Homeless Voices - Stigma, Space, and Social Media

This book argues that the best sources for how to address the issues of homelessness are people experiencing homelessness themselves. The author examines how stigmatization, metaphorical language, and spatial segregation relating to homelessness serve as tools for systemic oppression.

List of contents

Introduction: Understanding Homelessness
Chapter One: The "Wall of Forgotten Natives": Contested Land and Space
Chapter Two: "Not in My Neighborhood" or Even in My City: Legal Restrictions in Private and Public Spaces
Chapter Three: This Space Called Home: Women and Youth Facing Homelessness
Chapter Four: Displacement and Containment: The Encampment, the Shelter, the Fire, and the Virus
Chapter Five: Final Reflections
Appendix A: Online Blogs and Video Interview Citations
Appendix B: Fair Use and Privacy Concerns Regarding Social Media; Personal Positioning
References
About the Author

About the author

Mary Schuster is professor emerita with the writing studies department and affiliated faculty with the law school at the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities.

Summary

This book argues that the best sources for how to address the issues of homelessness are people experiencing homelessness themselves. The author examines how stigmatization, metaphorical language, and spatial segregation relating to homelessness serve as tools for systemic oppression.

Product details

• Authors: Mary L. Schuster
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.09.2023
• EAN: 9781793635723
• ISBN: 978-1-79363-572-3
• No. of pages: 266
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Society; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > General, dictionaries; Media Studies, Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Poverty & Homelessness, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, Poverty & unemployment, Poverty & precarity, Housing & homelessness