258 - Section on Human Rights Paper Session. From Seattle to Black Lives Matter: The Changing Landscapes of Human Rights in the United States

Session Submission Type: Paper Session 100min

Description

The 1998 protests in Seattle marked the beginning of the global justice movement in the US. In the two decades since then, despite the increasing human rights violations experienced by communities of color and poor communities -- starting with the war on terror following 9/11 and more recently police brutality -- there has also been an increase in protests and mobilizations influenced by human rights discourses and practices. From Occupy Wall Street to Immigration Rights,Slut Walks, Dreamers, Marriage Equality,and Black Lives Matter recent protests have all incorporated human rights in some form. We are looking for theoretical and empirical papers that chart this changing landscape and make innovative interventions in the sociology of human rights.

Sub Unit

• Section on Human Rights / From Seattle to Black Lives Matter: The Changing Landscapes of Human Rights in the United States

Session Organizer

• Susan C. Pearce, East Carolina University

Individual Presentations

• Death by Legal Intervention: An Historical Snapshot of Twenty-five Years of Data in Baltimore/D.C. - Suzanne R. Goodney Lea, Interactivity Foundation; Deveraux Christian Smith

• LGBT Rights and their Impact on Anti-LGB Hate Crimes - Liz Coston, Stony Brook University

• Protest Policing and Impact on Collective Action: Understanding Protesters Experiences in Ferguson, Missouri - Soma Chaudhuri, Michigan State University; Jennifer Cobbina, Michigan State University; Victor M. Rios, University of California, Santa Barbara

• Human(izing) or Civil(izing) Rights?: Malcolm X on the Discourses of the Rights of Afro-Descendants in America - Sahar D. Sattarzadeh, University of the Free State