A Hermeneutic Approach to Gender and Other Social Identities

Softcover Nachdruck of the original 1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-1-349-95470-4
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan US

Buch, Englisch, 169 Seiten, Previously published in hardcover, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 2454 g

This book draws on the hermeneutics of Hans-Georg Gadamer to inform a feminist perspective of social identities. Lauren Swayne Barthold moves beyond answers that either defend the objective nature of identities or dismiss their significance altogether. Building on the work of both hermeneutic and non-hermeneutic feminist theorists of identity, she asserts the relevance of concepts like horizon, coherence, dialogue, play, application, and festival for developing a theory of identity. This volume argues that as intersubjective interpretations, social identities are vital ways of fostering meaning and connection with others. Barthold also demonstrates how a hermeneutic approach to social identities can provide critiques of and resistance to identity-based oppression.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Barthold, Lauren Swayne

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Hermeneutik
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sozialphilosophie, Politische Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Moderne Philosophische Disziplinen Feministische Philosophie, Gender Studies

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction.- 1. Horizons.- 2. Coherence.- 3. Dialogue.- 4. Application and Play.- 5. Truth and Festival.- Bibliography.

Über Autor(innen)

Lauren Swayne Barthold is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Gordon College, USA. She is also the Cofounder and Coadvisor of the Gender Studies Minor. She is the author of several works on Gadamer, including Gadamer’s Dialectical Hermeneutics.