Title (eng)
Confronting Discrimination: Phenomenological and Genealogical Perspectives
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Author
Michaela Bstieler
University of Innsbruck
Abstract (eng)
In this editorial for the special collection Confronting Discrimination: Phenomenological and Genealogical Perspectives, we discuss the productive aspects and limitations of discrimination as a concept for social criticism. Insofar as a proper understanding of discrimination must take into account both concrete experience and historical conditions, we propose to combine phenomenological and genealogical methodologies. While phenomenological analyses run the risk of individualizing discrimination, genealogical approaches are often suspected to reduce experiences of discrimination to their social-historical conditions. Dovetailing phenomenology and genealogy allows for mutual instruction and may herald a more comprehensive understanding of discrimination. To this end, we revisit formative phenomenological contributions to the study of discriminatory experiences and recall prominent motifs in the genealogical tradition for investigating discriminatory patterns. Finally, we show how the articles in this collection apply and critically reflect upon this proposal.
Keywords (eng)
discriminationequal treatmentphenomenologygenealogy
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English [eng]
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Title
Genealogy+Critique
Volume
8
Issue
1
ISSN
2755-0923
Issued
2022
Publication
Open Library of Humanities , London , 2022
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Funder
Europäische Union (alle Programme) — 101055015
Date issued
2022
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https://hdl.handle.net/11353/10.2002972
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