SOCIOL 4DD3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Me Too Movement, Eurocentrism, Narrativity
4 Mar 2019
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Contending stories: narrative in social movements. qualitative sociology 21(4): Study of stories and storytelling in social movements can contribute to our understanding of recruitment that takes place outside formal movement organizations; social movement organizations" ability to withstand strategic setbacks; and movements" impacts on mainstream politics. This paper draws on several cases to illuminate the yields of such study and to provide alternatives to the overbroad, uncritical, and astructural understandings of narrative evident in some recent writings. It also urges attention to the role of literary devices in sociological analyses of collective action. Gaining a voice: storytelling and undocumented youth activism in chicago. mobilization: an. In recent years, undocumented youth have come out of the shadows to claim their rights in the united states. By sharing their stories, these youth gained a voice in the public debate. This article integrates insights from the literature on narratives and emotions to study how storytelling is employed within the undocumented youth movement in chicago.
