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Social Constructionist Identity Politics and Literary Studies /

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This study presents a critique of social constructionist identity politics, which is distinguished from specific identity-based political positions, from within and with social constructionist commitments. Gupta examines the institutionalization of social constructionist identity politics in literar...

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Main Author: Gupta, Suman (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.
Subjects:
Literature.
Cultural History.
Cultural Theory.
Literary Theory.
Political Science.
Civilization > History.
Culture > Study and teaching.
Literature > Philosophy.
Political science.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This study presents a critique of social constructionist identity politics, which is distinguished from specific identity-based political positions, from within and with social constructionist commitments. Gupta examines the institutionalization of social constructionist identity politics in literary studies, considering the notions of canonicity.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (VI, 259 pages)
ISBN:9780230801295
DOI:10.1057/9780230801295