No more heroes : grassroots challenges to the savior mentality / by Jordan Flaherty.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Flaherty, Jordan, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social change.

Social movements.

Heroes--Social aspects.

Heroes.

Social aspects.

Physical Description:

248 pages; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

[Chico, California] : AK Press, [2016]

Summary:

"How can we build a better world? And why do so many people with privilege end up making things worse when they try to help? It's called the savior mentality, and Jordan Flaherty finds it in FBI informants, anti-sex-work crusaders, Teach For America corps members, and out-of-touch journalists. No More Heroes celebrates grassroots challenges to these saviors and highlights movements focused on real, systemic change from the Arab Spring to Black Lives Matter." -- Publisher's description

Contents:

The history of saviors

We are the world, we are the children

The death of Riad Hamad

Batman is the problem

Nicholas Kristof saves the world

Is Teach for America saving our children?

The world's oldest excuse for male violence

Monica Jones versus Dr. Dominique

Demanding the impossible

Black Lives Matter

Decentering privilege.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-233) and index.

ISBN:

9781849352666

1849352666

OCLC:

945949152