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- Title
Promoting Black (Social) Identity.
- Authors
Papish, Laura
- Abstract
I argue in this paper that we can develop a conception of black identity--one I call "black social identity"--that African Americans can unobjectionably encourage one another to adopt. I develop a view that retains much of what is attractive in identity politics, theories of collective identity, and the politics of mutual recognition, while avoiding the philosophical weaknesses associated with such views. To motivate my account, I also engage and criticize Tommie Shelby's argument that black political solidarity requires only a "thin" black identity, one based on the shared experiences of, and vulnerability to, anti-black racism.
- Subjects
UNITED States; AFRICAN American philosophy; GROUP identity; AFRICAN American nationalism; RACIAL identity of African Americans; IDENTITY politics; RACISM; LIBERALISM; COLLECTIVE action
- Publication
Social Theory & Practice, 2015, Vol 41, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
0037-802X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5840/soctheorpract20154111