Libros a Descargar Gratis

Las lecciones peligrosas

Autor: Alissa Nutting

Número de Páginas: 239

Es de noche y, ansiosa ante su primer día como profesora de instituto, Celeste Price se masturba con furia. Así arranca Las lecciones peligrosas, que pronto pulverizará cualquier atisbo de normalidad que pudiera haberse concebido en el exiguo espacio de dos contundentes párrafos. Y es que Celeste es joven, y es hermosa, y tiene un marido, Ford, que es policía y tan hermoso como ella. Ambos forman una pareja perfecta, pero sólo sobre el papel; pues, mientras se satisface en silencio, Celeste adopta precauciones para que Ford no la toque. La explicación que nos da de este hecho desconcertante es muy clara, y más perturbadora aún: «Me lleva muy pocos años, puesto que yo tengo veintiséis y él treinta y uno. Pero supera en más o menos diecisiete años la edad que acapara todo mi interés sexual.» He aquí la granada que estalla en la primera página de una novela tan inquietante como directa; una novela que se complica cuando en la escuela, en medio de un ecosistema repleto de hombres lascivos y grotescos y mujeres neuróticas y desequilibradas, la profesora escoge al joven destinado a aplacar sus deseos. Jack Patrick, delgado, aniñado, cohibido: el prototipo exacto de...

Confesiones de una mala feminista

Autor: Roxane Gay

Número de Páginas: 319

No es para tanto

Autor: Roxane Gay

Número de Páginas: 379

En esta valiosa y reveladora antología, la crítica cultural y exitosa autora Roxane Gay recoge piezas originales y publicadas anteriormente que abordan lo que significa vivir en un mundo donde las mujeres deben medir el acoso, la violencia y la agresión que enfrentan. Abarcando una amplia gama de temas y experiencias, desde una exploración de la epidemia de violación integrada en la crisis de refugiados hasta relatos en primera persona de abuso sexual infantil, esta colección es a menudo profundamente personal y siempre es decididamente honesta. Al igual que 'Los hombres me explican las cosas' de Rebecca Solnit, , "No es para tanto' resonará en cada lector, diciendo "algo en totalidad que no podemos decir solos".

Hambre

Autor: Roxane Gay

Número de Páginas: 274

En sus tremendamente populares ensayos y en su blog de Tumblr, Roxane Gay ha escrito con intimidad y sensibilidad sobre la comida y el cuerpo, usando sus propias luchas emocionales y psicológicas como una forma de explorar nuestras ansiedades compartidas sobre el placer, el consumo, la apariencia y la salud. Como mujer que describe su propio cuerpo como "salvajemente indisciplinado", Roxane comprende la tensión entre el deseo y la negación, entre el confort con uno misma y cuidarse. En Hambre explora su pasado, incluido el devastador acto de violencia que supuso un punto de inflexión en su joven vida, y acerca a los lectores en su viaje para comprender y finalmente salvarse a sí misma.

Fight Like a Girl

Autor: Laura Barcella

Número de Páginas: 227

Nearly every day there's another news story or pop cultural anecdote related to feminism and women's rights. #YesAllWomen, conversations around consent, equal pay, access to contraception, and a host of other issues are foremost topics of conversation in American (and worldwide) media right now. Today's teens are encountering these issues from a different perspective than any generation has had before, but what's often missing from the current discussion is an understanding of how we've gotten to this place. Fight Like a Girl will familiarize readers with the history of feminist activism, in an effort to celebrate those who paved the way and draw attention to those who are working hard to further the cause of women's rights. Profiles of both famous and lesser-known feminists will be featured alongside descriptions of how their actions affected the overall feminist cause, and unique portraits (artist's renderings) of the feminists themselves. This artistic addition will take the book beyond simply an informational text, and make it a treasure of a book.

Pequeñas cosas bellas

Autor: Cheryl Strayed

Número de Páginas: 329

Pequeñas cosas bellas es una recopilación de cartas y sus respuestas escritas por los lectores a «Dear Sugar», la columna de consejos que publicaba la revista digital The Rumpus. Su autora, en principio anónima pero que luego resultó ser Cheryl...

