Social change and intersectional activism the spirit of social movement
Doetsch-Kidder, Sharon 1975-
Social change and intersectional activism the spirit of social movement - New York Palgrave Macmillan 2012 - xvii,276p. - The politics of intersectionality .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Machine generated contents note: -- Loving Criticism: A Spiritual Philosophy of Social Change * Love: Activist motivations * Faith: Connecting activist beliefs and methods * Joy: Activist pleasures.
"Social Change and Intersectional Activism: The Spirit of Social Movement finds in oral histories of "intersectional activism" - activism that focuses on people who face multiple forms of oppression or discrimination (racism, classism, sexism, etc.) - narratives of love, faith, and joy that drive, guide, and sustain the practice of social change. Reading these texts in relation to feminist, queer, and race theory and Buddhist philosophy, it argues that an understanding of spirit is crucial to explaining the power that social movements have to change hearts, minds, and social structures and to understanding the ways in which leaders of social change organizations influence others. By highlighting often-neglected elements of antiracist feminism as articulated by influential theorists and enacted by contemporary activists, it contributes to scholarship in several disciplines, including gender and women's studies, ethnic studies, LGBTQ studies, and social movement theory. Focusing on the best of what activists do, this project draws from their stories lessons and reminders about the pleasures and wonders of social change and the power of kindness and principled action in the face of injustice"--
9780230117273
2011048614
Social movements.
Social change.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / General.
303.484 / DO-S
Social change and intersectional activism the spirit of social movement - New York Palgrave Macmillan 2012 - xvii,276p. - The politics of intersectionality .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Machine generated contents note: -- Loving Criticism: A Spiritual Philosophy of Social Change * Love: Activist motivations * Faith: Connecting activist beliefs and methods * Joy: Activist pleasures.
"Social Change and Intersectional Activism: The Spirit of Social Movement finds in oral histories of "intersectional activism" - activism that focuses on people who face multiple forms of oppression or discrimination (racism, classism, sexism, etc.) - narratives of love, faith, and joy that drive, guide, and sustain the practice of social change. Reading these texts in relation to feminist, queer, and race theory and Buddhist philosophy, it argues that an understanding of spirit is crucial to explaining the power that social movements have to change hearts, minds, and social structures and to understanding the ways in which leaders of social change organizations influence others. By highlighting often-neglected elements of antiracist feminism as articulated by influential theorists and enacted by contemporary activists, it contributes to scholarship in several disciplines, including gender and women's studies, ethnic studies, LGBTQ studies, and social movement theory. Focusing on the best of what activists do, this project draws from their stories lessons and reminders about the pleasures and wonders of social change and the power of kindness and principled action in the face of injustice"--
9780230117273
2011048614
Social movements.
Social change.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / General.
303.484 / DO-S