Rogers Brubaker, Grounds for Difference
What is identity? There are dozens of definitions. Most of them have more differences and contradictions than commonalities. This is not surprising for a concept that crosses the boundaries of disciplines and traditions. Identity is a concept that, depending on its usage, sometimes tries to encompass too much, sometimes too little.
It's no surprise that along with "identity," an "identity crisis" has emerged, which has been attributed to the profession of forester, the internet, television, nurses in French hospitals, sociology, and even six-winged fossils.
In this issue, we will consider:
1. What problems are associated with the concept of "identity"?
2. Why, despite these problems, does "identity" continue to be used not only by journalists but also by scientists?
3. What is the most important thing that Rogers Brubaker proposes as a substitute for "identity" in his book "Ethnicity Without Groups"?
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Timecodes:
00:00 Greetings and thanks
01:17 Brief overview of the episode
03:42 Problematizing the concept of identity
10:45 Strong and weak approaches to defining identity
21:06 History of the concept of identity
31:25 Dissection of the concept of identity - decomposition into separate terms
33:27 Identification and categorization
42:00 The role of the state in the identification process
48:46 Self-understanding and social localization
53:26 Community, connectedness, and a sense of belonging
56:04 Examples when the concept of identity fails Analysis
1:01:18 Assimilation
1:14:00 Saying Goodbye