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Liberation Stories: Building Narrative Power for 21st-Century Social Movements

Liberation Stories: Building Narrative Power for 21st-Century Social Movements - Hardcover

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Availability:In StockContributor:Shanelle Matthews (Editor), Marzena Zukowska (Editor), Radcomms (Editor)Publish date:2025-06-17Pages:464
Language:EnglishPublisher:New PressISBN-13:9781620979303ISBN-10:1620979306UPC:9781620979303Book Category:Social Science, Political ScienceBook Subcategory:Activism & Social Justice, Political Process, Civil RightsBook Topic:Political AdvocacySize:9.00 x 6.00 x 1.30 inchesWeight:1.6821Product ID:SCTZR8GDAH
From an international cast of leading activist communicators, a timely and instructive handbook for telling stories that change the world

The twenty-first century has seen a profound shift in the global sociopolitical and economic landscape, shaped by seismic interventions ranging from the War on Terror to the COVID-19 pandemic. Between 2000 and 2024, social movements like Black Lives Matter, #MeToo, climate justice, the Fight for $15, Palestine liberation, health care for all, and queer and trans resistance have illuminated a new narrative--one rooted in an inclusive vision of society, driven by a newly politicized and radicalized generation. This shift did not happen by chance. Movement workers have meticulously crafted communications and narrative strategies, honing their political messaging and storytelling to seize narrative power in today's struggles.


In Liberation Stories, today's foremost progressive and leftist communicators, organizers, artists, journalists, and academics share their collective wisdom in one powerful volume. Featuring in-depth case studies of both contemporary and historical movements, Liberation Stories distills successful theories, strategies, and tactics for anyone wanting to understand--and participate in--the diverse initiatives currently shaping our society.


As far-right and conservative movements gain traction worldwide--attacking our books, our bodies, and our democracies--Liberation Stories emerges as a vital resource for constructing the world we envision, one story at a time.

Language:EnglishPublisher:New PressISBN-13:9781620979303ISBN-10:1620979306UPC:9781620979303Book Category:Social Science, Political ScienceBook Subcategory:Activism & Social Justice, Political Process, Civil RightsBook Topic:Political AdvocacySize:9.00 x 6.00 x 1.30 inchesWeight:1.6821Product ID:SCTZR8GDAH
Shanelle Matthews is the founder of Radical Communicators Network (RadComms), the former communications director for the Movement for Black Lives, and a former faculty member of Freedom Scholars at The New School. Today, she is a full-time Distinguished Lecturer at City College at the City University of New York in the Department of Anthropology and Interdisciplinary Studies. She lives in New York.

Marzena Zukowska is an organizer, communications strategist, and co-founder of the immigrant rights organization POMOC. For a decade, they have developed narrative and organizing strategies for leading social and political movements in the US, UK, and Europe. They are the former media director for National Domestic Workers Alliance and former leadership team member of the Radical Communicators Network. They live in Liverpool, England.

Radical Communicators Network (RadComms) is a community of practice for emerging and experienced movement and communications workers. RadComms builds narrative power for a just and liberatory future.
Publisher: New Press

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