Feminist Theology, #MeToo, and Critical Unrest: Against Identitary Temptations with Adorno's Philosophy of Nonidentity
This article contributes to feminist theological reflection on the fraught dynamics of identity, difference, violence, and liberation bound up in the recent #MeToo movement around sexual harassment and sexual assault. Using the heuristic of identitary temptations, it addresses concerns in feminist d...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Peeters
[2019]
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Louvain studies
Year: 2019, Volume: 42, Issue: 3, Pages: 241-263 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Adorno, Theodor W. 1903-1969
/ Feminism
/ MeToo movement
/ Identity
/ Liberation theology
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RelBib Classification: | FD Contextual theology KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history NBE Anthropology NCF Sexual ethics VA Philosophy |
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Summary: | This article contributes to feminist theological reflection on the fraught dynamics of identity, difference, violence, and liberation bound up in the recent #MeToo movement around sexual harassment and sexual assault. Using the heuristic of identitary temptations, it addresses concerns in feminist debates about subjectivity, intersectionality, and identity politics, on the one hand, and concerns regarding theological engagement with Adorno's critical theory, on the other. The article interprets #MeToo as a liberative enactment of Adornoian nonidentity thinking and argues that feminist theology oriented to this movement should embrace a practice of fidelity to the nonidentical. |
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ISSN: | 1783-161X |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Louvain studies
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2143/LS.42.3.3286893 |