Exile as an Educative Engagement: The Dizziness of Recognition [Hardcover]

1. Epilogue? 2. Sentenced to Exile? 3. Up-Rooting Recognition? 4. Eye-Witnessing Recognition? 5. In-Seeing the Inexplicable? 6. Hosting the Silence? 7. Beyond Witnessing as Recognition? 8. Homecoming

This book explores the concept of exile, experienced not as a physical displacement, but as a subjective experience of disconnection from the Other.?

This book explores the concept of exile, experienced not as a physical displacement but as a subjective experience of disconnection from the Other. It further clarifies the notion of exilic subjectivity, whereby a hidden facet of the selfineffable both to the Other and to the Selfcauses a distance between self-comprehension and external perception. In doing so, it poses a challenge to recognition theorys assertion that self-understanding occurs through interactions with Others. Engaging with the writings of Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Charles Taylor, Axel Honneth, S?ren Kierkegaard, and Rumi, the book explores the difficulties individuals encounter when transitioning their inwardly focused private identities into public spaces, such as educational institutions. It emphasizes the critical role educators can play in cultivating an atmosphere of attentive listening attuned to the unique experiences that may exile the self. Through the complex interplay of writings by thinkers such as Hegel, Kierkegaard, Rumi, Taylor, and Pinar, this work transcends traditional theories of recognition. Rather than resolving misrecognition, it embraces it as a central aspect of the human condition, examining the tension between self-perception and external acknowledgement. The text phenomenologically investigates seeing the Other and the risk of misrecognizing an individuals innermost depths. These insights find resonance in academia, where even amid success, a chasm may persist, isolating students and educators from each other. As the self dwellslƒ—