Engaging Contradictions - Theory, Politics, and Methods of Activist Scholarship (Paperback)

Scholars in many fields increasingly find themselves caught between the academy, with its demands for rigor and objectivity, and direct engagement in social activism. Some advocate on behalf of the communities they study; others incorporate the knowledge and leadership of their informants directly into the process of knowledge production. What ethical, political, and practical tensions arise in the course of such work? In this wide-ranging and multidisciplinary volume, leading scholar-activists map the terrain on which political engagement and academic rigor meet. The contributors are: Ruth Wilson Gilmore, Edmund T. Gordon, Davydd Greenwood, Joy James, Peter Nien-chu Kiang, George Lipsitz, Samuel Martinez, Jennifer Bickham Mendez, Dani Nabudere, Jessica Gordon Nembhard, Jemima Pierre, Laura Pulido, Shannon Speed, Shirley Suet-ling Tang, and Joao Vargas.

General

Imprint:	University of California Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Global, Area, and International Archive
Release date:	May 2008
First published:	November 2007
Authors:	Charles R. Hale
Foreword by:	Craig Calhoun
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	417
ISBN-13:	978-0-520-09861-9
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Education > Higher & further education > General
LSN:	0-520-09861-7
Barcode:	9780520098619

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