Identity politics

society, both of which messages appealing to supporters’ emotions and eschewing actual facts which are viewed as of secondary importance to the ‘feeling’ being conveyed. In many instances, a reliance on facts and the use of academic jargon makes politics less accessible to the common people who already harbour suspicion against the intelligentsia and resent the educated establishment as elitist and out of touch, preferring to be communicated with in a simple language and have their viewpoints…

“Nationalism is a form of politics….Before trying to go behind nationalism to some cultural, social, economic or psychological basis which it is claimed is what nationalism is”(Breuilly 36). When we mention politics, we often mention power. The hidden message in the quote which implies that Nationalism which is a form of political movement that would unite cultural identities; will gain power to a political party or specific leader, and therefore uprise…

abortion has undoubtedly been one of the biggest concerns of the American politics. The debate of abortion compromises the opinions of American leaders. The political opinions of these leaders have appealed significantly to a political party, in which,there is a salient identity of the party and consequently, no longer require a person to illustrate the stance which the party takes. Each political party withholds an identity on the issue alone, that remains true to the cause of fulfilling to the…

Identity, Ritual, and Power in Colonial Puebla Public ritual shaped the political culture, as well as the lives of the residents and officials in Puebla. Frances L. Ramos’ Identity, Ritual, and Power in Colonial Puebla illustrates us the importance of these rituals and how they played an integral role in connecting abstract influences within residents and imperial identities. Ritual “helped to reaffirm hierarchy and strengthen people’s affiliations to local corporations, their city, the…

Connolly and Mouffe consider their theories to be anti-universal. Mouffe’s dualist conception of political identities, sees identities emerging from the political – a name for the dimension of antagonism lurking beneath the formation of identities. By its nature, the political will assume many shapes and sizes to produce the identities. The political illustrates the pluralistic nature of politics and properly equips us to handle the movements that arise from it. The political is a stage upon…

is bound to become a factor in the politics that govern it. Religion did not start to be integrated into public affairs until the mid 1980s. It was at this time that abortion and other personal issues began to emerge into the political spectrum. By incorporating aspects of the moral being into government decisions, coalitions were formed to unite for certain issues. Due to the increased combination of religion and partisanship, the ideologies of religious politics and political religion became…

It is human nature to view the world wanting to categorize it and its contents into groups in order to efficiently predict the characteristics of that person or object. This tactic of categorizing is referred to as labelling or stereotyping. In politics, labels like “left-wing”, “right-wing”, “liberal”, “conservative” and many others are used to organize people or groups into convenient ideological boxes that are easy to understand. However, this method of labelling is often simplistic and…

I chose to write about the queer theologians, Jo Hirschmann and Elizabeth Wilson, because I appreciate their emphasis on the importance of intersectionality and moving beyond “identity politics.” As someone who was raised in a Christian household, I find their perspective from the viewpoint of Jewish theologians very interesting, but I think their main ideas can be applied to any religion or faith. Their piece from Queer Jews, “Next Year in Freedom! Taking Our Seder to the Streets”, aligned with…

understandings and assumptions about national identity, ideological beliefs, and basic purpose of political life. This level of engagement is rarely questioned, resists change, and allows citizens to maintain their micro and meso level assumptions without stability being undermined (Smith 2001, p 5). Smith (2001) further identifies three specific types of political orientations. Cognitive orientations involve what people believe to be factually true of politics, for example, “Australia has a…

first generation of Americans and those who fought the American Revolution but, as the title specifies, many who inherited it, those who had to figure out their parents daring advisory of liberty looked like on ground. Appleby explores business, politics, and family life, she examines this generation’s grapple with slavery, their involvement in biblical revivals. This novel is filled with data gathered on thousands of people, as well as hundreds of…