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13IV—Philosophical Foundations of Anti-CasteismProceedings of the Aristotelian Society 120 (1): 71-96. 2020.The paper begins from a working definition of caste as a contentious form of social belonging and a consideration of casteism as a form of inferiorization. It takes anti-casteism as an ideological critique aimed at unmasking the unethical operations of caste, drawing upon B. R. Ambedkar’s notion of caste as ‘graded inequality’. The politico-legal context of the unfinished trajectory of instituting protection against caste discrimination in Britain provides the backdrop for thinking through the p…Read more
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20The Shared Destiny of the Radically Other: A Reading of The Wizard of OzFilm-Philosophy 14 (2): 113-131. 2010.This paper explores the classic MGM film The Wizard of Oz from a perspective influenced by Baudrillard’s writings. The paper begins by locating its argument within Baudrillard’s influential notion of the orders of simulacra, noting the neglected distinction between the imaginary and simulation (or hyperreality). It then moves into less familiar territory, exploring some of the least known aspects of Baudrillard’s thought: symbolic exchange, destiny and radical otherness. These notions, we argu…Read more
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Rosalyn Diprose, The Bodies of Women: Ethics, embodiment and sexual differenceJournal of Applied Philosophy 13 327-328. 1996.
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University of WolverhamptonProfessor (Part-time)
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Oxford, England, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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Philosophy, Misc |
Value Theory |
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