identity politics

American  

noun

(used with a singular or plural verb)

1. political activity or movements based on or catering to the cultural, ethnic, gender, racial, religious, or social interests that characterize a group identity.

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Example Sentences

It’s where the seat of our community’s culture exists in the city today, but it is certainly not the first place in Chicago where identity, politics and partying for the community collided.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2025

This is not about identity politics but ennui: Even minuscule choices, like what socks to wear, are part of a larger cultural self-definition and viral conversation.

From Slate • Aug. 3, 2024

“In some circles of Chicano art, you probably saw more deliberate representation of identity politics and big political statements,” says Hammer curator Pablo José Ramírez.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2024

“We all, at some stage in a utopia, want to get past identity politics to this universalism,” Venables said.

From New York Times • Jun. 29, 2023

Becoming a doctor had really been my parents’ dream, not mine, and now I was ready to deep-dive into my own identity politics, from race to religion.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad