{"product_id":"damaged-identities-narrative-repair","title":"Damaged Identities Narrative Repair","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe nature of identity, especially of groups such as Gypsies, mothers, nurses, and transsexuals is explored by comparing the stories these groups express of themselves against the narratives written about them. \u003c\/b\u003e― \u003ci\u003eFeminist Academic Press\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHilde Lindemann Nelson focuses on the stories of groups of people—including Gypsies, mothers, nurses, and transsexuals—whose identities have been defined by those with the power to speak for them and to constrain the scope of their actions. By placing their stories side by side with narratives about the groups in question, Nelson arrives at some important insights regarding the nature of identity. She regards personal identity as consisting not only of how people view themselves but also of how others view them. These perceptions combine to shape the person''s field of action. If a dominant group constructs the identities of certain people through socially shared narratives that mark them as morally subnormal, those who bear the damaged identity cannot exercise their moral agency freely.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNelson identifies two kinds of damage inflicted on identities by abusive group relations: one kind deprives individuals of important social goods, and the other deprives them of self-respect. To intervene in the production of either kind of damage, Nelson develops the counterstory, a strategy of resistance that allows the identity to be narratively repaired and so restores the person to full membership in the social and moral community.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy attending to the power dynamics that constrict agency, \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDamaged Identities, Narrative Repair\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e augments the narrative approaches of ethicists such as Alasdair MacIntyre, Martha Nussbaum, Richard Rorty, and Charles Taylor.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57318693962110,"sku":"NW9780801487408","price":25.34,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780801487408.jpg?v=1778697905","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/damaged-identities-narrative-repair","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}