Hello, general audience. Do you identify as a typical reader? Do you identify as anything? Has anyone identified you?
Identity is a squishy idea. It sits at the intersection of self and society. We do not fully control who we are, the ideas we’re influenced by, the way our brain processes “reality.” Understanding the politics of identity can help establish a solid ethical footing when making decisions that will affect others. Identity politics starts with a set of questions:
- Who defines who?
- What do we do about our (stronger/weaker for some) heuristic tendency to fear difference?
- What is ‘normal’, and how does ‘normal’ operate socially and culturally?
- Why and how do collective identities form?
- How do politicians (professional opinion shapers) conf/use identity?
- How does identity work within the personal space of our un/sub/conscious minds?
The following essays offer some insight into one or more of these questions.
Identity Politics: Americas’ Future by Andrew Sherrill
Identity Politics and Its Effects on Me (bl)
Joey’s Identity Paper by Joey Keane
Identity Politics Throughout my Life by Ashley Johnson
Nation: Group of Groups by Anna Ellis
Individuality in the Age of Identity Politics by S. Keenan
Identities May Apply by Evey Hockett
Enter Identity: An Insight into Identity Politics by Jacob Pocivasek
Impact of Identity Politics by (ej)
Identity Politics by Alex Wheeler
Identity Politics by Jake Koebel
Identifying Identity by Blake Short
Identity Politics Essay by (acg)
The Default Identity by Padraic Riordan