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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Acknowledgments ix
- Introduction: Reclaiming Identity 1
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THE REALIST THEORY OF IDENTITY AND THE PREDICAMENT OF POSTMODERNISM
- 1. The Epistemic Status of Cultural Identity: On Beloved and the Postcolonial Condition 29
- 2. Postmodernism, "Realism," and the Politics of Identity: Cherríe Moraga and Chicana Feminism 67
- 3· "Who Are Our Own People?": Challenges for a Theory of Social Identity 102
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POSTPOSITIVIST OBJECTIVITY: USES OF ERROR, VALUES, AND IDENTITY
- 4. On Representing Others: Intellectuals, Pedagogy, and the Uses of Error 133
- 5. "It Matters to Get the Facts Straight": Joy Kogawa, Realism, and Objectivity of Values 171
- 6. Racial Authenticity and White Separatism: The Future of Racial Program Housing on College Campuses 205
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REALIST CONCEPTIONS OF AGENCY, EXPERIENCE, AND IDENTITY
- 7. Who Says Who Says?: The Epistemological Grounds for Agency in Liberatory Political Projects 229
- 8. Is There Something You Need to Tell Me?: Coming Out and the Ambiguity of Experience 251
- 9. Reading "Experience": The Debate in Intellectual History among Scott, Toews, and LaCapra 279
- 10. Who's Afraid of Identity Politics? 312
- Contributors 345
- Index 347
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Acknowledgments ix
- Introduction: Reclaiming Identity 1
-
THE REALIST THEORY OF IDENTITY AND THE PREDICAMENT OF POSTMODERNISM
- 1. The Epistemic Status of Cultural Identity: On Beloved and the Postcolonial Condition 29
- 2. Postmodernism, "Realism," and the Politics of Identity: Cherríe Moraga and Chicana Feminism 67
- 3· "Who Are Our Own People?": Challenges for a Theory of Social Identity 102
-
POSTPOSITIVIST OBJECTIVITY: USES OF ERROR, VALUES, AND IDENTITY
- 4. On Representing Others: Intellectuals, Pedagogy, and the Uses of Error 133
- 5. "It Matters to Get the Facts Straight": Joy Kogawa, Realism, and Objectivity of Values 171
- 6. Racial Authenticity and White Separatism: The Future of Racial Program Housing on College Campuses 205
-
REALIST CONCEPTIONS OF AGENCY, EXPERIENCE, AND IDENTITY
- 7. Who Says Who Says?: The Epistemological Grounds for Agency in Liberatory Political Projects 229
- 8. Is There Something You Need to Tell Me?: Coming Out and the Ambiguity of Experience 251
- 9. Reading "Experience": The Debate in Intellectual History among Scott, Toews, and LaCapra 279
- 10. Who's Afraid of Identity Politics? 312
- Contributors 345
- Index 347