Political Narratosophy: From Theory of Narration to Politics of Imagination

Senka Anastasova's book "Political Narratosophy" offers a critical rethinking of the political and philosophical significance of narrative, exploring the relationship between feminist epistemology and feminist social theory. She examines the concept of identity in a country that no longer exists, using her own experiences as a feminist philosopher living in socialist Yugoslavia, post-Yugoslavia, and Macedonia. The book is a valuable contribution to political philosophy and feminist studies, particularly in the fields of political theory, philosophy, women's studies, international relations, identity studies, comparative literary studies, and aesthetics studies.

Format: Hardback
Length: 198 pages
Publication date: 29 September 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Political Narratosophy is a groundbreaking exploration of the political and philosophical significance of narrative, shedding light on why feminist epistemology and feminist social theory are crucial in understanding the meaning of the 'self and narrativity. This innovative approach was developed in conversation with renowned philosophers Jacques Rancière, Nancy Fraser, and Paul Ricoeur. Senka Anastasova, a feminist philosopher who has lived in socialist Yugoslavia, post-Yugoslavia, and Macedonia (now North Macedonia), delves into the complex and ever-changing borders surrounding identity in a country that no longer exists. Through her insightful analysis, Anastasova unveils how individuals navigate the process of finding, creating, and dismantling their identities through narrativity, politics, and imagination.

Political Narratosophy offers a critically subversive rethinking of the political and philosophical significance of narrative, and why feminist epistemology and feminist social theory matters for the meaning of the 'self and narrativity. Through a re-examination of the notions of democracy and emancipation,Senka Anastasova coins the term 'political narratosophy,a unique interpretation of the philosophy of narrative, identification, and disidentification, developed in conversation with philosophers Jacques Rancière, Nancy Fraser, and Paul Ricoeur. Utilizing the authors own identity as a feminist philosopher has lived in socialist Yugoslavia, post-Yugoslavia, and Macedonia (now North Macedonia),Anastasova explores the fluctuating and disappearing borders around which identity is situated in a country that no longer exists. She expertly reveals how the subject finds, makes and unmakes itself through narrativity, politics, and imagination.

Political Narratosophy is an important intervention in political philosophy and a welcome contribution to the historiography on female authors who lived through twentieth century communism and its aftermath. It will be of great interest to scholars and researchers in the fields of political theory,philosophy,womens studies,international relations,identity studies,(comparative) literary studies,and aesthetics studies.

Weight: 453g
Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032449746