Abstract
This paper promotes an inclusive, place-based approach to addressing past and present injustices and argues that the 2019 Feminist-Pragmatist Colloquium in Rochester, New York—though certainly not perfect—offers one example of such an approach. The Colloquium revisited various Rochester-area historical sites to highlight advancements in social justice while also interrogating past and ongoing harms associated with these locations. The author suggests that ameliorating past and ongoing harms requires that we revisit relevant spaces, places, and events and that we do so with a feminist-pragmatist orientation. Approaching issues in this way can lead to learning, healing, and movement towards more socially just communities.
Recommended Citation
Lowe, Barbara
(2024)
"Points of Necessary Return: A Feminist-Pragmatist, Place-Based Approach to Social Justice,"
Gatherings: Vol. 1:
Iss.
1, Article 13.
Available at:
https://fisherpub.sjf.edu/gatherings/vol1/iss1/13