Mourning in America : race and the politics of loss /

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"Recent years have brought public mourning to the heart of American politics, as exemplified by the spread and power of the Black Lives Matter movement, which has gained force through its identification of pervasive social injustices with individual losses. The deaths of Sandra Bland, Michael B...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: McIvor, David Wallace (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca, New York : Cornell University Press, 2016.
Subjects:
1900-2099
African Americans > Violence against > History > 20th century.
African Americans > Violence against > History > 21st century.
Bereavement > Political aspects > United States.
Grief > Political aspects > United States.
Collective memory > Political aspects > United States.
Black lives matter movement.
Deuil > Aspect politique > États-Unis.
Chagrin > Aspect politique > États-Unis.
Mémoire collective > Aspect politique > États-Unis.
Mouvement Black Lives Matter.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Civil Rights.
African Americans > Violence against
Black lives matter movement
Race relations > Political aspects
United States > Race relations > Political aspects.
États-Unis > Relations raciales > Aspect politique.
United States
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The politics of mourning in America
  • Antigone and the agonistic politics of mourning
  • The imaginary city : consensual mourning from Pericles to John Rawls
  • There is trouble here : there is more to come : Greek tragedy and the work of mourning
  • A splintering and shattering activity : truth, reconciliation, mourning
  • Afterword : "Black Lives Matter" and the democratic work of mourning.

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