Title: Who Are We, Where Are We, and What Can We Do? The “Place” of Localized Activism in the Global Extraordinary Rendition and Torture Program.
Authors: Murray, Billie
Abstract: In this essay, I examine a case of localized activism in the context of the globalized extraordinary rendition and torture program. I argue that the activists’ carefully crafted rhetoric highlighting “place” allowed them to construct a collective identity for local citizens in North Carolina—one that was imbued with agency because of their situatedness in a particular place in a global network. By determining who we are, as connected to where we are, we can determine what we can do.
Subjects: ACTIVISM; EXTRAORDINARY rendition; TORTURE; GROUP identity; RHETORIC
Publication: Western Journal of Communication, 2018, Vol 82, Issue 4, p493
ISSN: 1057-0314
Publication type: Academic Journal
DOI: 10.1080/10570314.2017.1320808

Who Are We, Where Are We, and What Can We Do? The “Place” of Localized Activism in the Global Extraordinary Rendition and Torture Program.

Murray, Billie