Revisioning Activism Bringing Depth, Dialogue, and Diversity to Individual and Social Change |
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Author:
| Bedrick, David |
Editor:
| Barendsen, Kristin |
Designed by:
| Moratto, David |
ISBN: | 978-0-9966603-4-1 |
Publication Date: | Jan 2017 |
Publisher: | Belly Song Press
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Book Format: | Ebook |
List Price: | USD $14.99 |
Book Description:
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We march, speak out, sit in, block whaling boats, and fight for our political representatives. But many forms of activism live in the margins of these conventional strategies. This book of essays highlights, celebrates, and broadens our vision of activism to include the intersection between the inner world of people and the social/political world, encouraging dialogue across diverse viewpoints, and exhorting psychology to become a social-change agent. In Revisioning Activism, Bedrick...
More DescriptionWe march, speak out, sit in, block whaling boats, and fight for our political representatives. But many forms of activism live in the margins of these conventional strategies. This book of essays highlights, celebrates, and broadens our vision of activism to include the intersection between the inner world of people and the social/political world, encouraging dialogue across diverse viewpoints, and exhorting psychology to become a social-change agent. In Revisioning Activism, Bedrick deconstructs racism by looking at white denial and divergent views of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. He deconstructs sexism by critiquing the diet industry and the way women feel about their bodies. Bedrick brings this same psychological eye to understanding societal problems (e.g., gun control, addiction, depression), national celebrities (e.g., Maya Angelou, Robin Williams, Lance Armstrong), and popular psychology's failure to create sustainable change. Whether used in a classroom or with a group, a friend, or alone, Revisioning Activism provokes critical thinking, feeling, and dialogue. It's a daring call to empower activism and see ourselves as individuals intimately woven into a web of relationships and social issues.