Kevin Escudero
- Published in print:
- 2020
- Published Online:
- September 2020
- ISBN:
- 9781479803194
- eISBN:
- 9781479877812
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- NYU Press
- DOI:
- 10.18574/nyu/9781479803194.003.0001
- Subject:
- Sociology, Social Movements and Social Change
The introduction provides an overview of the immigrant rights movement and the emergence of a prominent contingent of undocumented immigrant youth at its forefront. These youth have strategically and ...
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The introduction provides an overview of the immigrant rights movement and the emergence of a prominent contingent of undocumented immigrant youth at its forefront. These youth have strategically and purposefully leveraged the use of an intersectional movement identity to in turn facilitate coalition building with members of similarly situated groups. The introduction lays out the book’s theoretical intervention in the scholarly literature on undocumented immigration and social movement activism and its methodological approach. It also includes a road map of the later ethnographic and interview-based chapters.Less
The introduction provides an overview of the immigrant rights movement and the emergence of a prominent contingent of undocumented immigrant youth at its forefront. These youth have strategically and purposefully leveraged the use of an intersectional movement identity to in turn facilitate coalition building with members of similarly situated groups. The introduction lays out the book’s theoretical intervention in the scholarly literature on undocumented immigration and social movement activism and its methodological approach. It also includes a road map of the later ethnographic and interview-based chapters.
Kevin Escudero
- Published in print:
- 2020
- Published Online:
- September 2020
- ISBN:
- 9781479803194
- eISBN:
- 9781479877812
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- NYU Press
- DOI:
- 10.18574/nyu/9781479803194.001.0001
- Subject:
- Sociology, Social Movements and Social Change
Undocumented immigrants in the United States who take part in social movement activism do so at great risk: the threat of deportation. Despite this risk, undocumented immigrant youth have been at the ...
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Undocumented immigrants in the United States who take part in social movement activism do so at great risk: the threat of deportation. Despite this risk, undocumented immigrant youth have been at the forefront of the national movement for immigrant rights. In their activism these youth have leveraged their identities as immigrants but also as queer individuals, people of color, and women. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork and in-depth interviews with Asian undocumented, undocumented and queer (undocuqueer), and formerly undocumented activists, Organizing While Undocumented examines these activists’ cultivation of and strategic use of an intersectional movement identity. Through the development of the Identity Mobilization Model, the book highlights three critical strategies that undocumented immigrant youth have utilized when deploying an intersectional movement identity. Ultimately, this book argues that undocumented immigrant youth have challenged the notion that their immigration status wholly defines their lived experiences and, in the process, emphasized the importance of their multiple social identities. This emphasis has in turn allowed undocumented activists to connect their struggle to a broader set of social justice struggles taking place in the world today.Less
Undocumented immigrants in the United States who take part in social movement activism do so at great risk: the threat of deportation. Despite this risk, undocumented immigrant youth have been at the forefront of the national movement for immigrant rights. In their activism these youth have leveraged their identities as immigrants but also as queer individuals, people of color, and women. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork and in-depth interviews with Asian undocumented, undocumented and queer (undocuqueer), and formerly undocumented activists, Organizing While Undocumented examines these activists’ cultivation of and strategic use of an intersectional movement identity. Through the development of the Identity Mobilization Model, the book highlights three critical strategies that undocumented immigrant youth have utilized when deploying an intersectional movement identity. Ultimately, this book argues that undocumented immigrant youth have challenged the notion that their immigration status wholly defines their lived experiences and, in the process, emphasized the importance of their multiple social identities. This emphasis has in turn allowed undocumented activists to connect their struggle to a broader set of social justice struggles taking place in the world today.
Kristin M. Peterson
- Published in print:
- 2020
- Published Online:
- September 2020
- ISBN:
- 9781496827029
- eISBN:
- 9781496827067
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University Press of Mississippi
- DOI:
- 10.14325/mississippi/9781496827029.003.0011
- Subject:
- Literature, Comics Studies
This chapter explores how the intersections of Kamala Khan’s identity are presented in her appearance, and how Ms. Marvel’s costume visually contests misrepresentations of Muslim women. Through an ...
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This chapter explores how the intersections of Kamala Khan’s identity are presented in her appearance, and how Ms. Marvel’s costume visually contests misrepresentations of Muslim women. Through an examination of scholarship on fashion and aesthetic practices as political action, this chapter argues that the character of Ms. Marvel does important political work to shift public perceptions of Muslims and to display pride in Khan’s background as a Muslim, daughter of Pakistani immigrants, superhero, and nerdy teenager. The creators visually portray her as a character who seamlessly moves between various categories, allowing fans to connect to this multifaceted identity. This chapter focuses on the transformation of Ms. Marvel’s costume as these changes connect to Khan’s larger identity issues. Furthermore, the chapter addresses how fans have engaged with the image of Ms. Marvel through online artwork, creating and wearing Ms. Marvel cosplay outfits, and using Ms. Marvel’s image to counter hate.Less
This chapter explores how the intersections of Kamala Khan’s identity are presented in her appearance, and how Ms. Marvel’s costume visually contests misrepresentations of Muslim women. Through an examination of scholarship on fashion and aesthetic practices as political action, this chapter argues that the character of Ms. Marvel does important political work to shift public perceptions of Muslims and to display pride in Khan’s background as a Muslim, daughter of Pakistani immigrants, superhero, and nerdy teenager. The creators visually portray her as a character who seamlessly moves between various categories, allowing fans to connect to this multifaceted identity. This chapter focuses on the transformation of Ms. Marvel’s costume as these changes connect to Khan’s larger identity issues. Furthermore, the chapter addresses how fans have engaged with the image of Ms. Marvel through online artwork, creating and wearing Ms. Marvel cosplay outfits, and using Ms. Marvel’s image to counter hate.
Barbara Fedders
- Published in print:
- 2015
- Published Online:
- March 2016
- ISBN:
- 9781479898800
- eISBN:
- 9781479800308
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- NYU Press
- DOI:
- 10.18574/nyu/9781479898800.003.0009
- Subject:
- Law, Family Law
This chapter analyzes two critiques of the existing juvenile justice system, by advocates for girls and for LGBT youth. They claim that the system was created for boys and thus not only renders these ...
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This chapter analyzes two critiques of the existing juvenile justice system, by advocates for girls and for LGBT youth. They claim that the system was created for boys and thus not only renders these groups invisible but also is biased against them and does them unique harm. Challenging whether the system serves boys and young men is essential in ensuring that any re-visioned system takes into account gender and sexual orientation, as well as intersectional identities of all youth and questions the implicit goals of such as system in relation to societal gender norms. Indeed, the outcome of both critiques has been to call for gender-responsive programming intended specifically for girls and LGBT youth.Less
This chapter analyzes two critiques of the existing juvenile justice system, by advocates for girls and for LGBT youth. They claim that the system was created for boys and thus not only renders these groups invisible but also is biased against them and does them unique harm. Challenging whether the system serves boys and young men is essential in ensuring that any re-visioned system takes into account gender and sexual orientation, as well as intersectional identities of all youth and questions the implicit goals of such as system in relation to societal gender norms. Indeed, the outcome of both critiques has been to call for gender-responsive programming intended specifically for girls and LGBT youth.
