Ecoliberation: Reimagining Resistance and the Green Scare

Direct action by animal and earth liberation activists is taken to resist corporate and state power. Jennifer Grubbs' ethnographic account, Ecoliberation, provides a thoughtful and intersectional analysis of the movement, challenging ubiquitous frameworks that position protestors as either good or bad. The book looks back at the Green Scare and draws contemporary connections to the creep of fascism under President Donald Trump.

Format: Hardback
Length: 232 pages
Publication date: 15 June 2021
Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press

Animal and earth liberation activists have abandoned indirect forms of protest in favor of direct action, seeking to challenge the power structures of corporations and states. In her comprehensive ethnographic account, Jennifer Grubbs delves into the complex and intricate world of these powerful interventions, offering a nuanced portrayal of the harrowing realities of political repression alongside the inspiring strategies employed by activists to resist. Drawing on her personal experiences within the movement, Grubbs provides a thoughtful and intersectional analysis. Through the lens of liberationist activists navigating the challenges of activism under extreme repression, Ecoliberation challenges prevailing frameworks that categorize protestors as either good or bad. It demonstrates how activists creatively and confrontationally enact radical social change, subverting dominant narratives. This book, which took nearly a decade to develop, reflects on the notorious period of repression known as the Green Scare and makes contemporary connections to the rise of fascism under President Donald Trump. Grubbs' narratives, filled with heartache, tension, and contradiction, yet also inspiring, showcase the potential for spectacular revolution, even in the absence of televised coverage.

Dimension: 216 x 140 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780228006817