Textured Activism: Affect Theory and Transformational Politics in Transnational Queer Palestine-Solidarity Activism

Abstract How do we conceptualize social and political transformation? What possibilities arise for our political imaginings when we examine the approaches and orientations of activist practice in the everyday? Using queer and affect theory, I examine dualistic thinking in social movement practices...

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Main Author: Natalie Kouri-Towe
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Language:English
Published: Mount Saint Vincent University 2015-09-01
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Online Access:https://140.230.24.104/index.php/atlantis/article/view/2861
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description Abstract How do we conceptualize social and political transformation? What possibilities arise for our political imaginings when we examine the approaches and orientations of activist practice in the everyday? Using queer and affect theory, I examine dualistic thinking in social movement practices to propose a model for thinking about the ethics of solidarity in practice. I consider this model of solidarity though the texture of activism and by examining the everyday practices of solidarity in the queer Palestine movement. Résumé De quelle façon concevons-nous la transformation sociale et politique? Quelles possibilités s’offrent à notre imagination politique lorsque nous examinons les approches et les orientations de l’activisme au quotidien? À l’aide de la théorie queer et de la théorie des affects, j’examine la pensée dualiste dans les pratiques des mouvements sociaux afin de proposer un modèle d’examen de l’éthique de la solidarité dans la pratique. Je considère ce modèle de solidarité selon la texture de l’activisme et en examinant les pratiques quotidiennes de la solidarité du mouvement queer palestinien.
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spelling doaj-art-eb5bdd390e0b4e048ebba7865760d1b12025-08-20T02:09:24ZengMount Saint Vincent UniversityAtlantis0702-78181715-06982015-09-01371Textured Activism: Affect Theory and Transformational Politics in Transnational Queer Palestine-Solidarity ActivismNatalie Kouri-Towe0University of Toronto Abstract How do we conceptualize social and political transformation? What possibilities arise for our political imaginings when we examine the approaches and orientations of activist practice in the everyday? Using queer and affect theory, I examine dualistic thinking in social movement practices to propose a model for thinking about the ethics of solidarity in practice. I consider this model of solidarity though the texture of activism and by examining the everyday practices of solidarity in the queer Palestine movement. Résumé De quelle façon concevons-nous la transformation sociale et politique? Quelles possibilités s’offrent à notre imagination politique lorsque nous examinons les approches et les orientations de l’activisme au quotidien? À l’aide de la théorie queer et de la théorie des affects, j’examine la pensée dualiste dans les pratiques des mouvements sociaux afin de proposer un modèle d’examen de l’éthique de la solidarité dans la pratique. Je considère ce modèle de solidarité selon la texture de l’activisme et en examinant les pratiques quotidiennes de la solidarité du mouvement queer palestinien. https://140.230.24.104/index.php/atlantis/article/view/2861Affect theoryQueer ActivismTransnational Solidarity
spellingShingle Natalie Kouri-Towe
Textured Activism: Affect Theory and Transformational Politics in Transnational Queer Palestine-Solidarity Activism
Atlantis
Affect theory
Queer Activism
Transnational Solidarity
title Textured Activism: Affect Theory and Transformational Politics in Transnational Queer Palestine-Solidarity Activism
title_full Textured Activism: Affect Theory and Transformational Politics in Transnational Queer Palestine-Solidarity Activism
title_fullStr Textured Activism: Affect Theory and Transformational Politics in Transnational Queer Palestine-Solidarity Activism
title_full_unstemmed Textured Activism: Affect Theory and Transformational Politics in Transnational Queer Palestine-Solidarity Activism
title_short Textured Activism: Affect Theory and Transformational Politics in Transnational Queer Palestine-Solidarity Activism
title_sort textured activism affect theory and transformational politics in transnational queer palestine solidarity activism
topic Affect theory
Queer Activism
Transnational Solidarity
url https://140.230.24.104/index.php/atlantis/article/view/2861
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