Paper Title
"A Tangle of Pathology": Heteronormativity, Racism, and the Policing of Public Assistance
Panel
People of Color Caucus Panel: Coloring Epistemologies
Location
Evans Room, Third Floor, DiGiorgio Campus Center (DiGs)
Keywords
PRWORA, Welfare Queen, heteronormativity, racism, classism, public assistance
Start Date
1-4-2016 12:00 AM
End Date
1-4-2016 12:00 AM
Abstract
This paper offers a critical examination of the Clinton Administration's 1996 welfare reforms (the PRWORA), examining both the origins and the lasting impact that these policies have had on those experiencing poverty-- particularly unmarried women of color. It necessarily places the PRWORA within the context of a broader political movement centered around symbolism of "the welfare queen" and deconstructs the mythologies that this movement has propagated. For more information, please refer to the full abstract (attached).
"A Tangle of Pathology": Heteronormativity, Racism, and the Policing of Public Assistance
Evans Room, Third Floor, DiGiorgio Campus Center (DiGs)
This paper offers a critical examination of the Clinton Administration's 1996 welfare reforms (the PRWORA), examining both the origins and the lasting impact that these policies have had on those experiencing poverty-- particularly unmarried women of color. It necessarily places the PRWORA within the context of a broader political movement centered around symbolism of "the welfare queen" and deconstructs the mythologies that this movement has propagated. For more information, please refer to the full abstract (attached).
