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| Author | : Dorothea Fischer-Hornung |
| Publisher | : LIT Verlag Münster |
| Total Pages | : 164 |
| Release | : 2001 |
| Genre | : Performing Arts |
| ISBN | : 9783825844738 |
A collection of essays concerning the black body in American dance, EmBODYing Liberation serves as an important contribution to the growing field of scholarship in African American dance, in particular the strategies used by individual artists to contest and liberate racialized stagings of the black body. The collection features special essays by Thomas DeFrantz and Brenda Dixon Gottschild, as well as an interview with Isaac Julien.
| Author | : Beverley Clack |
| Publisher | : T&T Clark |
| Total Pages | : 140 |
| Release | : 2004 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : |
This stimulating collection of essays points to new avenues and directions in feminist theology and studies in religion. Written in celebration of Lisa Isherwood's appointment as Professor of Feminist Liberation Theologies at the University of Plymouth, England, the book includes chapters on the debate on the body in feminist theology, on the politics of sexuality, on feminist theology and the sacraments and on spirituality, sex and death. This is a special edition of the journal, Feminist Theology.
| Author | : Robyn Henderson-Espinoza |
| Publisher | : Augsburg Fortress Publishers |
| Total Pages | : 257 |
| Release | : 2022-03-29 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 1506473571 |
Activist and public theologian Robyn Henderson-Espinoza inhabits a trans, nonbinary, multiracial body--a body continually in discovery. Drawing from their own body story with the theory and practice of bodywork, they lead us to discover embodiment as the primary place of deep wisdom and a powerful tool to create lasting social change.
| Author | : Victor J. Seidler |
| Publisher | : Policy Press |
| Total Pages | : 248 |
| Release | : 2010-04 |
| Genre | : Philosophy |
| ISBN | : 1847423817 |
'Embodying Identities' presents social theories that allow people to embody their differences with a sense of dignity and self-worth, enabling them to understand the complexities of their lived identities in a post-modern globalised world.
| Author | : Tessa Hicks Peterson |
| Publisher | : North Atlantic Books |
| Total Pages | : 136 |
| Release | : 2024-08-06 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : |
The accompanying workbook to Practicing Liberation: essential skills, exercises, and journal prompts for social-change workers to protect boundaries, prevent burnout, and nourish organizational cultures of resilience and care What do you imagine a better world to look, feel, and sound like? Practicing Liberation Workbook shows that nourishing our movements and communities depends on nourishing ourselves—and that centering rest, prioritizing joy, and celebrating creativity and radical imagination is necessary for long-term change. To be sustainable and realize the transformation we’re working toward, we need to care for our body, mind, and spirit, even (and especially) when the needs of our communities are urgent. In this accompanying workbook to Practicing Liberation, editors Hala Khouri and Tessa Hicks Peterson respond to the real needs of activists and changemakers—like healing from stress and burnout, processing grief and rage, and addressing overwhelm and disconnection. Examples of practices include: Guided journal prompts for self-care critical reflections: Reflect on the ideas and practices you’ve inherited around survival and self-care. What did you learn about survival in your family of origin? What did you learn about self-care? Embrace and release, an embodied exercise to support you in times of overwhelm Shared reflections for building community: What experiences or circumstances have shaped you in your life? What gifts has this given you? What can’t you see about the world as a result? What support would give you more tools or uplift your gifts in this work? Meditations for self-forgiveness, equanimity, and connection with nature Holding space and being present for others through embodied listening Readers are invited to try out the practices alone, with friends, in ceremony, at work, and in nature—to pick those that resonate most and use this toolkit in service of the care and transformation we each need to show up, sustain our work, and thrive for ourselves and our communities.
| Author | : Langston Kahn |
| Publisher | : North Atlantic Books |
| Total Pages | : 320 |
| Release | : 2021-01-19 |
| Genre | : Body, Mind & Spirit |
| ISBN | : 1623174929 |
Drawing on Indigenous wisdom traditions, a shamanic healer offers a body-based approach to working through the fear and trauma that inhibits transformation and growth To create a world free from oppression, we each have to face the ways that we maintain toxic social systems within ourselves. In indigenous cultures throughout the world, it’s understood that true transformation starts in the body with a change of heart. Shamanic healer Langston Kahn offers the Deep Liberation Process, a body-based approach that allows us to radically transform the range of fear-based stories we each hold in ourselves: from traumatic experiences, internalized oppression, and habitual emotional patterns to the outmoded beliefs that hold us back from healing, transforming, and freeing our authenticity and unique genius. Bridging the shamanic wisdom of ancient spirituality with the needs and demands of modern-day life, Kahn offers concrete skills to cultivate deep grounding, skillful boundaries, and a healthy energy body; methods for authentic shadow work and healing our triggers; and tools for effectively tending personal and collective well-being in community. “With Deep Liberation, our sacred calling is made accessible to all who are willing to listen for it within themselves.” —adrienne maree brown, author of Pleasure Activism
| Author | : Chandra Easton |
| Publisher | : Shambhala Publications |
| Total Pages | : 353 |
| Release | : 2023-12-12 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 1645471144 |
Realize the power of Tara, the Buddhist goddess of compassion, within yourself in this modern guide to her 21 forms. Explore down-to-earth meditations and stories of real women who embody Tara's qualities. Tara, the Buddhist goddess of compassion, can manifest within all of us. In this illustrated introduction to Tara's twenty-one forms, respected female Buddhist teacher and practitioner Dorje Lopön Chandra Easton shows you how to invite Tara’s awakened energy to come alive in yourself through: insight into core Buddhist concepts and teachings; meditations; mantra recitations; and journal exercises. The relatable stories from Buddhist history and the author’s personal reflections will give you the tools to live a more compassionate life, befriend your fears, and overcome everyday challenges. Find out how important women and movements in modern history have achieved this through their own embodiment of Tara's enlightened activities. The stories of Jane Goodall, Nawal El Saadawi, Oprah Winfrey, Vandana Shiva, Black Lives Matter, Me Too, and others will inspire you to bring these aspects of Tara into the world in creative and socially conscious ways for the benefit of all.
