Redefining the Political
Redefining the Political documents the political life of a community of Black women living below the poverty line. Alex Moffett-Bateau spent a year interviewing residents of a public housing development on the far South Side of Chicago about their politics, political communities, and how they create...
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| description | Redefining the Political documents the political life of a community of Black women living below the poverty line. Alex Moffett-Bateau spent a year interviewing residents of a public housing development on the far South Side of Chicago about their politics, political communities, and how they create collective power.Moffett-Bateau uses radical Black feminist political theory and develops a framework called the political possible-self, which argues that belonging to a community and developing political imagination foment change. These women employ grassroots efforts to subvert oppressive power structures by protesting institutions within their communities, addressing the benign neglect of their housing development, organizing community art shows and meals, volunteering at local public schools, and holding meetings to increase the political confidence of public-housing tenants by educating them on navigating government bureaucracies.Ultimately, Redefining the Political shows how political engagement at both the individual and community levels can be fruitful for nontraditional political contributions. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1576182025-03-22T04:04:26Z Redefining the Political Moffett-Bateau, Alex J. Political Science Social Science Cultural & Ethnic Studies American African American & Black Studies Political Science Civics & Citizenship bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JP Politics & government bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JF Society & culture: general::JFS Social groups::JFSL Ethnic studies bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JP Politics & government::JPV Political control & freedoms::JPVH Human rights::JPVH1 Civil rights & citizenship Redefining the Political documents the political life of a community of Black women living below the poverty line. Alex Moffett-Bateau spent a year interviewing residents of a public housing development on the far South Side of Chicago about their politics, political communities, and how they create collective power.Moffett-Bateau uses radical Black feminist political theory and develops a framework called the political possible-self, which argues that belonging to a community and developing political imagination foment change. These women employ grassroots efforts to subvert oppressive power structures by protesting institutions within their communities, addressing the benign neglect of their housing development, organizing community art shows and meals, volunteering at local public schools, and holding meetings to increase the political confidence of public-housing tenants by educating them on navigating government bureaucracies.Ultimately, Redefining the Political shows how political engagement at both the individual and community levels can be fruitful for nontraditional political contributions. 2025-03-22T04:04:25Z 2025-03-22T04:04:25Z 2025-03-21T05:31:35Z 2024 book https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/100210 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/157618 eng open access image/jpeg n/a https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/100210/1/external_content.pdf Temple University Press Temple University Press bc531d0f-4e8c-4706-b946-82682309f49a 969f21b5-ac00-4517-9de2-44973eec6874 Knowledge Unlatched (KU) Temple University Press Knowledge Unlatched open access |
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