The Sovereign Self by Elisabeth Roudinesco, Catherine Porter - 9781509551224

John Wiley and Sons Ltd

The Sovereign SelfPitfalls of Identity Politics\nAuthor(s): Elisabeth Roudinesco, Catherine Porter\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Polity Press\nISBN-13: 9781509551224, 978-1509551224\nSynopsis\nThe toppling of statues in the name of anti-racism is disconcerting, as is the violence sometimes displayed towards others in the name of gender equality. The emancipation movements of the past seem to have undergone a subtle transformation: the struggle now is not so much to bring about progress but rather to denounce offenses, express indignation, and assert identities, sometimes in order to demand recognition. The individuals commitment to self-definition and self-appreciation, understood as the exercise of a sovereign right, has become a distinctive sign of our time. Elisabeth Roudinesco takes us into the darker corners of identity thinking, where conspiracy theories, rejection of the other, and incitement to violence are often part of the .