Background to Sartre's notion of self-consciousness

Hegel's Lordship & Bondage section of his larger work Phenomenology of Spirit is a central way to deal with issues surrounding intersubjectivity, freedom and relations of power. While you will find this writing style more in line with our readings from Heidegger than Sartre, this is a fundamental piece for contemporary social and political theory and it will be well worth the effort to take some time to reflect on this piece. As such, I would strongly suggest focusing on understanding notes 189-193 in particular. Comments below here are quite welcome as we can then work our way towards a complex understanding of racism, sexism and classism as found in The Respectful Prostitute.