Contentious sites
Cultural memory, collective organizing, and symbolic struggles over the Park51 Islamic center
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3454130 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gabriela Gonzalez-Vaillant (Universidad Católica del Uruguay), Gabriela González Vaillant (0000-0002-7970-4195, Universidad Católica del Uruguay), Gianmarco Savio (St. Lawrence University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 65 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 318-335 |
| Publication date | 2017-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Sociological Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0038-0261 • E-ISSN: 1467-954X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0038026116674885 |
| OpenAlex | W2579975783 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 31 |
Working from a Goffmanian dramaturgical perspective, this article analyzes the struggle between two opposing social movement coalitions formed in response to the proposed construction of an Islamic center near Ground Zero. To this end, the authors conducted in-depth interviews with leaders from key organizations involved in the conflict, in addition to participant observation at rallies and meetings of the different organizations involved. The authors find that despite great differences between the two conflicting sides, both coalitions experienced similar internal challenges that had to be managed when staging the performance for the public eye. The struggle over memory, space, and language strongly impacted how these actors understand coalition-building and mobilization. The article makes a contribution at the intersection between memory and dramaturgical studies applied to collective action
Collective action · Collective memory · Islam · Media studies · Mobilization · Participant observation · Perspective (graphical) · Political science · Public relations · Social movement · Social science · Sociology · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Law · Memory, Trauma, and Commemoration · Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts
From mobilization to revolution
Time Maps
Present Pasts
Contentious Performances
The Urban Experience
Toward a Theory of Cultural Trauma
Symbolic Interactionism
Framing political opportunity
The Blackwell Companion to Social Movements
Doing Qualitative Research
It Was Like a Fever
Outline of a Theory of Practice
On Collective Memory
Social Movement Audiences 1
The Urban Question
The Interpretation of Cultures
Contingency, hegemony, universality
Moral Reflexivity and Dramaturgical Action in Social Movement Activism
Between Space and Time
Introduction
Frame Alignment Processes, Micromobilization, and Movement Participation
Commemorating a Difficult past
Between Memory and History
The Human Mirror
Issues in Participant Observation
Resurrection and Appropriation
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Social Movements and Network Analysis
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,38 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2026 (9) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |