Lifestyle politics and radical activism

"Attempts by people to enact their political beliefs in their daily lives have become commonplace in contemporary US culture, in spheres ranging from shopping habits to romantic attachments. This groundbreaking book examines how collective social movements have cultivated individual practices o...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Portwood-Stacer, Laura, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Bloomsbury 2013.
Colección:Contemporary Anarchist Studies
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009438796606719
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  • 1. Introduction 2. The anti-consumption lifestyle: The cultural work of activist practices 3. "I'm not joining your world": Performing political dissent through spectacular self-presentation 4. "You gotta check yourself": Lifestyle as a site of identification and discipline 5. Strategic sexuality: Polyamory, queer self-identification, and consent-seeking as activist interventions 6. Bridging the chasm: The contradictions of radical lifestyle politics in neoliberal context 7. Conclusion: Learning from lifestyle anarchists.