Unlivable Lives

Violence and Identity in Transgender Activism

AvLaurel Westbrook

Häftad, Engelska, 2020

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Beskrivning

Anti-violence movements rooted in identity politics are commonplace, including those to stop violence against people of color, women, and LGBT people. Unlivable Lives reveals the unintended consequences of this approach within the transgender rights movement in the United States. It illustrates how this form of activism obscures the causes of and lasting solutions to violence and exacerbates fear among members of the identity group, running counter to the goal of making lives more livable. Analyzing over a thousand documents produced by thirteen national organizations, Westbrook charts both a history of the movement and a path forward that relies less on identity-based tactics and more on intersectionality and coalition building. Provocative and galvanizing, this book envisions new strategies for anti-violence and social justice movements and will revolutionize the way we think about this form of activism.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2020-11-10
Mått:152 x 229 x 20 mm
Vikt:363 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:288
Förlag:University of California Press
ISBN:9780520316591

Utforska kategorier

HBTQ+ inom Samhälle och politik
Sociologi inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Laurel Westbrook is Associate Professor of Sociology at Grand Valley State University and cofounder of Sociologists for Trans Justice.

Recensioner i media

"This book will appeal to all people interested in trans politics. Versatile and accessible, it will be helpful to activists and useful for graduate and undergraduate courses in social movements, sociology of gender, public policy, law, criminology, and women/gender/sexuality studies."

Innehållsförteckning

List of IllustrationsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsAbbreviations1. Unlivable Lives: The Origins and Outcomes of Identity-Based Anti-Violence Activism2. Violence Matters: Producing Identity through Accounts of Murder3. Atypical Archetypes: The Causes and Consequences of Famous Victims of Violence4. Homogeneous Subjecthood: How Activists' Focus on Identity Obscures Patterns of Violence5. Valuable and Vulnerable: How Activists' Tactical Repertoires Shape Subjecthood and Generate Fear6. Shaping Solutions: How Identity Politics Influences Violence-Prevention Efforts7. Facilitating Livable Lives: Alternative Approaches to Anti-Violence ActivismAppendix A: Transgender Anti-Violence OrganizationsAppendix B: Collecting Data on Murders of Transgender PeopleNotesReferencesIndex