ABSTRACT
In this conclusion, emphasis is on how literary texts can make us appreciate material and mundane aspects of recognition struggles that tend to be overlooked within political theory. They stress the importance of tangible action in recognition dynamics and highlight the role of redistribution as a broad concept denoting more than just economic structures of support. By downplaying the role of identity and social status - and instead emphasizing experiences and relations - they furthermore open the door for a renewed definition of what it is, exactly, that marginalized people seek recognition for. On these grounds, I stress literature’s distinct value as a social actor capable of enriching political reflection and propose a relational, experience-based, and flexible framework of recognition theory in relation to the politics of identity.
