Anger and Compassion on the Picket Line: Ethnography and Emotion in the Study of Westboro Baptist Church

Title: Anger and Compassion on the Picket Line: Ethnography and Emotion in the Study of Westboro Baptist Church See all items with this value
Type: Online, PDF
Creator: Rebecca Barrett-Fox
Date: January 2011
Description: In this reflection on the author's ethnographic study of Westboro Baptist Church, a small Kansas-based congregation infamous for preaching its anti-gay theology at funerals, including the funerals of fallen servicemen and -women, she questions the usefulness of denying an emotional connection with hatemongers. Instead, she argues for compassion for both the victims and, more challengingly, the perpetrators of hate in order to protect researchers from the threat of desensitization.
Format: Online, PDF; DOI Link
Language: English
Publisher: Journal of Hate Studies
Extent: 21 pages
Relation: Westboro Baptist Church
Subject: Ethnographic study of the Westboro Baptist Church.

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