Être un geste, un cri, une action

Autor: Collectif Collectif

Número de Páginas: 199

Les textes qui composent cet ouvrage ont pour objectif d’octroyer un espace aux révoltes des femmes d’hier et d’aujourd’hui afin qu’elles sortent de l’ombre pour faire brèche aux biais genrés qui entravent la légitimation de leurs pratiques. Ainsi, ce collectif rassemble des études et des exemples de femmes qui, en assumant un degré certain d’agentivité, s’érigent comme sujets par l’appropriation de leur existence et de leur identité.

Solteros por naturaleza

Autor: Bella Depaulo

Número de Páginas: 303

Una obra innovadora e integral que nos confirma que es posible disfrutar de una vida poderosa, saludable y feliz, no a pesar de ser soltero... sino gracias a ello. Con demasiada frecuencia, la sociedad emite advertencias nefastas sobre los riesgos de vivir solteros. Sin embargo, ¿es realmente necesario tener pareja para disfrutar de una vida plena? En Solteros por naturaleza, la Dra. Bella DePaulo, aclamada científica social y experta en soltería, habla en nombre de millones de personas que se sienten poderosamente atraídas por una vida de soltería gracias a lo que esta puede ofrecer, y comparte lo que significa no solo ser feliz estando soltero un tiempo, sino todo el tiempo. Mediante investigaciones, casos prácticos, anécdotas y mucho más, la autora aborda conceptos erróneos sobre la soltería, además de destacar, celebrar y apoyar a quienes planean permanecer solteros, facilitando la comprensión a familiares y amigos. Con consejos sobre temas tan diversos como la soledad, la libertad, la intimidad, los hijos y la presión social, la Dra. DePaulo brinda apoyo a los lectores de todos los géneros, edades y orígenes que se sienten solteros por naturaleza. Desde su...

Belleza fatal

Autor: Mona Chollet

Número de Páginas: 310

Mona Chollet, referente feminista con más de 200.000 ejemplares vendidos en Francia, analiza, en este libro, las nuevas formas de alienación femenina procedentes de la industria de la moda y del culto al cuerpo perfecto. Sujetadores con relleno para las niñas, obsesión por estar delgadas, banalización de la cirugía estética, insistencia en considerar la falda como símbolo de liberación: la «tiranía de la apariencia» refuerza su supremacía a la hora de imponer una feminidad completamente estereotipada. Detrás del supuesto culto a la belleza, va creciendo un odio hacia nosotras mismas y hacia nuestro cuerpo, alimentado por la supremacía de unos cánones inalcanzables. Un proceso de auto desvalorización que alimenta una ansiedad constante con el físico, a la vez que condena a las mujeres a no saber existir fuera de la seducción, encerrándolas en un estado de subordinación permanente. Mona Chollet examina, de manera reveladora, prensa femenina, discursos publicitarios, blogs, series de televisión, testimonios de modelos e investigaciones sociológicas para mostrarnos cómo las industrias de la moda y la belleza se esfuerzan para mantener la lógica sexista en el...

Tan poca vida

Autor: Hanya Yanagihara

Número de Páginas: 960

¡LARGA VIDA A TAN POCA VIDA ! El fenómeno literario que ha roto el corazón de millones de lectores LA MEJOR NOVELA DEL AÑO SEGÚN LA PRENSA INTERNACIONAL, FINALISTA DEL MAN BOOKER PRIZE Y DEL NATIONAL BOOK AWARD «Esta novela cuestionó todo lo que creía saber sobre el amor y la amistad. Es uno de esos libros que se quedan contigo para siempre.» Dua Lipa • «Con Tan poca vida me estaba levantando a las 7 de la mañana para poder leérmelo. Ha sido el vicio más grande que he tenido últimamente y me ha roto el alma». Javier Ambrossi • «Envolventemente adictiva, [...] capta el espíritu de los tiempos: la hipersensibilidad [...] propia, solitaria, aislada, similar a aquella q exponen los personajes de Sally Rooney.» Laura Fernández Cuatro compañeros de universidad se trasladan a Nueva York, donde solo cuentan con su amistad y su ambición para abrirse camino. Willem es guapo, amable y quiere ser actor; JB es un pintor ingenioso y a veces cruel, dispuesto a destacar en el difícil mundo del arte; Malcolm es un arquitecto soñador, y Jude es el joven retraído, brillante y enigmático que pronto se convertirá en el epicentro del grupo. A lo largo de varias décadas,...

