/lit/ - Literature

So, if identity doesn't come from some essence, it would be that it's always a product of conflict (or an interaction, at its most benign)? Therefore, the identities of both the dominant and subservient side in the binary relation are created (by both sides? - I see how this part might be controversial) through the conflict. The oppressed choose to stick with their identity (as in 'woman', 'black', 'trans', etc.) only because it's along those lines that they are being oppressed, so they can only mount a defense along those very lines - this would be strategic essentialism, right?

Fast forward to the supposed moment of the final resolution of the conflict - do the identities wither away at that point? Also, is there such a thing as an identity produced outside of conflict? To push things to the limit - can one ever name things or do actions (and by that engaging with others and essentially affecting their identity) without it being considered violent in even the slightest way? Is it conceivable that one day the State might have to be the proxy for all interaction as the only way to assure that no one infringes upon anyone's rights?