Social Change and Intersectional Activism - The Spirit of Social Movement

Zusatztext "Social change is not possible without love. This book translates the voices, stories, philosophies and body-mind-emotions of advocates for social love, from Gloria Anzaldua to Che Guevara." - Chela Sandoval, associate professor of Chicana and Chicano Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara, and author of Methodology of the Oppressed "Social Change and Intersectional Activism testifies to spiritual activism's transformational potential and radical possibilities for the 21st century. Doetsch-Kidder reminds us of the crucial role Spirit plays in progressive social/environmental justice work." - AnaLouise Keating, author of Teaching Transformation: Transcultural Classroom Dialogues Informationen zum Autor Sharon Doetsch-Kidder is an independent scholar based in the Washington, DC area. She completed her PhD in English and Feminist Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Klappentext Reading texts in relation to feminist! queer! and race theory and Buddhist philosophy! this book argues that an understanding of spirit is critical to explaining the power that social movements have to change hearts! minds! and social structures. Zusammenfassung Reading texts in relation to feminist! queer! and race theory and Buddhist philosophy! this book argues that an understanding of spirit is critical to explaining the power that social movements have to change hearts! minds! and social structures. Inhaltsverzeichnis Loving Criticism: A Spiritual Philosophy of Social Change Love: Activist Motivations Faith: Connecting Activist Beliefs and Methods Joy: Activist Pleasures

Produktdetails

• Autoren: S. Doetsch-Kidder, Sharon Doetsch-Kidder
• Verlag: Palgrave UK
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 17.05.2012
• EAN: 9781349297801
• ISBN: 978-1-349-29780-1
• Seiten: 276
• Serien: The Politics of Intersectionality; The Politics of Intersectionality
• Themen: Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik > Naturwissenschaften allgemein; Sachbuch > Politik, Gesellschaft, Wirtschaft > Politik; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Politikwissenschaft > Politische Theorien und Ideengeschichte; B, Gender Studies, Sociology, Political Science, Political Philosophy, Political Sociology, Political Theory, Social Change, Politics & government, Social & political philosophy, Political science & theory, Economic development, Politics and government, Gender studies, gender groups, Development Studies, Palgrave Political & Intern. Studies Collection, Development and Social Change, criticism;feminism;motivation;philosophy;race;social change