Unspeakable Things by Laurie Penny
Shortlisted for the Green Carnation Prize 2014
Laurie Penny, one of our most prominent young voices of feminism and dissent, presents a trenchant report on our society today--and our society tomorrow, as she is willing to fight to see it. Smart, clear-eyed, and irreverent, Unspeakable Things is a fresh look at gender and power in the twenty-first century, which asks difficult questions about dissent and desire, money and masculinity, sexual violence, menial work, mental health, queer politics, and the Internet. Celebrated journalist and activist Laurie Penny draws on a broad history of feminist thought and her own experience in radical subcultures in America and Britain to take on cultural phenomena from the Occupy movement to online dating, give her unique spin on economic justice and freedom of speech, and provide candid personal insight to rally the defensive against eating disorders, sexual assault, and internet trolls. Unspeakable Things is a book that is eye-opening not only in the critique it provides, but also in the revolutionary alternatives it imagines.Laurie Penny is a London-based journalist, feminist, and political activist. She contributes to the New Statesman and the Guardian on a regular basis, as well as the Independent, Red Pepper, and the Evening Standard. Meat Market: Female Flesh Under Capitalism is her first book. She's hosted Channel 4's Dispatches and served on the BBC's Any Questions panel. In 2010, her blog, 'Penny Red,' was nominated for the Orwell Prize.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781620406892 |
| ISBN 10 | 1620406896 |
| Title | Unspeakable Things |
| Author | Laurie Penny |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury USA |
| Year published | 2014-09-16 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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