identity politics
identity politics noun: politics focusing on the self-interest and perspectives of people in various groupings, such as ethnicity, race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, and gender identity.
Noun
identity politics (uncountable)
- Politics focusing on the self-interest and perspectives of people in various groupings, such as ethnicity, race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, and gender identity.
- Both of you spoke from a perspective that some have called identity politics. This approach began as a way for black women to create space for themselves in feminist and black movements by asserting their identity. It has evolved into a framework that recognizes difference but builds barriers...1985 August 24, Paulla Ebron, Myrna James, Helen Moores, Rachel Tallen, Frances White, Elise Young, “Confronting Racism and Anti-Semitism”, in Gay Community News, volume 13, number 7, page 4
- The history of identity politics has however been marked by the increasingly strong and heard voices of, for instance, non-white and working-class women, lesbians and gay men, who do not entirely recognise themselves in these ‘As a…’ claims.1997, Richard Dyer, White, →ISBN, page 8
- Synonyms:
- identitarian politics
identity politics meaning in Tamil, Indonesian, Thai and Vietnamese
identity politics in Tamil
- குமுகப் பிண்ணனி சார் அரசியல்
identity politics in Indonesian
- politics focusing on the self-interest and perspectives of people in various groupings
- politik identitas
identity politics in Thai
- politics focusing on the self-interest and perspectives of people in various groupings
- การเมืองเรื่องอัตลักษณ์, การเมืองอัตลักษณ์
identity politics in Vietnamese
- politics focusing on the self-interest and perspectives of people in various groupings
- chính trị bản sắc
Examples of identity politics in a sentence
- Both of you spoke from a perspective that some have called identity politics.1985 August 24, Paulla Ebron, Myrna James, Helen Moores, Rachel Tallen, Frances White, Elise Young, “Confronting Racism and Anti-Semitism”...
- There are those who contest the very idea of identity politics or try to reduce it to a minimum.2000, George Schöpflin, Nations, Identity, Power: The New Politics of Europe, page 9:
Synonyms of identity politics
- identitarian politics
Forms of identity politics
| alternative abbreviation | idpol |
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| alternative abbreviation | IdPol |
| alternative abbreviation | IDPOL |
Questions about identity politics
- What does identity politics mean?
- Identity politics means politics focusing on the self-interest and perspectives of people in various groupings, such as ethnicity, race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, and gender identity.
- What is identity politics in Tamil?
- Identity politics in Tamil is குமுகப் பிண்ணனி சார் அரசியல். See Identity politics meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use identity politics in a sentence?
- Both of you spoke from a perspective that some have called identity politics.
- What part of speech is identity politics?
- Identity politics is a noun.
Words near identity politics in the dictionary
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