recognition redistribution

23Jun09

i am reading fraser again to incorporate parts of her argument in the first chapter on the relationship between class and other forms of identity in building a social movement.  thus far, i have these issues with her argument:
1a. its not clear what she understands by class. is it a particular social category which got [...]

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Wilting down

27May09

After, months of writing, not writing, redrafting, brooding here’s what I have to say:
Chapter 1: Tackles Nancy Fraser’s argument about the relationship between recognition and redistribution with examples from the Indian social movement organization I am studying. It shows the difficulty of building a working class women’s movement in the face of religious, caste, and [...]

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