Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects
Date of Degree
2-2014
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.A.
Program
Political Science
Advisor
Mark Blasius
Subject Categories
Political Science
Abstract
In the work that follows, I will examine what political theorist James C. Scott calls "the hidden transcripts" of social struggle, which are written between the lines of the political record through the quotidian and clandestine practices of resistance and mutual aid that are the first and last recourse of subjugated populations. By engaging with literature on contemporary and historical social movements, I will explore the emergence and brief legibility of these practices among chattel slaves in the American South, the peasantry in various settings, and in a number of other industrial and social settings in an attempt to determine the role of these practices in the formation of formal social movements.
Recommended Citation
Van Meter, Kevin, "The Silent Guerrillas: Under Slavery, In Peasant Politics, And Throughout The Industrial And Social Factories" (2014). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/gc_etds/154