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In this collection of essays, Solnit offers a timely commentary on gender and feminism. Her subjects include women who refuse to be silenced, misogynistic violence, the fragile masculinity of the literary canon, the recent history of rape jokes, and much more.
This has been on my to-read list for a while and I'm so glad I was able to get it. Rebecca is a highly intelligent writer and her insights and perspectives affected me deeply. Her perspective on silence really struck me and I was impressed with the categories and ranges in which silence still exists. I envision re-reading this book (or selected essays) again. ( )
I really respected this collection of essays. They are smart, challenging, and on point. Sadly, they are also very applicable to current events, though the essays were written from 2014-16. She writes about silence, gun control, abortion, and women's rights. Solnit is one of the best essay writers out there, in my opinion.
Original publication date: 2017 Author’s nationality: American Original language: English Length: 176 pages Rating: 5 stars Format/where I acquired the book: purchased Why I read this: off the shelf ( )
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In hope we keep going with love for the newcomers and their beautiful noise: Atlas; Ella and Maya; Isaac and Martin; Berkeley; Brooke, Dylan, and Solomon; Daisy and Jake; and thanks to the readers and to the hellraisers
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Informatie afkomstig uit de Engelse Algemene Kennis.Bewerk om naar jouw taal over te brengen.
The longest and newest essay in this book is about silence, and I began it thinking I was writing about the many ways women are silenced.
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So much of feminism has been women speaking up about hitherto unacknowledged experiences, and so much of antifeminism has been men telling them these things didn't happen. "You were not just raped," your rapist may say, and then if you persist there may be death threats, because killing people is the easy way to be the only voice in the room.
Saying this upset some men. Many among that curious gender are easy to upset, and when they are upset they don't know it. They just think you're wrong and sometimes also evil.
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Informatie afkomstig uit de Engelse Algemene Kennis.Bewerk om naar jouw taal over te brengen.
The insubordinate son, Jordan Benedict III, has presented him with a grandson to carry on the family name, Jordan Benedict IV, a brown child whose big brown eyes, I finally noticed, are the closing shot of the film. This, says Giant, is the future; get used to it.
In this collection of essays, Solnit offers a timely commentary on gender and feminism. Her subjects include women who refuse to be silenced, misogynistic violence, the fragile masculinity of the literary canon, the recent history of rape jokes, and much more.
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