Mary L. Schuster

Homeless Voices

Stigma, Space, and Social Media

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book argues that the best sources for how to address the issues of homelessness are people experiencing homelessness themselves. The author examines how stigmatization, metaphorical language, and spatial segregation relating to homelessness serve as tools for systemic oppression.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Seitenzahl: 266
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. August 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 437g
• ISBN-13: 9781793635723
• ISBN-10: 1793635722
• Artikelnr.: 68538088

Autorenporträt

Mary Schuster is professor emerita with the writing studies department and affiliated faculty with the law school at the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Understanding Homelessness
Chapter One: The "Wall of Forgotten Natives": Contested Land and Space
Chapter Two: "Not in My Neighborhood" or Even in My City: Legal
Restrictions in Private and Public Spaces
Chapter Three: This Space Called Home: Women and Youth Facing Homelessness
Chapter Four: Displacement and Containment: The Encampment, the Shelter,
the Fire, and the Virus
Chapter Five: Final Reflections
Appendix A: Online Blogs and Video Interview Citations
Appendix B: Fair Use and Privacy Concerns Regarding Social Media; Personal
Positioning
References
About the Author