ABSTRACT
The Routledge Companion to Literature and Social Justice is a comprehensive and multi- purpose collection on this important topic. With contributors working in various fields, the Companion provides in- depth analyses of both the cumulative and emergent issues, obstacles, praxes, propositions, and theories of social justice.
The first section offers a historical overview of major developments and debates in the field, while the following sections look in more detail at the key traditions and show how literature and theory can be applied as analytical tools to real- world inequalities and the impact of doing so. The contributors provide reviews of major theoretical traditions, including Marxism, feminism, Critical Race Theory, disability studies, and queer studies. They also share literary analyses of influential authors including W. E. B. Du Bois, Yang Kui, Edwidge Danticat, Octavia Butler, and Rivers Solomon amongst others. The final section considers future possibilities for theory and action of justice, drawing specifically from theories and knowledges in decolonial, Indigenous, environmental, and posthumanist studies.
This authoritative volume draws on the intersections between literary studies and social movements in order to provide scholars, students, and activists alike with a complete collection of the most up- to- date information on both canonical and emerging texts and case studies globally.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|48 pages
Introducing Social Justice Pedagogy
chapter 1|16 pages
Advancing Social Justice through the Study of Literature
part II|117 pages
Theoretical Intervention in Social Justice
chapter 12|10 pages
A Short History of Liberation Theology
part III|108 pages
Social Justice and Antiracism
chapter 13|17 pages
Praxis
chapter 14|13 pages
Literary Analysis
chapter 15|13 pages
Literary Analysis
chapter 16|12 pages
Literary Analysis
chapter 17|11 pages
Literary Analysis
chapter 18|12 pages
Literary Analysis
chapter 20|17 pages
Pedagogy
part IV|94 pages
Social Justice for Diverse Bodyminds
chapter 22|10 pages
Praxis
chapter 23|12 pages
Literary Analysis
chapter 24|12 pages
Praxis
chapter 25|16 pages
Literary Analysis
chapter 26|24 pages
Pedagogy
part V|70 pages
Social Justice and Democracy
chapter 28|14 pages
Literary Analysis
chapter 31|18 pages
Praxis
part VI|64 pages
Global Justice and Anti-Imperialism
chapter 32|14 pages
Literary Analysis
chapter 33|10 pages
Literary Analysis
chapter 34|11 pages
Literary Analysis
chapter 35|13 pages
Speak Up and Dance
chapter 36|14 pages
Pedagogy
part VII|59 pages
Future Justice for a World More Than Human