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They Called us the Revolutionaries

Immigrant Youth Activism as a Deleuzian Event

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Deterritorializing/Reterritorializing

Part of the book series: Breakthroughs in the Sociology of Education ((BSE))

Abstract

Youth activists from marginalized groups and communities across the country have been fighting educational inequalities. Due to the rise of neoliberal reform agendas, the world has witnessed a resurgence of youth activism (Kirshner & Pozzoboni, 2011). Specifically, locating productive social spaces for youth to claim, to negotiate, and to articulate positive social selves are the focus of this chapter as youth engage in sense-making about educational injustice.

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    Sophia Rodriguez

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  1. University of Rochester, USA

    Nancy Ares

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    Edward Buendía

  3. Loyola University of Maryland, USA

    Robert Helfenbein

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Rodriguez, S. (2017). They Called us the Revolutionaries. In: Ares, N., Buendía, E., Helfenbein, R. (eds) Deterritorializing/Reterritorializing. Breakthroughs in the Sociology of Education. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-977-5_6

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