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A Hermeneutic Approach to Gender and Other Social Identities

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  1. Lauren Swayne Barthold

    1. Gordon College, Wenham, USA

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Introduction

    • Lauren Swayne Barthold
    Pages 1-10

  3. Horizons

    • Lauren Swayne Barthold
    Pages 11-42

  4. Coherence

    • Lauren Swayne Barthold
    Pages 43-65

  5. Dialogue

    • Lauren Swayne Barthold
    Pages 67-93

  6. Application and Play

    • Lauren Swayne Barthold
    Pages 95-125

  7. Truth and Festival

    • Lauren Swayne Barthold
    Pages 127-154

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 155-169
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About this book

 This book draws on the hermeneutics of Hans-Georg Gadamer to inform a feminist perspective of social identities. Lauren Swayne Barthold moves beyond answers that either defend the objective nature of identities or dismiss their significance altogether. Building on the work of both hermeneutic and non-hermeneutic feminist theorists of identity, she asserts the relevance of concepts like horizon, coherence, dialogue, play, application, and festival for developing a theory of identity. This volume argues that as intersubjective interpretations, social identities are vital ways of fostering meaning and connection with others. Barthold also demonstrates how a hermeneutic approach to social identities can provide critiques of and resistance to identity-based oppression.  

Authors and Affiliations

  • Gordon College, Wenham, USA

    Lauren Swayne Barthold

About the author

 Lauren Swayne Barthold is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Gordon College, USA. She is also the Cofounder and Coadvisor of the Gender Studies Minor. She is the author of several works on Gadamer, including Gadamer’s Dialectical Hermeneutics. 

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: A Hermeneutic Approach to Gender and Other Social Identities

  • Authors: Lauren Swayne Barthold

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-58897-5

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York

  • eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-58896-8Published: 17 June 2016

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-95470-4Published: 30 May 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-58897-5Published: 16 June 2016

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 169

  • Topics: Hermeneutics, Social Philosophy, Feminism, Ontology

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