Solidarity in Practice - Moral Protest and the Us Security State

Examines embodiment and emotions in long-term solidarity activism among three communities contesting US torture, militarism and immigration policies.

Table des matières

1. 'Not free to be completely human'; 2. 'I'm ruined for life!' Witnessing empire; 3. Ritual protest as testimony; 4. The visceral logics of embodied resistance; 5. Ascetic practice and prefigurative community; 6. The complications of solidarity witness; 7. 'Knowing things impossible to un-know'.

A propos de l'auteur

Chandra Russo is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Colgate University, New York, where she teaches courses in social movements, activism and anti-racism. Before earning her Ph.D. from the University of California, Santa Barbara, she spent several years working on immigrant justice issues in New York State, Central Mexico and Colorado. Her research and writing on these matters has been published in numerous venues, including Mobilization, Race & Class, Interface, and the Denver Post.

Résumé

Chandra Russo examines embodiment and emotions in long-term solidarity activism among three communities contesting US torture, militarism and immigration policies. This broad-based study is aimed at undergraduate and graduate students in sociology, anthropology, political science, peace and conflict studies, American studies, and religious studies.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Chandra Russo, Chandra (Colgate University Russo
• Edition: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 30.11.2018
• EAN: 9781108473118
• ISBN: 978-1-108-47311-8
• Pages: 220
• Thèmes: Cambridge Studies in Contentious Politics; Cambridge Studies in Contentio; Cambridge Studies in Contentious Politics; Cambridge Studies in Contentio
• Catégories: Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Sciences politiques > Sciences politiques et formation politique; Ethnic Studies, Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Advocacy, Politics & government, Politics and government, Pressure groups, protest movements and non-violent action, Pressure groups & lobbying, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General