Unlivable lives : violence and identity in transgender activism /

"The vast majority of anti-violence activism in the United States occurs within the framework of identity politics. Identity-based movements, such as those to stop violence against people of color, women, and LGBT people, have become so commonplace as to seem to be a natural way to reduce viole...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Westbrook, Laurel, 1980- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2021]
Temas:
Transgender people > Violence against > United States.
Transgender people > Social aspects > United States.
Identity politics > United States.
Gender identity > Political aspects > United States.
Gender identity > Social aspects > United States.
Sexual minorities > United States.
Transgenres > Aspect social > États-Unis.
Politique identitaire > États-Unis.
Identité de genre > Aspect politique > États-Unis.
Identité de genre > Aspect social > États-Unis.
Minorités sexuelles > États-Unis.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > General.
Gender identity > Political aspects
Gender identity > Social aspects
Identity politics
Sexual minorities
Transgender people > Violence against
LGBTQ+ people
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Unlivable lives : the origins and outcomes of identity-based anti-violence activism
  • Violence matters : producing identity through accounts of murder
  • Atypical archetypes : the causes and consequences of famous victims of violence
  • Homogeneous subjecthood : how activists' focus on identity obscures patterns of violence
  • Valuable and vulnerable : how activists' tactical repertoires shape subjecthood and generate fear
  • Shaping solutions : how identity politics influence violence prevention efforts
  • Facilitating livable lives : alternative approaches to anti-violence activism
  • Appendix A: Transgender anti-violence organizations
  • Appendix B: Collecting data on murders of transgender people

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