Misrecognition by others can genuinely damage a group’s identity.

Evidence

Charles Taylor delineated the political effect of this model in his influential essay “The Politics of Recognition,” where he claimed that “our identity is partly shaped by recognition or its absence, often by the misrecognition of others, and so a person or group of people can suffer real damage, real distortion, if the people or society around them mirror back to them a confining or demeaning or contemptible picture of themselves.” The demand for recognition of minority identities is a central defining feature of political multiculturalism. — Peter Morey, Islamophobia and the Novel, 153

Categorization

• DEFINE: Gives the formal statement of ‘recognition’ and its stakes — a foundational term for arguing what contesting vs. reinforcing Islamophobia means.
• XREF: connects to: Misdistribution stems from prior failures of social and cultural recognition. — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice:…, 61; Misrecognition is a cultural and institutional injustice rooted in representation and communication. — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice:…, 67; Misrecognition constitutes oppression by imprisoning people in distorted identities — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice:…, 69 (+2 more)
• yield-rescued: below the book’s yield-target cutoff, included anyway for connecting to: Misdistribution stems from prior failures of social and cultural recognition. — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice:…, 61; Misrecognition is a cultural and institutional injustice rooted in representation and communication. — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice:…, 67; Misrecognition constitutes oppression by imprisoning people in distorted identities — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice:…, 69 (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• Misrecognition of minority identities inflicts real damage on those so mirrored. #corroborates (0.98)