Defining the terms:  racism, feminism, and the problem of identity politics

An obvious problem with the grievance aspect of identity politics is that the grievance needs to be perpetually maintained in order to justify the identity aspect of the politics.  And in an era of academic specialization wherein just about every individual identity group has its own set of researchers and theoretical champions—as well as a widely accepted generic narrative of grievance—the observation that continued relevance (which translates into political power) … Continue reading Defining the terms:  racism, feminism, and the problem of identity politics