critical social work

Participatory Practices and Generative Space: Positioning Social Work in the Decolonize/Occupy Movement

In decolonize/occupy, feminism on May 15, 2012 at 3:01 am

Abstract

Analysis of the Occupy movement in the field of social work has primarily emphasized structural analysis positioning the social worker as reformist and advocate. This article suggests to better understand the complexity of oppression, critical social workers can develop critical consciousness. Anti-oppressive, postcolonial, transnational feminist, and queer frameworks are utilized to understand the experiences of diverse people throughout our post-colonial world. The creation of space which fosters inclusive participation is explored. Positioning the critical social worker in the Decolonize/Occupy movement is used as an example to define participatory practices and generative spaces as these concepts relate to feminist social work.

Feminist Disabilty Studies: A Book Review

In disabilty, feminism on February 4, 2012 at 6:06 am

Kim Q. Hall (ed.): Feminist Disability Studies. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, 2001, 336 pp, ISBN: 978-0-253-22340-1 (pbk).

Feminist Disability Studies is an informative read for both feminist scholars not familiar with disability studies as well as those familiar with disciplinary and interdisciplinary topics interested in feminist theory development. The book serves as a reader for a developing field and does great justice to reconfigure traditional feminist texts by applying a disability perspective.

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