The toppling of statues in the name of anti-racism is
disconcerting, as is the violence sometimes displayed towards
others in the name of gender equality. The emancipation movements
of the past seem to have undergone a subtle transformation: the
struggle now is not so much to bring about progress but rather to
denounce offenses, express indignation, and assert identities,
sometimes in order to demand recognition. The individual's
commitment to self-definition and self-appreciation, understood as
the exercise of a sovereign right, has become a distinctive sign of
our time. Elisabeth Roudinesco takes us into the darker corners of
identity thinking, where conspiracy theories, rejection of the
other, and incitement to violence are often part of the mix. But
she also points to several paths that could lead us away from
despair and toward a possible world in which everyone can adhere to
the principle according to which "I am myself, that's all there is
to it" without denying the diversity of human communities or
essentializing either universality or difference. This bold and
courageous interrogation of identity politics will be of great
interest to anyone concerned with the state of our world today.
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