Insubordinate Spaces
eBook - PDF

Insubordinate Spaces

Improvisation and Accompaniment for Social Justice

  1. English
  2. PDF
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Insubordinate Spaces

Improvisation and Accompaniment for Social Justice

About this book

Insubordinate spaces are places of possibility, products of acts of accompaniment and improvisation that deepen capacities for democratic social change. Barbara Tomlinson and George Lipsitz's Insubordinate Spaces explores the challenges facing people committed to social justice in an era when social institutions have increasingly been reconfigured to conform to the imperatives of a market society.

In their book, the authors argue that education, the arts, and activism are key terrains of political and ideological conflict. They explore and analyze exemplary projects responding to current social justice issues and crises, from the Idle No More movement launched by Indigenous people in Canada to the performance art of Chingo Bling, Fandango convenings, the installation art of Ramiro Gomez, and the mass protests proclaiming "Black Lives Matter" in Ferguson, MO. Tomlinson and Lipsitz draw on key concepts from struggles to advance ideas about reciprocal recognition and co-creation as components in the construction of new egalitarian and democratic social relations, practices, and institutions.

Frequently asked questions

Yes, you can cancel anytime from the Subscription tab in your account settings on the Perlego website. Your subscription will stay active until the end of your current billing period. Learn how to cancel your subscription.
At the moment all of our mobile-responsive ePub books are available to download via the app. Most of our PDFs are also available to download and we're working on making the final remaining ones downloadable now. Learn more here.
Perlego offers two plans: Essential and Complete
  • Essential is ideal for learners and professionals who enjoy exploring a wide range of subjects. Access the Essential Library with 800,000+ trusted titles and best-sellers across business, personal growth, and the humanities. Includes unlimited reading time and Standard Read Aloud voice.
  • Complete: Perfect for advanced learners and researchers needing full, unrestricted access. Unlock 1.4M+ books across hundreds of subjects, including academic and specialized titles. The Complete Plan also includes advanced features like Premium Read Aloud and Research Assistant.
Both plans are available with monthly, semester, or annual billing cycles.
We are an online textbook subscription service, where you can get access to an entire online library for less than the price of a single book per month. With over 1 million books across 1000+ topics, we’ve got you covered! Learn more here.
Look out for the read-aloud symbol on your next book to see if you can listen to it. The read-aloud tool reads text aloud for you, highlighting the text as it is being read. You can pause it, speed it up and slow it down. Learn more here.
Yes! You can use the Perlego app on both iOS or Android devices to read anytime, anywhere — even offline. Perfect for commutes or when you’re on the go.
Please note we cannot support devices running on iOS 13 and Android 7 or earlier. Learn more about using the app.
Yes, you can access Insubordinate Spaces by Barbara Tomlinson,George Lipsitz in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Philosophy & Education Theory & Practice. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
48 
/ 
CH
APTER 
3
by 
C-45 
did 
very 
little 
to 
serve 
the 
interests 
of 
Indigenous 
peoples 
(John 
2015, 
41). 
However, 
the 
new 
legislation, 
titled 
the 
Jobs 
and 
Growth 
Act, 
was 
a 
decided 
insult. 
It 
was 
formulated 
without 
even 
consulting 
with 
First 
Nations, 
much 
less 
securing 
their 
consent. 
It 
altered 
some 
sixty-four 
dif-
ferent 
regulations 
and 
laws 
in 
a 
comprehensive 
assault 
on 
environmental 
protection 
(Graveline 
2012, 
293). 
The 
proposed 
new 
laws 
would 
increase 
resource 
extraction 
throughout 
Canada 
by 
removing 
environmental 
protec-
tions 
from 
waterways 
and 
allowing 
greater 
leasing 
of 
land 
on 
reserves 
and 
unceded 
Indigenous 
territory 
by 
oil, 
gas, 
and 
mining 
corporations 
(John 
2015, 
413; 
Kino-nda-niimi 
Collective 
2014b, 
21). 
Bill 
C-45 
reduced 
the 
number 
of 
protected 
lakes, 
rivers, 
and 
ocean 
waters 
in 
Canada 
from 
2.6 
million 
to 
a 
mere 
87 
(LaDuke 
2014, 
143). 
The 
policies 
promoted 
by 
the 
legislation 
threatened 
both 
the 
natural 
environment 
and 
the 
sovereignty 
and 
survival 
of 
First 
Nations. 
Insubordinate 
Spaces 
and 
Accompaniment
Assembling 
together 
in 
a 
loose 
coalition 
featuring 
decentralized 
and 
de-
cidedly 
nonhierarchical 
leadership, 
what 
began 
as 
a 
mobilization 
against
legislation 
proposed 
in 
Parliament 
soon 
became 
a 
broader 
movement 
for
the 
Figure 
3.1. 
Demonstration 
in 
support 
of 
Idle 
No 
More 
in 
Toronto, 
Ontario, 
January 
11, 
2013. 
(
Victor 
Biro 
/ 
Alamy 
Stock 
Photo
)

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Acknowledgments
  3. 1. Introduction: Listening to Jerome Smith
  4. 2. Concepts for Insubordinate Spaces in Intemperate Times
  5. 3. Idle No More
  6. 4. Artivistas
  7. 5. Ferguson
  8. 6. Coloniality and Neoliberalism as Knowledge Projects
  9. 7. Accompaniment and the Neoliberal University
  10. 8. Conclusion: “Carry the Struggle, Live the Victory”
  11. Notes
  12. References
  13. Index