7.
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/wgss/7