How ‘Anti-ing’ becomes Mastery: Moral Subjectivities Shaped through Anti-Oppressive Practice

Reading between the bars: exploring the representation of young adults with incarcerated parents in text literature

“…Anti-Oppressive Practice (AOP) is an overarching umbrella framework which draws influence from several theories including; "anti-racism, whiteness studies, postmodernism, and feminism and queer theory" (Barnoff & Moffatt, 2007). AOP emerged in the 1970s as a way of understanding, analyzing, and addressing systematic, social, and structural inequities (Dominelli, as cited in Zhang, 2018;Yee & Wagner, 2013). AOP encourages users to seek their social location within social systems through the utilization of Kimberlé Crenshaw's (1989) theoretical framework, intersectionality (Zhang, 2018).…”

“…AOP emerged in the 1970s as a way of understanding, analyzing, and addressing systematic, social, and structural inequities (Dominelli, as cited in Zhang, 2018;Yee & Wagner, 2013). AOP encourages users to seek their social location within social systems through the utilization of Kimberlé Crenshaw's (1989) theoretical framework, intersectionality (Zhang, 2018). Crenshaw's (1989) work was intended to consider the way race and gender intersect but has since evolved to study the complexity of social/power relations such as; race, gender, sexuality, class, sexual orientation, and disability, among others (Zhang, 2018).…”

“…Without deeper consideration it's easy to classify this paper as inherently AOP in nature; however, I use AOP with great caution. The issue I identify with AOP is that, in the academic world and particularly in the field of social work, it is presented as the only "just" approach to conducting practice (Zhang, 2018). AOP, upon first glance seems to guarantee practitioners a way to liberate marginalized communities from oppressive societal structures (Zhang, 2018).…”

“…The issue I identify with AOP is that, in the academic world and particularly in the field of social work, it is presented as the only "just" approach to conducting practice (Zhang, 2018). AOP, upon first glance seems to guarantee practitioners a way to liberate marginalized communities from oppressive societal structures (Zhang, 2018). To question or reconsider AOP is often seen by mainstream social service professionals as a direct opposition of social justice values, and therefore it is rarely critiqued (Zhang, 2018).…”

“…AOP, upon first glance seems to guarantee practitioners a way to liberate marginalized communities from oppressive societal structures (Zhang, 2018). To question or reconsider AOP is often seen by mainstream social service professionals as a direct opposition of social justice values, and therefore it is rarely critiqued (Zhang, 2018). I have the desire to move away from an overreliance on AOP and consider how I as a researcher can build upon it while highlighting other frameworks.…”