Beschreibung:
Thomas Lemke is Professor of Sociology at the Faculty of Social Sciences at Goethe University Frankfurt. He is author of A Critique of Political Reason: Foucault's Analysis of Modern Governmentality and Biopolitics: An Advanced Introduction.
Offers a systematic overview of bio-politics, exploring its relevance in contemporary theoretical debates and providing a much needed primer on the topic
Contents; Acknowledgments v; 1. Introduction: Growing Up and Rising Up 1; Part I: Building the Activist Identity 28; 2. We Are Not Ophelia: Empowerment and Activist Identities 29; 3. We Are Not the Future: Claiming Youth Authority 63; 4. We Are Not Girls: Escaping and Defining Girlhood 98; Part II: Making Change Happen 136; 5. The Street Is Our Classroom: A Politics of Learning 137; 6. Join the Party: A Politics of Participation 171; 7. We've Got Spirit: A Politics of Hope 212; 8. Conclusion: Still Rising 250; Methodological Appendix 273; Notes 285; Index; About the Author