Reconstructing Identity A Transdisciplinary Approach /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Monk, Nicholas (Editor), Lindgren, Mia (Editor), McDonald, Sarah (Editor), Pasfield-Neofitou, Sarah (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
• Subjects: Psychology.; Culture > Study and teaching.; Sociology.; Psychotherapy.; Counseling.; Sex (Psychology).; Gender expression.; Gender identity.; Self.; Identity (Psychology).; Self and Identity.; Psychotherapy and Counseling.; Sociology, general.; Cultural and Media Studies, general.; Gender Studies.

This book examines the notion of identity through a multitude of interdisciplinary approaches. It collects current thinking from international scholars spanning philosophy, history, science, cultural studies, media, translation, performance, and marketing, each with an outlook informed by their own...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Identity and Mental Health
• 3. Philosophy and Identity: If My Brain is Damaged, do I Become a Different Person?
• 4. Biology and Identity
• 5. Technologically Mediated Forms of Identity
• 6. Narrative and Identity: Telling Your Own Stories in the Media
• 7. Hyphenated Identities
• 8, Translating the Self
• 9. National Identity
• 10. Gendered Identity and Performative Identity
• 11. The Role Brands Play in Creating Personal Identity. .