Embodied Social Justice
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
Published:25th Nov '22
Should be back in stock very soon
This paperback is available in another edition too:
- Hardback£125.00(9781032139395)
This book presents an embodied approach to addressing oppression, integrating insights from various fields. It features narratives of lived experiences and offers practical guidelines for professionals working with marginalized communities.
Embodied Social Justice presents a unique approach to addressing oppression through the lens of embodiment. This book is rooted in contemporary research and combines insights from various fields, including education, psychology, sociology, and somatic studies. It highlights critical gaps in how these disciplines have traditionally tackled the pervasive issues of social injustice, offering a fresh perspective on the topic.
Central to the book are a collection of embodied narratives that vividly illustrate the everyday experiences of oppression. These narratives explore how power dynamics influence aspects such as body image, personal space, eye contact, gestures, and the use of touch. In this second edition, readers will find two new body stories contributed by research participants from the global South, enriching the text with diverse perspectives. Additionally, the book includes updated guidelines for practice, references, and community resources to enhance its applicability.
Embodied Social Justice is designed for social workers, counselors, educators, and other professionals dedicated to supporting disenfranchised and marginalized communities. It offers a conceptual framework and practical model aimed at helping practitioners identify, examine, and transform their embodied experiences of oppression. By focusing on the internal aspects of social justice work, the book encourages a deeper understanding of how individuals can engage with and address systemic inequalities.
"Johnson’s scholarship on embodied social justice has been leading the field for over a decade. Their cycle of embodied critical learning has become the cornerstone for social justice education in somatic psychology. The revised edition updates their integrative approach to social justice through compelling personal disclosure combined with case examples and practice models to help practitioners everywhere. This second edition is so very timely and is an essential read for somatic practitioners and mental health professionals alike."
Chris Walling, Former President, United States Association of Body Psychotherapy
"Ground-breaking and indispensable for critical and feminist theory, this book provides important new ways of thinking about how bodies are shaped, influenced, and colonized within unequal societies. In a time of growing social inequality, the author offers real insights into how we might resist the social, political, and cultural changes that are lived through our bodies."
Sherry Shapiro, Professor Emerita of Dance Education, Meredith College, USA
"Oppression spares no body. The injustices we craft our lives within are both systemic and intimate, taking root in the flesh. Rather than pit the political against the body, Embodied Social Justice reveals their interpenetration, opening up mindful awareness of the life of the political within our very tissues and movements."
Mary Watkins, Professor Emerita of Community, Liberation, Indigenous and Ecopsychologies, Pacifica Graduate Institute, USA
"A much needed, well-written, and profoundly useful book that will help change the course of somatics and social justice work. Through research and first-hand stories, the author shows us the effects of oppression on all bodies, then follows up with practical, powerful, and progressive practices that can bring us back home to ourselves."
Christine Caldwell, Professor Emerita of Somatic Counseling Psychology, Naropa University, USA
ISBN: 9781032139388
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 960g
176 pages
2nd edition