Storytelling, Civic Space and Insurgency Republican Citizenship in the African American Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s to mid-1960s
Date of Award
2005
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelors
Department
Social Sciences
First Advisor
Fitzgerald, Keith
Keywords
Civil Space, Social Movement, Civil Rights Movement, Storytelling, Narratives
Area of Concentration
Political Science
Abstract
I fuse the social movement literature with the work of civic-engagement theorists in order to address a problem in the social movement literature. The framing process model is unable to connect the value behind the ideas and sentiments of a group to the group's actions and tactics. I argue that by incorporating stories and the places where they are exchanged, social movement analysts will get a better understanding of the values and ideas that drive insurgents to adopt the actions and tactics that they do. I also build upon Doug McAdam's work and develop an overview of the evolution of the American civil rights movement that includes a full range of groups, publics and international, domestic, and local factors in order to get a better understanding of federal reaction (or inaction) toward the movement.
Recommended Citation
Lopez, Oscar, "Storytelling, Civic Space and Insurgency Republican Citizenship in the African American Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s to mid-1960s" (2005). Theses & ETDs. 3544.
https://digitalcommons.ncf.edu/theses_etds/3544
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