Unlivable Lives
The vast majority of anti-violence activism in the United States occurs within the framework of identity politics. Unlivable Lives examines how this combination of identity politics and anti-violence work shapes group identity and practices of activism in ways that can be uninten… Celý popis ↓
Porovnanie cien Unlivable Lives
Popis Unlivable Lives
Unlivable Lives
The vast majority of anti-violence activism in the United States occurs within the framework of identity politics. Unlivable Lives examines how this combination of identity politics and anti-violence work shapes group identity and practices of activism in ways that can be unintentionally damaging to the very groups it aims to protect. Identity-based movements, such as those to stop violence against people of color, women, and LGBT people, have become so commonplace as to seem to be a natural way to reduce violence.
Rather than reducing fear, these tactics may actually increase it, leaving group members convinced that a Analyzing thirteen national organizations working to reduce violence experienced by transgender people, sociologist Laurel Westbrook reveals that activists use a number of techniques with consequences that run counter to the goal of making trans lives more livable.
Podobné produkty
Past Lives, Future Lives
Extra Lives
Lives Transformed
Embodied Lives
Two Lives
Still Lives
Private Lives
Tainted Lives
Nine Lives
Stephen Lives
Love Lives
Drowned Lives
Andean Lives
Studio Lives
Three Lives
