It was like a fever : storytelling in protest and politics /

Activists and politicians have long recognized the power of a good story to move people to action. In early 1960 four black college students sat down at a whites-only lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina, and refused to leave. Within a month sit-ins spread to thirty cities in seven states. St...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Polletta, Francesca
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2006.
Temas:
Storytelling > Political aspects.
Communication > Political aspects.
Politics and culture.
Communication in folklore.
Social movements.
Protest movements.
Social sciences.
Art de conter > Aspect politique.
Communication > Aspect politique.
Politique et culture.
Communication dans le folklore.
Mouvements sociaux.
Contestation.
Sciences sociales.
social movements.
social sciences.
PERFORMING ARTS > Storytelling.
Communication in folklore
Communication > Political aspects
Politics and culture
Protest movements
Social movements
Social sciences
Storytelling > Political aspects
Politik
Erzählen
Protestbewegung
Verhalen.
Politieke aspecten.
Protestbewegingen.
activism, politicians, narrative, protest, rhetoric, social movements, change, progress, politics, political science, sit in, segregation, storytelling, persuasion, emotion, democracy, nonfiction, history, tax revolts, world trade center, alliance, disadvantaged groups, needs, action, status quo, communication, folklore, grassroots, strategy, deliberation, reason, rationality, victim, house, senate, congress, speech, oratory, fame, celebrity, mlk jr, martin luther king.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Why stories matter
  • "It was like a fever--" : why people protest
  • Strategy as metonymy : why activists choose the strategies they do
  • Stories and reasons : why deliberation is only sometimes democratic
  • Ways of knowing and stories worth telling : why casting oneself as a victim sometimes hurts the cause
  • Remembering Dr. King on the House and Senate floor : why movements have the impacts they do
  • Conclusion: folk wisdom and scholarly tales.

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