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Unending Crisis - Ida B. Wells, Black Lives Matter, and Intellectual Genealogy1400 views
Author
Barnes, Aida, Government - Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Virginia
Advisors
Balfour, Katharine, Department of Politics, University of Virginia
Abstract
This paper puts the work of the women who created Black Lives Matter into conversation with the reporting of Ida B. Wells. It explores the motivating themes and ideas that drive their respective movements, including notions of intersectionality. It also addresses Wells's place within the canon of African-American political thought, and interrogates the rhetorical effectiveness of her writing vis-a-vis that of Black Lives Matter.
Degree
MA (Master of Arts)
Keywords
Black Lives Matter; respectability; political theory; intersectionality; rhetoric; race relations; equality; race; liberty; feminism; Ida B. Wells
Language
English
Rights
All rights reserved (no additional license for public reuse)
Barnes, Aida. Unending Crisis - Ida B. Wells, Black Lives Matter, and Intellectual Genealogy. University of Virginia, Government - Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, MA (Master of Arts), 2016-04-27, https://doi.org/10.18130/V3ZT21.
