| Title | : | Queer Migration Politics: Activist Rhetoric and Coalitional Possibilities (Feminist Media Studies) |
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| ISBN | : | 0252079582 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9780252079580 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 214 |
| Publication | : | First published November 1, 2013 |
Karma Chávez analyzes how activists use coalition to articulate the shared concerns of queer politics and migration politics, as both populations seek to imagine their ability to belong in various communities and spaces, their relationships to state and regional politics, and their relationships to other people whose lives might be very different from their own. Advocating a politics of the present and drawing from women of color and queer of color theory, this book contends that coalition enables a vital understanding of how queerness and immigration, citizenship and belonging, and inclusion and exclusion are linked. Queer Migration Politics offers activists, queer scholars, feminists, and immigration scholars productive tools for theorizing political efficacy.
Queer Migration Politics: Activist Rhetoric and Coalitional Possibilities (Feminist Media Studies) Reviews
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“Queer Migration Politics” by Karma R. Chavez
Chavez has written a text which is thoughtful, complex, and really captures the ways in which queer politics and migration politics intersect. I appreciated the way each chapter felt like its own paper, allowing me to clearly segment the rhetorical analysis and then consider the whole at the end. Although there were many notable insights, my primary takeaway here was a massive reconsideration of the nature of “coalition” in co-cultural activism (queer, migrant, feminist, etc.). The primary drawback of this book is the academic “jargon” style. “Queer Migration Politics” is relatively accessible compared to other writings in critical/cultural studies I have seen, but it does still read as an academic book for an academic audience.
In summary, a good book with some great thoughts, but probably not for anyone outside an academic or queer/migrant activism audience. -
Very contemporary and useful for understanding heteronormativity alongside borders. Introduction is highly recommended. I did not read after chapter 2 due to my own time limitation
