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Choreographies of Resistance - Mobile Bodies and Relational Politics (Paperback) Loot Price: R1,205
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Choreographies of Resistance - Mobile Bodies and Relational Politics (Paperback): Tarja Vayrynen, Eeva Puumala, Samu Pehkonen,...

Choreographies of Resistance - Mobile Bodies and Relational Politics (Paperback)

Tarja Vayrynen, Eeva Puumala, Samu Pehkonen, Anitta Kynsilehto, Tiina Vaittinen

Series: Geopolitical Bodies, Material Worlds

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Choreographies of Resistance examines bodies and their capacity for obstructive and resistant action in places and spaces where we do not expect to see it. Drawing on empirical research that considers cases on asylum seekers, beggars, undocumented migrants and migrant nurses, the book attests to the scope and diversity of corporeal resistance in the realm of politics. It is shown that bodies that are not assumed to have political agency can obstruct and resist the smooth functioning of disciplinary practices that nowadays form the core of migration policies. It is argued that the body is more than a mere target of politics. In so doing, the book contributes to the study of the political significance of movement, mobility and the nonverbal. The body opens up a space of political resistance and action. The resistant body poses a challenge that is both praxical and philosophical: it ultimately invites us to reconsider the meanings and content of political space, community and belonging..

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Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Geopolitical Bodies, Material Worlds
Release date: December 2016
Authors: Tarja Vayrynen • Eeva Puumala • Samu Pehkonen • Anitta Kynsilehto • Tiina Vaittinen
Dimensions: 229 x 151 x 8mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 134
ISBN-13: 978-1-78348-673-1
Categories: Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Population & demography > Immigration & emigration
Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > Embargos & sanctions
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LSN: 1-78348-673-2
Barcode: 9781783486731

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