Titel
Confronting Discrimination: Phenomenological and Genealogical Perspectives
Introductory Remarks
Autor*in
Michaela Bstieler
University of Innsbruck
Abstract
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.
Stichwort
discriminationequal treatmentphenomenologygenealogy
Objekt-Typ
Sprache
Englisch [eng]
Persistent identifier
phaidra.univie.ac.at/o:2002972
DOI
Erschienen in
Titel
Genealogy+Critique
Band
8
Ausgabe
1
ISSN
2755-0923
Erscheinungsdatum
2022
Publication
Open Library of Humanities , London , 2022
Fördergeber
Europäische Union (alle Programme) — 101055015
Erscheinungsdatum
2022
Zugänglichkeit
Rechte
Rechteangabe
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