Features the lecture ‘Freedom in the age of identity politics’ recorded at Living Freedom Summer School 2023.
Loved or loathed, identity politics is inescapable in contemporary battles over freedom. To some, the political embrace of the personal is a vital tool in the struggle against oppressive institutions and practices. To others, identitarian politics is a divisive force in society and represents the antithesis of liberal ideals. In making the case for the free individual, how do we avoid reducing freedom to a lifestyle or consumer choice? Beyond the culture war of identity politics, how should we seek to construct a sense of ourselves and of freedom today?
LECTURER
Dr Joanna Williams, director, Cieo, columnist, spiked, and author of How Woke Won: The Elitist Movement That Threatens Democracy, Tolerance and Reason
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Freedom in the age of identity politics, Joanna Williams, CIEO, 2023
How identity politics destroys freedom, Roger Scruton, Acton Institute, September 2021
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