Public debate in the West frequently hinges on an ‘us-versus-them’ dichotomy: we are the victims, and they are at fault. We are currently witnessing rapid social changes rooted in deep-seated identity-based conflicts, be they ethnic, religious, or gender-based. It is worth noting that the widespread popularity of identity movements, such as Black Lives Matter, has brought postmodernist thought – which just two decades ago was on the fringes of academic discourse – into the mainstream.