Oppression as process : the case of Bayard Rustin / Nicole Hirschfelder.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hirschfelder, Nicole, author.

Series:

American studies (Munich, Germany) ; Volume 254.

American Studies --A Monograph Series ; Volume 254

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rustin, Bayard, 1912-1987.

Rustin, Bayard.

Oppression (Psychology).

Civil rights.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (314 p.)

Place of Publication:

Heidelberg, [Germany] : Universitätsverlag Winter, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Revisionist history or other types of recovery work are commonly considered important steps towards liberation for marginalized individuals and groups. Yet, this volume argues that the mere act of 'breaking the silence' should not solely be seen in line with liberation, but also with the oppressive past that made this recovery work necessary. In order to illustrate the relevance of this insight when implemented in the analysis of concrete cases, this study both conducts such an examination and offers a theoretical framework to disclose the general social dynamics of oppression and liberation.

Contents:

Sabine ZARCO, Note; Acknowledgments; Contents; I Introduction; II Power Struggles at Every Level: The Complexity of Established-Outsider Figurations; II.1 Scrutinizing 'the Gift of Grace': The Threat of Rustin's Charisma; II.2 An Expression of Oppression: The Perception and Reception of Civil Rights Leaders; II.3 Pervasion of Oppression: Oppression within the Oppressed Group; III Exploring the Networks of Figurations: Options and Limitations for Actions; III.1 Rustin's Spiritual Roots: Quakerism; III.2 Rustin's Political Activism: Civil, Labor, and Human Rights

III.3 Rustin's Assets: Capital, Distinction, and Symbolic PowerIV Against All Odds? Rustin's Rise to Power and the 'Glass Ceiling'; IV.1 Homophobia; IV.2 Labor Rights and the Prevailing Red Scare; IV.3 The Accusation of 'Selling Out'; V The Power of Silence; V.1 Embodied Power: The Role of Silence in Quakerism; V.2 The Concept of 'Taboo'; V.3 The Most Obvious Lack of Recognition: The Public Silence about Rustin; VI Conclusion; VII Works Cited; VIII Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed February 26, 2015).

ISBN:

9783825374884

3825374882