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AT THE HEART OF THE REVOLUTION: POLITICAL LOVE AS PARADIGM SHIFT

LAZAR, HILLARY (2015) AT THE HEART OF THE REVOLUTION: POLITICAL LOVE AS PARADIGM SHIFT. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

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For many recent mobilizations and fronts of struggle, “love” serves as a primary motivational frame, which fall into four major categories: love of self, love of others, love of the Earth, and love as the revolution itself. While the exact definitions vary across movements, for all, love is seen as a strategic, powerful, transformational—and, importantly, actionable—form of resistance to oppressive, hegemonic systems and modes of thought. And, in most general terms, love can be loosely thought of as quasi-synonymous with “empathy” and rooted in a sense of interconnectedness and common cause in each of these contexts. Although there are several currents contributing to the formation and adoption of these frames, evidence further suggests that contemporary political love reflects an important break from the geoculture of capitalism within the Left since the financial collapse in 2008 and due to mounting fears over climate collapse in recent years. Through a mixed methods analysis, this study explores this shift via examination of the many meanings and significance of political love across contemporary movements.


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Item Type: University of Pittsburgh ETD
Status: Unpublished
Creators/Authors:
CreatorsEmailPitt UsernameORCID
LAZAR, HILLARYhal62@pitt.eduHAL62
ETD Committee:
TitleMemberEmail AddressPitt UsernameORCID
Committee MemberStaggenborg, Suzannesuzstagg@pitt.eduSUZSTAGG
Committee CoChairMarkoff, Johnjm2@pitt.eduJM2
Committee CoChairSmith, Jackiejgsmith@pitt.eduJGSMITH
Date: 31 May 2015
Date Type: Publication
Defense Date: 17 December 2014
Approval Date: 31 May 2015
Submission Date: 15 April 2015
Access Restriction: 3 year -- Restrict access to University of Pittsburgh for a period of 3 years.
Number of Pages: 84
Institution: University of Pittsburgh
Schools and Programs: Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences > Sociology
Degree: MA - Master of Arts
Thesis Type: Master's Thesis
Refereed: Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords: Sociology, Social Movements, Framing, Love, Occupy Movement, Anarchism, Spiritual Activism, Climate Justice, Black Feminism, Decolonial Theory, Affect Theory
Date Deposited: 31 May 2015 20:31
Last Modified: 31 May 2018 05:15
URI: http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/24886

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