Yuval-Davis discusses three interconnected questions relating to identity. She first examines
whether and in what ways the notion of identity should be theorized, on the one hand, and …

In the heated debates over identity politics, few theorists have looked carefully at the
conceptualizations of identity assumed by all sides. Visible Identities fills this gap. Drawing …

Identity Trouble assembles contributions from a variety of discourse fields to discuss the
pressures on traditional understandings of identity. The focus is on failures and uncertainties …

This project grew from a set ofdiscussions between Richard Serpe and Tim Owens in 1997
on how best to honor Sheldon Stryker, whose long career has given exemplary service to …

First published in 2001. Making Identity Matter provides a clear and lively critique of a variety
of uses of the concept of'identity'within sociology and associated human sciences. In the …

We describe and discuss discursive approaches emerging over the last 50 years that in one
way or another have contributed to identity studies. Approaching identities as constructed in …

One symptom of individualism in liquid modernity is the search foridentity'. Using the five
theoretically discrete articles in this special issue as both arich'discursive resource and a …

The key theories of identity, ranging from classical accounts to postmodern, psychoanalytic
and feminist approaches, are drawn together and critically appraised, and there are …

The study of identity forms a critical cornerstone within modern sociological thought.
Introduced by the works of Cooley and Mead, identity studies have evolved and grown …

The paper undertakes an ordinary language analysis of the current meanings of “identity,” a
complicated and unclear concept that nonetheless plays a central role in ongoing debates in …