| Author | : Marla Brettschneider |
| Publisher | : NYU Press |
| Total Pages | : 634 |
| Release | : 2017-09-19 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 1479893870 |
"From Harvey Milk to Barney Frank, and from ACT UP to Proposition 8, in the past few decades, no political change has been more significant than the civil rights advancements of LGBTQ citizens. LGBTQ Politics is the first authoritative reader to approach the complexity of queer politics from a political science persective, bringing together original contributions from leadings scholars in the field on key issues in LGBTQ politics. These original essays cover a wide range of essential topics, including marriage equality, transgender discrimination, gay and lesbian political candidates, LGBTQ human rights advocacy, HIV prevention, and LGBTQ movements of the Global South. The volume also includes a number of critical essays that reflect upon the state of political science as a discipline that has struggled to address queer politics. Contributors draw from a variety of subfields in political science, including comparative politics, political theory, American politics, public law, and international relations. Essays that focus on mainstream institutional politics appear alongside contributions grounded in grassroots movements and critical theory. While some essays express concerns that the democratic basis of the LGBTQ movement has been undermined, others celebrate the movement's successes and offer visions for the future. A comprehensive, thought-provoking, and authoritative collection, LGBTQ Politics: A Critical Reader is required reading for anyone looking to learn about the politics of sexuality"--Back cover.
| Author | : Valeria Zeitlin Harris McCarroll |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 210 |
| Release | : 2020 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : |
This dissertation re-visions and reimagines the concept of kuṇḍalini and kuṇḍalini awakening as personal paradigm shift: an embodied experience of bodied-spiritedness dancing with consciousness-awareness. Read in this way, kuṇḍalini is a site of entanglement between the material and the transcendent, and the praxis of paradox. Kuṇḍalini is defined here using its historical construction from nondual Saiva Tantra and is the "innate intelligence of embodied Consciousness" (Wallis, 2017, p. 14). In addition to reframing the concept of kuṇḍalini, this dissertation focuses on a number of other research objectives. These are, first, to develop a working understanding of kuṇḍalini in its historical context; second, to deconstruct historical definitions of kuṇḍalini via a critical ecofeminist lens; third, to reframe the concept of kuṇḍalini from an ecofeminist standpoint; and finally, to expand the definition of kuṇḍalini in the current literature via an explication of Somadelics, a heart-centered and contemporary Tantra. The methodological approach used for this dissertation is a hermeneutic engagement with the texts, one that draws from several different styles of hermeneutics and is also my own approach to understanding and knowing. The dissertation introduces the history of the problem, posits different levels of significance, and goes on to review the literature pertinent to kuṇḍalini in nondual Saiva Tantra. Second, it offers a breakdown of the hermeneutic method used in the research process. Third, it offers a brief outline of pertinent concepts of nondual Saiva Tantra, exploring concepts of kuṇḍalini and kuṇḍalini awakening before deconstructing these conceptualizations through an ecofeminist lens. Fifth, it offers a reimagining of kuṇḍalini as well as my personal synthesis of Somadelics, a contemporary understanding of a heart-centered Tantra. Sixth, it explores of the implications of said reframe and compares the similarities and differences between a kuṇḍalini awakening in Tantra and the Mazatec use of psilocybin. Finally, it concludes with potential directions for further research.
| Author | : Amy K. Milligan |
| Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
| Total Pages | : 141 |
| Release | : 2018-12-27 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 1498595804 |
Jewish Bodylore: Feminist and Queer Ethnographies of Folk Practices explores the Jewish body and its symbology as a space for identity communication, applying the tools of bodylore (the folkloric study of the body) to the Jewish body in ways that are in line both with feminist and queer theory. The text centers a feminist folkloric approach to embodiment while simultaneously recognizing its overlaps with the study of Jewish bodies and symbols. It investigates Jewish embodiment with a keen eye to that which breaks from tradition. Consideration is given to the ways in which bodies intersect with time and space in the synagogue, within religious movements, in secular culture, and in childhood ritual. Representing a unique approach to contemporary Jewish Studies, this book argues that Jewish bodies and the intersections they represent are at the core of understanding the contemporary Jewish experience. Rather than abandoning or dismissing Judaism, many contemporary Jews use their bodies as a canvas, claiming space for themselves, demonstrating a deliberate and calculated navigation of Jewish law, and engaging a traditionally patriarchal symbol set which, in its feminist use, amplifies their voices in a context which might otherwise silence them. Through these actions and choices, contemporary Jews demonstrate a nuanced understanding of their public identities as gendered and sexed bodies and a commitment to working towards increased inclusivity within the larger Jewish and secular communities. In the end, this book is a foray into the world of Jewish bodies, how they can be conceptualized using folkloristics, and how feminist methodologies of the body can be applied fairly to Jewish bodies, celebrating the multitude of ways in which the body can be conceptualized and experienced.
