Chapter Five. Grassroots Activism and Tactical Communities: Examining the Poor People’s Corporation in Mississippi in the 1960s and 1970s

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Examining the Poor People’s Corporation in Mississippi in the 1960s and 1970s

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Unger, Don. "Chapter Five. Grassroots Activism and Tactical Communities: Examining the Poor People’s Corporation in Mississippi in the 1960s and 1970s". Tactical Approaches to Technical Communication: Re-imagining Institutions, Transforming Society, edited by Hayley McCullough, Hilary A. Sarat-St. Peter and Miles A. Kimball, Seattle, WA: SUNY Press, 2025, pp. 77-92. https://doi.org/10.1515/9798855802078-006

Unger, D. (2025). Chapter Five. Grassroots Activism and Tactical Communities: Examining the Poor People’s Corporation in Mississippi in the 1960s and 1970s. In H. McCullough, H. Sarat-St. Peter & M. Kimball (Ed.), Tactical Approaches to Technical Communication: Re-imagining Institutions, Transforming Society (pp. 77-92). Seattle, WA: SUNY Press. https://doi.org/10.1515/9798855802078-006

Unger, D. 2025. Chapter Five. Grassroots Activism and Tactical Communities: Examining the Poor People’s Corporation in Mississippi in the 1960s and 1970s. In: McCullough, H., Sarat-St. Peter, H. and Kimball, M. ed. Tactical Approaches to Technical Communication: Re-imagining Institutions, Transforming Society. Seattle, WA: SUNY Press, pp. 77-92. https://doi.org/10.1515/9798855802078-006

Unger, Don. "Chapter Five. Grassroots Activism and Tactical Communities: Examining the Poor People’s Corporation in Mississippi in the 1960s and 1970s" In Tactical Approaches to Technical Communication: Re-imagining Institutions, Transforming Society edited by Hayley McCullough, Hilary A. Sarat-St. Peter and Miles A. Kimball, 77-92. Seattle, WA: SUNY Press, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1515/9798855802078-006

Unger D. Chapter Five. Grassroots Activism and Tactical Communities: Examining the Poor People’s Corporation in Mississippi in the 1960s and 1970s. In: McCullough H, Sarat-St. Peter H, Kimball M (ed.) Tactical Approaches to Technical Communication: Re-imagining Institutions, Transforming Society. Seattle, WA: SUNY Press; 2025. p.77-92. https://doi.org/10.1515/9798855802078-006

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Frontmatter i
Contents vii
Introduction 1
Part 1 Reimagining Institutions
Chapter One. In-Plain-Sight Tactics 15
Chapter Two. LGBTQ+ Programming at the Local Library 31
Chapter Three. Exposing the “Actively Enforced” Policy 45
Chapter Four. #WearAMaskNY Public Service Announcements 61
Chapter Five. Grassroots Activism and Tactical Communities 77
Chapter Six. The Streets Have Eyes 93
Chapter Seven. Tactical Tech Comm and Failures in Crowdsourcing Mass Production 109
Chapter Eight. Tactical User Research How UX Can (Re)Shape Organizations 125
Chapter Nine. The Motivations of the Marginalized 147
Part 2 Transforming Society
Chapter Ten. Engaging Eurocentric Legacies in de Certeau’s Thinking Through a Self-Reflection on “Queering Tactical Technical Communication” 165
Chapter Eleven. DIY Instructions in BIKINI KILL 183
Chapter Twelve. Our Bodies, Ourselves 199
Chapter Thirteen. Armed Propaganda and the Ethics of Horrorism 213
Chapter Fourteen. Hospitality at the End of the World 229
Chapter Fifteen. Marx in the Digital Age 247
Chapter Sixteen. The Narrative Construction of Social Justice in Technical Communication Pedagogy 261
Chapter Seventeen. Finding Agency Through Tactical Technical Communication 287
Contributors 303
Index 309

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents vii
Introduction 1
Part 1 Reimagining Institutions
Chapter One. In-Plain-Sight Tactics 15
Chapter Two. LGBTQ+ Programming at the Local Library 31
Chapter Three. Exposing the “Actively Enforced” Policy 45
Chapter Four. #WearAMaskNY Public Service Announcements 61
Chapter Five. Grassroots Activism and Tactical Communities 77
Chapter Six. The Streets Have Eyes 93
Chapter Seven. Tactical Tech Comm and Failures in Crowdsourcing Mass Production 109
Chapter Eight. Tactical User Research How UX Can (Re)Shape Organizations 125
Chapter Nine. The Motivations of the Marginalized 147
Part 2 Transforming Society
Chapter Ten. Engaging Eurocentric Legacies in de Certeau’s Thinking Through a Self-Reflection on “Queering Tactical Technical Communication” 165
Chapter Eleven. DIY Instructions in BIKINI KILL 183
Chapter Twelve. Our Bodies, Ourselves 199
Chapter Thirteen. Armed Propaganda and the Ethics of Horrorism 213
Chapter Fourteen. Hospitality at the End of the World 229
Chapter Fifteen. Marx in the Digital Age 247
Chapter Sixteen. The Narrative Construction of Social Justice in Technical Communication Pedagogy 261
Chapter Seventeen. Finding Agency Through Tactical Technical Communication 287
Contributors 303
Index 309

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