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Mobilizing the Social Power of Iconic and Performative Texts for Justice and Reform
Religion - All Scholarship
  • James Watts, Syracuse University
ORCID

0000-0002-4872-4986

Document Type
Article
Date
1-1-2020
Keywords
  • social reform,
  • justice,
  • structural racism,
  • Bible,
  • environmentalism,
  • anthems
Language
English
Description/Abstract

In the ten years of its existence, SCRIPT has succeeded in promoting and publishing an increasing variety of scholarship on iconic and performative texts. Culturally specific studies have provided the basis for comparative theorizing about the phenomena. This body of scholarship has put us in a better position to analyze current events involving iconic books and performative texts. It can also enable us to make creative suggestions for strengthening movements for justice and social reform by ritualizing iconic and performative texts. Here, I provide three examples of how to employ SCRIPT research to strengthen contemporary movements for social and environmental justice: a short-term episodic intervention, a medium-term structural rectification, and a long-term cultural innovation.

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submission
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Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International
Citation Information
Watts, James W. "Mobilizing the Social Power of Iconic and Performative Texts for Justice and Reform," Postscripts 11.2 (2020) 127-143. http://www.doi.org/10.1558/post.17903