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Consenting voices? Activist life stories and complex dissent

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posted on 2023-06-08, 07:04 authored by Margaretta JollyMargaretta Jolly
What can life stories reveal about political dissenters who were once on the margins but have moved centrewards? This journey is one that many activist autobiographers have taken, from the Lavender Menace-turned- academic Karla Jay to the spectacular example of President Obama after writing his memoir Dreams From My Father. Do life stories help us to understand patterns of dissent and consent? Can they indeed balance judgements about insiders, outsiders and traitors to the cause? I will argue that they can, particularly when illuminated by theories of social movements and the life course. I will also reflect upon my own life story work with feminist veterans to open a space for thinking about the subtle relation between consent and dissent, especially when we take the long view of activism by ageing and aged subjects.

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Publication status

  • Published

Journal

Life Writing

ISSN

1448-4528

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Issue

4

Volume

8

Page range

363-374

Department affiliated with

  • Centre for Community Engagement Publications

Research groups affiliated with

  • Centre for Life History and Life Writing Research Publications

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Peer reviewed?

  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2012-02-06

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