Difference between revisions of "Rebecca Gordon"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
(cover) |
(unstub) |
||
| (One intermediate revision by one other user not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{person | {{person | ||
|WP= | |WP= | ||
| + | |amazon=https://www.amazon.com/Rebecca-Gordon/e/B001KCIFYU/ | ||
|image=Rebecca Gordon.jpg | |image=Rebecca Gordon.jpg | ||
| − | |constitutes=author, researcher | + | |constitutes=author, researcher,activist |
|interests=torture, CIA | |interests=torture, CIA | ||
| + | |alma_mater=Reed College,Graduate Theological Union | ||
| + | |description=Author of ''Mainstreaming Torture: Ethical Approaches in the Post-9/11 United States'' | ||
}} | }} | ||
| − | '''Rebecca Gordon''' is the author of ''Mainstreaming Torture: Ethical Approaches in the Post-9/11 United States'' about how after [[9/11]] the US public acceptance of [[torture]] has increased.<ref name=td>http://www.tomdispatch.com/authors/rebeccagordon</ref><ref>http://www.unwelcomeguests.net/694</ref> | + | '''Rebecca Gordon''' is an Adjunct Professor at the [[University of San Francisco]]. She the author of ''Mainstreaming Torture: Ethical Approaches in the Post-9/11 United States'' about how after [[9/11]] the US public acceptance of [[torture]] has increased.<ref name=td>http://www.tomdispatch.com/authors/rebeccagordon</ref><ref>http://www.unwelcomeguests.net/694</ref> |
[[image:American Nuremberg.jpg|left|200px]] | [[image:American Nuremberg.jpg|left|200px]] | ||
In 2016, she published ''[[American Nuremberg: The U.S. Officials Who Should Stand Trial for Post-9/11 War Crimes]]''.<ref name=td/> | In 2016, she published ''[[American Nuremberg: The U.S. Officials Who Should Stand Trial for Post-9/11 War Crimes]]''.<ref name=td/> | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Activities== | ||
| + | Prior to teaching at [[University of San Francisco]], Gordon spent many years as an activist in a variety of movements, including for women's and LGBTQ+ liberation, the [[Central America]] and [[South Africa]] solidarity movements and for racial justice in the [[United States]]. Her courses focus on issues of [[war]] and [[peace]], justice and collective responsibility, asking each other how we can "change the world from here."<ref>https://www.usfca.edu/faculty/rebecca-gordon</ref> | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Selected Publications== | ||
| + | *The House the Torture Built: Race, Power, and Pain in the United States of America (forthcoming) | ||
| + | |||
| + | *American Nuremberg: The U.S. Officials Who Should Stand Trial for Post-9/11 War Crimes (Hotbooks: 2016); | ||
| + | |||
| + | *Mainstreaming Torture: Ethical Approaches in the Post-9/11 Period Oxford: 2014 | ||
| + | |||
| + | *[http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/176598 How the U.S. Created the Central American Immigration Crisis] | ||
| + | |||
| + | *[http://www.tomdispatch.com/blog/176536 From Mowing the Grass to Cutting the Flesh: How Young Women Learn to Hate Their Genitals] | ||
| + | |||
{{SMWDocs}} | {{SMWDocs}} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
| − | |||
Latest revision as of 23:42, 23 July 2022
 Rebecca Gordon    (author, researcher, activist) | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Alma mater | Reed College, Graduate Theological Union |
| Interests | • torture • CIA |
Author of Mainstreaming Torture: Ethical Approaches in the Post-9/11 United States | |
Rebecca Gordon is an Adjunct Professor at the University of San Francisco. She the author of Mainstreaming Torture: Ethical Approaches in the Post-9/11 United States about how after 9/11 the US public acceptance of torture has increased.[1][2]
In 2016, she published American Nuremberg: The U.S. Officials Who Should Stand Trial for Post-9/11 War Crimes.[1]
Activities
Prior to teaching at University of San Francisco, Gordon spent many years as an activist in a variety of movements, including for women's and LGBTQ+ liberation, the Central America and South Africa solidarity movements and for racial justice in the United States. Her courses focus on issues of war and peace, justice and collective responsibility, asking each other how we can "change the world from here."[3]
Selected Publications
- The House the Torture Built: Race, Power, and Pain in the United States of America (forthcoming)
- American Nuremberg: The U.S. Officials Who Should Stand Trial for Post-9/11 War Crimes (Hotbooks: 2016);
- Mainstreaming Torture: Ethical Approaches in the Post-9/11 Period Oxford: 2014
Many thanks to our Patrons who cover ~2/3 of our hosting bill. Please join them if you can.
