The Future of Difference

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Beyond the Toxic Entanglement of Racism, Sexism and Feminism

By Sabine Hark and Paula-Irene Villa

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The Future of Difference by Sabine Hark and Paula-Irene Villa delves into the complexities of diversity in the modern world. It explores philosophical and psychological perspectives on difference, examining societal constructs and their impact on identity and equality. The book offers a critical analysis of how diversity shapes our lives and challenges conventional thinking.
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This book may appeal to you if you're intrigued by contemporary discussions on identity, societal norms, and the impact of diversity on social structures. It offers a thoughtful exploration into how differences shape our world, examining philosophical and psychological perspectives to challenge and deepen your understanding of these critical issues.

The Future of Difference

How feminism is used to attack immigration in Europe.

A feminist critique of racist feminisms.

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In recent years, opponents of 'political correctness' have surged to prominence from both left and right, shaping a discourse in which perpetrators are defiantly imagined as Muslim refugees, i.e. outsiders/others, while victims are identified as 'our women'.

This poisonous and regressive situation grounds Hark and Villa’s theorisation of contemporary regimes of power as engaged primarily in the violent production of difference. In this moment, they argue, the logic of 'differentiate and rule' thoroughly permeates the social. Our entire 'way of life' is premised on endless subtle hierarchical distinctions, which determine whole populations’ attitudes, feelings and actions.

How can we learn to value difference when it is too often enlisted in the service of domination? Hark and Villa make a compelling case for the urgent necessity for a detoxification of feminism as a matter of urgency, and for an ethical mode of living-with the world, that is, living with alterity.

The Future of Difference by Sabine Hark and Paula-Irene Villa offers critical insights into the pervasive dynamics of power and difference that shape our societies today.

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i>The Future of Difference by Sabine Hark and Paula-Irene Villa receives praise for its critical approach to modern feminism, addressing how it has been co-opted by ethnonationalist agendas. The book highlights the necessity of an intersectional perspective in dealing with sexual violence and critiques mainstream feminism's limitations. Hark and Villa propose a "grammar of coexistence" to engage with cultural differences, combining insightful feminist scholarship with an urgent call for ethical coexistence.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781788738026

Publisher: Verso Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 23 June 2020

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Verso Books

Contributors:

Translated by Sophie Lewis
Translated by Sophie Lewis

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 15.0mm

Width: 140.0mm

Height: 210.0mm

Weight: 228g

Pages: 240

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Education & Reference Non-Fiction Paula-Irene Villa Philosophy & Psychology Politics & Current Affairs Sabine Hark

About the Author

Sabine Hark is a German feminist and sociologist. She is Professor of Interdisciplinary Women and Gender Research at the Technical University of Berlin.Paula-Irene Villa is Professor and Chair for Sociology and Gender Studies at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich.Sophie Lewis is a theorist, critic and translator. She is the translator of Communism for Kids by Bini Adamczak (with Jacob Blumenfeld) and A Brief History of Feminism by Antje Schrupp and the author of Full Surrogacy Now: Feminism Against Family.