Fractured: Race, Class, Gender and the Hatred of Identity Politics
Autor Richmond Michael Richmond, Alex Charnleyen Limba Engleză Paperback – 19 sep 2022
An antidote to political infighting and the culture wars.
Identity politics has smeared political discourse for over a decade. The right uses it to lament the loss of free speech, while many on the left bemoan that it will be the end of class politics. It has been used to dismiss movements such as Black Lives Matter and brought seemingly progressive people into the path of fascism. It has armed the march of the transphobes.
In Fractured, the authors move away from the identity politics debate. Instead of crudely categorizing race, gender, and sexuality as 'identities', or forcing them under the heading of 'diversity', they argue that the interconnectedness of these groupings has always been inseparable from the history of class struggle under British and American capitalism.
Through an appraisal of pivotal historical moments in Britain and the US, and a sharp look at contemporary debates, the authors tame the frenzied culture war, offering a refreshing and reasoned way to understand how class struggle is formed and creating the possibilities for new forms of solidarity in an increasingly fractured world.
Identity politics has smeared political discourse for over a decade. The right uses it to lament the loss of free speech, while many on the left bemoan that it will be the end of class politics. It has been used to dismiss movements such as Black Lives Matter and brought seemingly progressive people into the path of fascism. It has armed the march of the transphobes.
In Fractured, the authors move away from the identity politics debate. Instead of crudely categorizing race, gender, and sexuality as 'identities', or forcing them under the heading of 'diversity', they argue that the interconnectedness of these groupings has always been inseparable from the history of class struggle under British and American capitalism.
Through an appraisal of pivotal historical moments in Britain and the US, and a sharp look at contemporary debates, the authors tame the frenzied culture war, offering a refreshing and reasoned way to understand how class struggle is formed and creating the possibilities for new forms of solidarity in an increasingly fractured world.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780745346564
ISBN-10: 0745346561
Pagini: 272
Dimensiuni: 140 x 216 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.29 kg
Editura: PLUTO PRESS
Colecția Pluto Press
ISBN-10: 0745346561
Pagini: 272
Dimensiuni: 140 x 216 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.29 kg
Editura: PLUTO PRESS
Colecția Pluto Press
Recenzii
'An important and timely analysis rich in historical detail. It challenges crude denunciations of 'identity politics' on both right and left, and reiterates that intersectionality is indeed political economy'
Alison Phipps, Professor of Sociology at Newcastle University, author of ‘Me, Not You’
'Issues a powerfully argued appeal to the left to finally understand that “Prioritising solidarity for those most marginalised or under attack is not about guilt or charity or ‘virtue-signalling’. It is part of what can get everyone free”’
Sophie Lewis, author of 'Full Surrogacy Now: Feminism Against Family' and 'Abolish The Family: A Manifesto For Care and Liberation
'This sharp, thoughtful, generous little book helps us see the many roads that lead to better worlds, arguing that to get there we need to abandon those noisy, nasty, noxious debates on “identity politics”. It clears ground, carefully tracing histories of resistance and reaction, reminding us that the working class is and always has been manifold - and therein lies our strength'
Luke de Noronha, academic and writer at the Sarah Parker Remond Centre, University College London and author of 'Deporting Black Britons: Portraits of Deportation to Jamaica' and co-author, with Gracie Mae Bradley, of 'Against Borders: The Case For Abolition
'This is a stirring book, full of inspiration, insight, provocation. 'Fractured' insists that if we are to grasp the radical possibilities of connection, we must first understand the political legacy of division. Expect to be educated, made to think, or better still, urged to reconsider'
Vron Ware, author of 'Beyond the Pale'
'A sharp and lucid rejoinder to all the political trends that in recent years have imbued "identity politics" with magically divisive powers. 'Fractured' is essential to understanding anti-racist politics today'
Arun Kundnani, author of 'The Muslims are Coming!'
'A searing materialist critique of the historical origins of attacks on Identity Politics from the right, a clarifying text that analyses the strategic purpose of the imagined 'culture war' that continues to engulf mainstream politics'
Lola Olufemi, author of 'Feminism, Interrupted'
'Class reductionism sheds little light on our crisis-ridden times. Instead, 'Fractured' uncovers both the historical entanglements of class and race and the multitude of solidarities that continually rise to oppose oppression. Richmond and Charnley gift us with the analysis, and hope, we need to fight on'
Alana Lentin, author of 'Why Race Still Matters'
Alison Phipps, Professor of Sociology at Newcastle University, author of ‘Me, Not You’
'Issues a powerfully argued appeal to the left to finally understand that “Prioritising solidarity for those most marginalised or under attack is not about guilt or charity or ‘virtue-signalling’. It is part of what can get everyone free”’
Sophie Lewis, author of 'Full Surrogacy Now: Feminism Against Family' and 'Abolish The Family: A Manifesto For Care and Liberation
'This sharp, thoughtful, generous little book helps us see the many roads that lead to better worlds, arguing that to get there we need to abandon those noisy, nasty, noxious debates on “identity politics”. It clears ground, carefully tracing histories of resistance and reaction, reminding us that the working class is and always has been manifold - and therein lies our strength'
Luke de Noronha, academic and writer at the Sarah Parker Remond Centre, University College London and author of 'Deporting Black Britons: Portraits of Deportation to Jamaica' and co-author, with Gracie Mae Bradley, of 'Against Borders: The Case For Abolition
'This is a stirring book, full of inspiration, insight, provocation. 'Fractured' insists that if we are to grasp the radical possibilities of connection, we must first understand the political legacy of division. Expect to be educated, made to think, or better still, urged to reconsider'
Vron Ware, author of 'Beyond the Pale'
'A sharp and lucid rejoinder to all the political trends that in recent years have imbued "identity politics" with magically divisive powers. 'Fractured' is essential to understanding anti-racist politics today'
Arun Kundnani, author of 'The Muslims are Coming!'
'A searing materialist critique of the historical origins of attacks on Identity Politics from the right, a clarifying text that analyses the strategic purpose of the imagined 'culture war' that continues to engulf mainstream politics'
Lola Olufemi, author of 'Feminism, Interrupted'
'Class reductionism sheds little light on our crisis-ridden times. Instead, 'Fractured' uncovers both the historical entanglements of class and race and the multitude of solidarities that continually rise to oppose oppression. Richmond and Charnley gift us with the analysis, and hope, we need to fight on'
Alana Lentin, author of 'Why Race Still Matters'
Notă biografică
Michael Richmond was a co-editor of the Occupied Times and of Base Publication. He has written for publications including OpenDemocracy, New Socialist and Protocols. He tweets @Sisyphusa.
Alex Charnley was illustrator and co-editor of the Occupied Times and of Base Publication. He tweets @steinosteino.
Alex Charnley was illustrator and co-editor of the Occupied Times and of Base Publication. He tweets @steinosteino.
Cuprins
Introduction
1. Whiteness as Historiography
2. Qualities of Testimony
3. Black Feminism and Class Composition
4. Aliens at the Border
5. Storming The Ideal
6. Whiteness Riots
7. The Mad and Hungry Dogs
Conclusion
1. Whiteness as Historiography
2. Qualities of Testimony
3. Black Feminism and Class Composition
4. Aliens at the Border
5. Storming The Ideal
6. Whiteness Riots
7. The Mad and Hungry Dogs
Conclusion
Descriere
An antidote to political infighting and the culture wars