Unlivable Lives

Violence and Identity in Transgender Activism

Inbunden, Engelska, 2020

AvLaurel Westbrook

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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

Utgivningsdatum2020-11-10
Mått152 x 229 x 23 mm
Vikt499 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor288
FörlagUniversity of California Press
ISBN9780520316584

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Sociologi inom Samhälle och politik
HBTQ+ inom Samhälle och politik

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