Choreographies of Resistance Mpb

This book explores everyday, corporeal manifestations of agency and resistance amongst mobile groups who are not explicitly categorized as political actors

List of contents

1. Introduction: Choreography, Mobility and Politics / 2. Exploring Choreographies of Resistance / 3. Postcolonial Space and Entangled Corporeal Choreographies / 4. Liminal Space of Relationality and Disturbance / 5. Urban Space of Mundane Interaction / 6. Conclusions: Unfolding into the Future

About the author

Tarja Väyrynen is Professor of Peace and Conflict Research at the Tampere Peace Research Institute, University of Tampere, Finland. She is author of Culture and International Conflict Resolution and many articles and book chapters, including those published in the Review of International Studies, Alternatives: Local, Global, Political, International Journal of Conflict Resolution and Engagement and International Feminist Journal of Politics. She was the Head Researcher on the Academy of Finland funded research project 'The Body Politic of Migration - Embodied and Silent Choreographies of Political Agency'.

Summary

This book explores everyday, corporeal manifestations of agency and resistance amongst mobile groups who are not explicitly categorized as political actors

Product details

• Authors: Kynsilehto Anitta, Samu Pehkonen, Pehkonen Samu, Eeva Puumala, Puumala Eeva, Vaittinen Tiina, Tarja Vayrynen, Tarja Väyrynen
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2017
• EAN: 9781783486731
• ISBN: 978-1-78348-673-1
• Series: Geopolitical Bodies, Material Worlds; Geopolitical Bodies, Material Worlds
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Geopolitics, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, Geopolitics, Political science & theory, Migration, immigration & emigration, Migration, immigration and emigration, Political science and theory, Relating to migrant groups / diaspora communities or peoples