Redefining the Political - 9781439921180

Redefining the PoliticalBlack Feminism and the Politics of Everyday Life\nAuthor(s): Alex J. Moffett-Bateau\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Temple University Press,U.S., United States\nImprint: Temple University Press,U.S.\nISBN-13: 9781439921180, 978-1439921180\nSynopsis\nRedefining the Political documents the political life of a community of Black women living below the poverty line. Alex Moffett-Bateau spent a year interviewing residents of a public housing development on the far South Side of Chicago about their politics, political communities, and how they create collective power.\n\n Moffett-Bateau uses radical Black feminist political theory and develops a framework called the political possible-self, which argues that belonging to a community and developing political imagination foment change. These women employ grassroots efforts to subvert oppressive power structures by protesting institutions within their communities, addressing the benign neglect of their housing developme.