50 concepts for a critical phenomenology

Gail Weiss, Ann Murphy, Gayle Salamon (eds)

Northwestern University Press - Evanston, IL

2019

Phenomenology, the philosophical method that seeks to uncover the taken-for-granted presuppositions, habits, and norms that structure everyday experience, is increasingly framed by ethical and political concerns. Critical phenomenology foregrounds experiences of marginalization, oppression, and power in order to identify and transform common experiences of injustice that render “the familiar” a site of oppression for many.