Identity recognition without political economy analysis masks material causes of marginalization

Evidence

This line was encapsulated as far back as 1994 in David Theo Goldberg’s celebrated collection Multiculturalism: A Critical Reader, in which the editor conceded the politics of recognition: “The capacity to name oneself in the order of thought … does not guarantee on its own the material conditions and resources, the material power necessary for social flourishing and living freely.” He went on: “Political economy has disappeared almost altogether from contemporary cultural studies and, by implication, from much of the identity-driven analysis concerning multiculturalism.… [This disappearance serves] to cover (up) the political and economic roots of … marginalisation.” — Peter Morey, Islamophobia and the Novel, 163

Categorization

• DEFINE: Sets up one pole of the recognition-versus-redistribution critique that frames Morey’s shift argument.
• XREF: connects to: Marginalization itself functions as evidence of truth for believers — Michael Barkun, A Culture of Conspiracy: Apocalyptic…, 190; Late-capitalist data processing substitutes image recognition for reading skill — Mark Fisher, Capitalist Realism: Is There No…, 54; Maldistribution cannot be cured without prior social and structural recognition — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice:…, 89 (+6 more)
• yield-rescued: below the book’s yield-target cutoff, included anyway for connecting to: Marginalization itself functions as evidence of truth for believers — Michael Barkun, A Culture of Conspiracy: Apocalyptic…, 190; Late-capitalist data processing substitutes image recognition for reading skill — Mark Fisher, Capitalist Realism: Is There No…, 54; Maldistribution cannot be cured without prior social and structural recognition — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice:…, 89 (+6 more)

Broader Connections

• Recognition politics can substitute for and thereby mask material redistribution #corroborates (0.97) — Peter Morey, Islamophobia and the Novel, 186
• Recognition without redistributive power fails to secure freedom for marginalized groups #corroborates (0.95) — Peter Morey, Islamophobia and the Novel, 163