No more heroes
Subtitle: grassroots challenges to the savior mentality
By: by Jordan Flaherty
Publisher: AK Press
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 248
ISBN-13: 9781849352666
Subjects: Social aspects; Heroes; Social change; Social movements
Description: How can we build a better world? And why do so many people with privilege end up making things worse when they try to help? It's called the savior mentality, and Jordan Flaherty finds it in FBI informants, anti-sex-work crusaders, Teach For America corps members, and out-of-touch journalists. No More Heroes celebrates grassroots challenges to these saviors and highlights movements focused on real, systemic change from the Arab Spring to Black Lives Matter.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-233) and index.
Table of contents: title: The history of saviors; title: We are the world, we are the children; title: The death of Riad Hamad; title: Batman is the problem; title: Nicholas Kristof saves the world; title: Is Teach for America saving our children?; title: The world's oldest excuse for male violence; title: Monica Jones versus Dr. Dominique; title: Demanding the impossible; title: Black Lives Matter; title: Decentering privilege.