The Politics of Survival: edited by Dean Spade, Verso Press, London and New York, U.S. $14.95, 2020, pp. 152, ISBN (print): 9781839762123. Reviewed by Jenny Logan, M.A., J.D., School of Law, University of Oregon, OR.
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| Title: | The Politics of Survival: edited by Dean Spade, Verso Press, London and New York, U.S. $14.95, 2020, pp. 152, ISBN (print): 9781839762123. Reviewed by Jenny Logan, M.A., J.D., School of Law, University of Oregon, OR. |
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| Authors: | Logan, Jenny (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | Journal of Constructivist Psychology. Oct-Dec2022, Vol. 35 Issue 4, p1396-1400. 5p. |
| Subjects: | University of Oregon, Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity during This Crisis (& the Next) (Book), Mental health services, Violence against women, Educational law & legislation, Rape, Law schools, Disability rights movement, Political participation, Social dominance |
| Geographic Terms: | New York (State) |
| Abstract: | The Politics of Survival: edited by Dean Spade, Verso Press, London and New York, U.S. $14.95, 2020, pp. 152, ISBN (print): 9781839762123. In this understanding, rape and battery are social problems, not individual pathologies: rape as a weapon of domination also exists within the prison system. Reviewed by Jenny Logan, M.A., J.D., School of Law, University of Oregon, OR Mutual aid work is of central importance because, as Spade points out, "[b]eing able to get help in a crisis is often a condition for being politically active, because it's very difficult to organize when you are also struggling to survive" (Spade, 2020, p. 13). [Extracted from the article] |
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| Abstract: | The Politics of Survival: edited by Dean Spade, Verso Press, London and New York, U.S. $14.95, 2020, pp. 152, ISBN (print): 9781839762123. In this understanding, rape and battery are social problems, not individual pathologies: rape as a weapon of domination also exists within the prison system. Reviewed by Jenny Logan, M.A., J.D., School of Law, University of Oregon, OR Mutual aid work is of central importance because, as Spade points out, "[b]eing able to get help in a crisis is often a condition for being politically active, because it's very difficult to organize when you are also struggling to survive" (Spade, 2020, p. 13). [Extracted from the article] |
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| ISSN: | 10720537 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/10720537.2021.1953420 |
