Surviving the Identity War - Ian Dunt

Starting with the Ohio women's conference of 1851 and ending with the latest online feuds, Ian Dunt charts the history of Standpoint Theory.

In the 1970s and 80s, it asked searching questions of liberalism which liberals found impossible to answer.

Was this really a universal political philosophy, or just the policy wish-list of rich white men throughout history, who'd been perfectly content to ignore slavery while praising individual liberty? By the early 21st Century, things had become more complicated.

Standpoint Theory had begun to show the dangers of its worldview, which often descended into a brute homogeneous category of human identity, policed by self-appointed gatekeepers.

This rich story shows the benefits and threats of Standpoint Theory as we try to develop a modern idea of identity and avoid the toxicity of the culture war.Followed by book-signing.