Below is a glossary article post in the category I which discusses the explanation of the meaning, definition and meaning of the acronym, term, jargon, or termonology of Identity Politics based on summaries from various types of sources (references) that are relevant, related, and trustworthy.
Understanding Identity Politics
So, what is actually meant by Identity Politics?
Identity politics is a term used to describe the political movements and anti-authoritarian culture that became famous in the US and Europe in the mid-1980s, asking questions about identity, oppression, inequality and injustice and often focused on marginalized group experience.
Explanation of Identity Politics
Identity politics emerged from the Black Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s, the second wave of feminism and gay and lesbian liberations. It is confrontative and asks questions about the type of art that must be made and for whom in the post-colonial world where the history of art is being rewritten to include a broader perspective and less dominated by the West.
Moreover, as we have seen above, this term is one of a collection of dictionaries, acronyms, terms, jargon, or terminology in the field of arts that begins with an alphabet or prefix I, as well as terms associated with I.
Meaning of Identity Politics in the English, Indonesian (Including Javanese and Sundanese), and Malaysian Translation Dictionary
Apart from discussing the meaning and discussion of the definition, to deepen it further, here we also need to know what the word means in the English, Indonesian (including Javanese and Sundanese) translation dictionaries, as well as Malaysia (Malay).
For easy understanding, in this glossary post, we will explain it in the form of a list of translations of terms from various types of languages as follows:
- English; Terminology = Identity Politics.
- Indonesian (including Javanese and Sundanese translations); Terminology = Politik Identitas (Indonesian), Politik identitas (Java), and Pulitik Idéntitas in Sundanese.
- Malaysian; Terminology = Politik identiti.
Closing
OK, above there is the discussion and explanation of what is the meaning of Identity Politics.
Hopefully this article post that we have shared can be useful and can broaden our insight and literacy, especially in Art.
See also ours other articles related to the field of Art on the main blog page of our website.
Footnotes
This glossary post was created by referring to the conclusions of the meaning of definitions from various authoritative relevant references such as Wikipedia, Britannica and several other sources such as MoMA, Tate, ModernArts, and so on. This word is one of a collection of terminology in the field of Art which begins with the alphabet or prefix I. This article wasupdated in Jan of 2025.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creativity
- https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=identity-politics
- https://www.britannica.com/search?query=identity-politics
- View example images of identity-politics through Google here
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