Rhyming Hope and History

<div><i>Rhyming Hope and History</i> exposes the frayed relations between activism and social movement scholarship and examines the causes and consequences of this disconnect between theory and practice. Both scholars and activists explore solutions weighing the promise and perils of engaged theory and the barriers to meaningful collaboration. This volume asserts that partnerships among scholars and activists benefit both academic inquiry and social change efforts. <br> <br> Contributors: Kevin M. Carragee Suffolk U; Catherine Corrigall-Brown U of California Irvine; Myra Marx Ferree U of Wisconsin Madison; Richard Flacks U of California Santa Barbara; Adria D. Goodson; Richard Healy and Sandra Hinson Grassroots Policy Project; David Meyer U of California Irvine; Cynthia Peters Worker Education Program of the Service Employees International Union Local 2020; Barbara Risman North Carolina State U; Robert J. S. Ross Clark U; Leila J. Rupp U of California Santa Barbara; Cassie Schwerner Schott Foundation; Valerie Sperling Clark U; David A. Snow U of California Irvine; Verta Taylor U of California Santa Barbara. <br> <br> David Croteau is formerly associate professor of sociology and anthropology at Virginia Commonwealth University. William Hoynes is professor of sociology and director of media studies at Vassar College. Charlotte Ryan is codirector of the Media Research and Action Project at Boston College. William A. Gamson is professor of sociology at Boston College.</div>