Phenomenology and the Political

An amazingly timely update to phenomenology that shows how it can be socially critical and political! The contributions from scholars who work in post-coloniality, feminism, race, environmentalism, and political philosophy, with phenomenological methods (that often have to be newly crafted and defined), succeed together in creating a coherent, progressive, and original resource within so-called continental philosophy. This collection breaks new ground from multiple angles and is a wonderful introduction to and invention of progressive phenomenology. -- Naomi Zack, Professor of Philosophy, University of Oregon
Where much of phenomenology has tended to bracket the political, here twenty cutting-edge philosophers turn their phenomenological gaze to some of the most pressing political issues of our day. Here we have a vital contribution to a new wave of publicly engaged philosophy. -- Noëlle McAfee, Professor of Philosophy, Emory University
An important collection of phenomenological engagements with the political, and political engagements with the methods and movement of phenomenology.  These essays offer powerful responses to issues such as racism, environmental destruction, and capitalism, while raising fundamental questions about the meaning of the political.  A valuable resource for anyone who seeks to understand the possibilities and limits of phenomenology for political theory. -- Lisa Noelle Guenther, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Vanderbilt University