Identity Politics: Dialectics of Liberation or Paradox of Empowerment?

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  • Samir Gandesha Simon Fraser University

Keywords:

identity politcs, critical theory, negative dialectics, afropessimism, nonidentity politics

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Published

2024-12-31

How to Cite

Gandesha, S. (2024). Identity Politics: Dialectics of Liberation or Paradox of Empowerment?. Constelaciones. Revista De Teoría Crítica, (16), 420–445. Retrieved from https://constelaciones-rtc.net/article/view/5705