Social change and intersectional activism
Subtitle: the spirit of social movement
By: Sharon Doetsch-Kidder
Series: The politics of intersectionality
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan; Springer
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 293
ISBN-13: 9780230117273
Subjects: POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / General; POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory; Social movements; Social change; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies
Description: "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"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note:; title: Loving Criticism: A Spiritual Philosophy of Social Change * Love: Activist motivations * Faith: Connecting activist beliefs and methods * Joy: Activist pleasures.