Jacqueline Rose's new book begins with three remarkable women:
revolutionary socialist Rosa Luxemburg; German–Jewish painter
Charlotte Salomon, persecuted by family tragedy and Nazism; film icon
and consummate performer Marilyn Monroe. Together these women have a
shared story to tell, as they blaze a trail across some of the most
dramatic events of the last century – revolution, totalitarianism,
the American dream. Enraged by injustice, they are each in touch with
what is most painful about being human, bound together by their
willingness to bring the unspeakable to light. Taking the argument
into the present are today's women, courageous individuals involved in
some of the cruellest realities of our times. Grappling with the
reality of honour killing – notably through the stories of Shafilea
Ahmed, Fadime Sahindal and Heshu Yones – Rose argues that the work
of feminism is far from done. In the final three chapters, she
celebrates the work of three brilliant contemporary artists – Esther
Shalev-Gerz, Yael Bartana and Thérèse Oulton – whose work grows
out of an unflinching engagement with all that is darkest in the
modern world. Women in Dark Times shows us how these visionary women
offer a new template for feminism. Taking their stand against the
iniquities of our times, they tread a path between public and private
pain, confronting us with what we need most urgently, but also often,
cannot bear to see.
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781408845394
Publisert
2015
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Utgiver
Vendor
Bloomsbury Publishing
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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