![]() ![]() Some chapters are also based around case studies of hope, such as the WTO Cancun delegation. She also extensively reflects on formal media coverage of events and contrasts it with alternative media sources. The bulk of the informal, but effective, methodology is her sharing her feelings toward global processes and her lived experiences in “resistance” movements. The methodology Solnit used was primarily personal experiences, media and document analysis and correspondence with other prominent activists. Her primal spark for the book though was the 2003 peace movement, which was unsuccessful in halting the invasion of Iraq. She also wanted to assess the world we inhabit and wanted to debunk assumptions about activism. Solnit wanted to achieve this by counting some of the overlooked victories. The purpose statement of the reading is the proposition of a “new vision of how change happens”. Hope in the dark: Untold histories, wild possibilities. ![]()
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