i am currently an undergraduate in sociology and have
been assigned a paper for a social movements class.
having been involved with social movements in the
past(and, at the same time a hobbyist in field of
critical theory), i always thought the models and
goals used by the movements neglected the work of many
of the theorists i had encountered. this paper seems
like a good chance to research a movement that might
be more progressive in that sense, but i have no clue
where to start.
just to give an example, social movements always talk
about 'making history'--which seems strange if you
subscribe to, say, the death of the metanarrative.
vaclav havel made the comment that marxist communism
was unsuccesful because it sought to correct the
problems it addressed in a very modernist way: dissect
it like a clock and come up with a fixed method of
correcting it. he remarks that political solutions
can't be so stiff in this way--that they will fail if
they neglect this more flux-driven, diffuse but
interrelated vision of the universe. this also seems
to be(in my understanding)the postmodern
'project'--recognizing these characteristics and
adjusting accordingly, but i never sense these ideas
being implemented into the philosophies that social
movements ground themselves in.
i may be way off the mark here, in which case it could
do me some good to be informed and/or redirected. any
suggestions or input would be much appreciated.
regards,
josh strawn
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been assigned a paper for a social movements class.
having been involved with social movements in the
past(and, at the same time a hobbyist in field of
critical theory), i always thought the models and
goals used by the movements neglected the work of many
of the theorists i had encountered. this paper seems
like a good chance to research a movement that might
be more progressive in that sense, but i have no clue
where to start.
just to give an example, social movements always talk
about 'making history'--which seems strange if you
subscribe to, say, the death of the metanarrative.
vaclav havel made the comment that marxist communism
was unsuccesful because it sought to correct the
problems it addressed in a very modernist way: dissect
it like a clock and come up with a fixed method of
correcting it. he remarks that political solutions
can't be so stiff in this way--that they will fail if
they neglect this more flux-driven, diffuse but
interrelated vision of the universe. this also seems
to be(in my understanding)the postmodern
'project'--recognizing these characteristics and
adjusting accordingly, but i never sense these ideas
being implemented into the philosophies that social
movements ground themselves in.
i may be way off the mark here, in which case it could
do me some good to be informed and/or redirected. any
suggestions or input would be much appreciated.
regards,
josh strawn
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