Ethical Responsiveness and the Politics of Difference

Tanja Dreher (Editor), Anshuman Mondal (Editor)

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Abstract

This edited collection focuses on the ethics, politics and practices of responsiveness in the context of racism, inequality, difference and controversy. The politics of difference has long been concerned with speech, voice and representation. By focusing on the practices and politics of responsiveness—listening, reading and witnessing—the volume identifies vital new possibilities for ethics and social justice.

Chapters focus on the conditions of possibility, or listening as ethical praxis; unsettling or disrupting colonial relationships; and ways of listening that highlight non-Western traditions and move beyond the liberal frame. Ethical responsiveness shifts some of the responsibility for negotiating difference and more just futures from subordinated speakers, and on to the relatively more privileged and powerful.
Original languageEnglish
Place of PublicationNew York
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan
Number of pages250
Edition1
ISBN (Electronic)978-3-319-93958-2
ISBN (Print)978-3-319-93957-5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 31 Aug 2018

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