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Chargement... The Feminist Killjoy Handbook: The Radical Potential of Getting in the Way (édition 2023)par Sara Ahmed (Auteur)
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. Excellent. An absolutely brilliant book; Sara Ahmed’s distinctive, poetic writing style has never been more suited to her work. The Feminist Killjoy Handbook by Sara Ahmed is a book that contains so much valuable information, and offers so much support to help people speak up, but I found the actual reading of it to be disjointed. That is probably too strong a word, but in that direction. I definitely qualify as a killjoy, for a long time I was that person who would speak up in "inappropriate" settings or take things "too seriously." My thinking is that as a male who is generally perceived as white (which I mostly am, but many whites have an all or nothing mindset and I usually, to strangers or casual acquaintances, fall into their group) I am often in situations where silence is considered agreement. Since I hate for people to think I believe certain things, I will speak up. So many of the things in this book are easy for me to relate to. Well, as far as the act of being a killjoy. What I don't have is a lot of the personal experience that makes some acts more, well, personal. Though I didn't find the writing to my liking, I also didn't dislike it, I just found myself having to step away more often than I would have liked. Fortunately, most of the theorists and writers Ahmed cites are the same ones I studied and taught, so that made me want to reengage every time I disengaged. For those who like the style, this is both a strong call to action as well as a place someone can return when the act of speaking up and acting out wears you down and you need a reenergizing pep talk. My hope is that more people will want to be a killjoy since the goal is not to kill joy so much as remake society in a better and more equitable form. I have no problem recommending this to anyone who wants to know how to contribute. Take what you need now and grow into the parts you will need later. We all need to be reminded, especially if we're some place where we are constantly speaking up, that we are not alone. Reviewed from a copy made available by the publisher via NetGalley. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
"As long as feminists have existed, they have been accused of being "killjoys," "buzzkills," "party poopers," and "wet blankets." For having the audacity to insist on a more-just world, feminists are criticized for getting in the way of other people's happiness. In The Feminist Killjoy Handbook, renowned feminist theorist Sara Ahmed reclaims the feminist killjoy-showing how killing joy can be a world-making, radical project. Featuring sharp analysis of literature, film, and influential feminist works, and drawing on her own experiences as a queer feminist scholar-activist of color, in The Feminist Killjoy Handbook Ahmed celebrates the feminist killjoy. Ahmed illuminates how the feminist killjoy is represented in our culture and recovers a black and brown feminist killjoy lineage-from bell hooks to Claudia Rankine, from Audre Lorde to Roxane Gay. With inspiring and insightful killjoy maxims, killjoy truths, and killjoy commitments woven throughout the book, Ahmed offers readers tips on how to survive as a feminist killjoy and illuminates the invaluable lessons the figure offers. Ahmed shows how the feminist killjoy offers a model for cultural criticism, philosophy, and poetry, and, ultimately, how it presents a roadmap for breaking current oppressive social structures and replacing them with more equitable ones. If getting in the way of other people's happiness is what it takes to transform our unjust world for the better, then getting in the way is not counterproductive but absolutely necessary. While the trope of the feminist killjoy has often been used against feminists, in The Feminist Killjoy Handbook, Ahmed transforms the taunt into a call to action. Written with Ahmed's characteristic blend of playfulness and urgency, The Feminist Killjoy Handbook is a love letter to feminist killjoys everywhere and an essential guide to living in, and remaking, this world"-- Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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