El imperio en llamas

Autor: John Scalzi

Número de Páginas: 323

Secuela de la épica space opera El fin del imperio, finalista del premio Hugo a la mejor novela de 2018 y ganadora del premio Locus de 2018. La Interdependencia, el imperio interestelar de la humanidad, está al borde de la desintegración. El conducto extradimensional que permite viajar entre los astros está desapareciendo, lo que dejaría desamparados sistemas enteros y civilizaciones humanas. La emperox Grayland II de la Interdependencia está preparada para tomar medidas desesperadas que contribuyan a garantizar la supervivencia de miles de millones de personas. Pero a su alrededor hay quienes consideran que la desaparición del Flujo es una leyenda... o por lo menos una oportunidad para hacerse con el poder. Mientras Grayland se prepara para el desastre, otros lo hacen para una guerra civil. Una guerra que se desarrollará tanto en los salones del poder, los mercados donde se llevan a cabo los negocios y los altares de adoración como entre naves espaciales y en campos de batalla. La emperox y sus aliados son personas inteligentes y con recursos, pero lo mismo puede decirse de sus enemigos. La solución no será sencilla... y la humanidad entera se verá atrapada en estas...

Public Feminism in Times of Crisis

Autor: Leila Easa , Jennifer Stager

Número de Páginas: 297

Public Feminism in Times of Crisis examines the public practice of feminism in the age of social media. While their concept of public feminism emerges from a moment of acute crisis (the Trump years and the Covid-19 pandemic), Leila Easa and Jennifer Stager locate its foundations in history, journeying through broad swatches of time looking for connections between the centuries through art and literature and culture. Each chapter focuses on what public feminists do in the world: Public feminists gain control over an archive that otherwise contains or excludes them; they recover their own stories and subjective experiences, sometimes for activist use; they examine images and language that construct women in patriarchal texts; they situate the individual within a collective and the collective within an individual; they confront the limitations of such situating due to the containment of patriarchy and reclaim new systems of power in response; and they resurface a deep history for the alternative strategies of memorializing they employ. In navigating these practices, the authors also attend to the material conditions of writing histories as well as those shaping and enabling public...

En la Tierra somos fugazmente grandiosos

Autor: Ocean Vuong

Número de Páginas: 161

Un joven que se descubre a sí mismo en su doble condición de inmigrante y homosexual. Un libro valiente y conmovedor. Un hijo le escribe una larga carta a su madre, que no sabe leer. La carta es en realidad un examen de conciencia, un repaso a los elementos clave que han ido conformando su identidad: como hijo de una familia de vietnamitas que huyeron de su país rumbo a Estados Unidos y como joven que descubre y asume su homosexualidad. El entorno familiar del chico se compone de la abuela –ahora anciana y moribunda–, que tuvo que marcharse de Vietnam con sus hijas después de pasar por experiencias muy duras para sobrevivir acabada la guerra: se había casado con un militar estadounidense y años después del triunfo del Vietcong la familia fue evacuada a Filipinas, donde pasó un tiempo en un campo de refugiados, y desde allí emigró a América. Hay también un padre maltratador y ausente, que fue arrestado por agredir a su esposa. Y está la madre maltratada, que trabaja en un salón de manicura y mantiene una compleja relación con su hijo. Y, por último, el joven protagonista de esta historia, que creció en Hartford, Connecticut, sufrió acoso escolar por su doble...

25 Mujeres Que Dieron Batalla

Autor: Jill Sherman

Número de Páginas: 65

Discover 25 women who challenged the status quo and fought for what they believed in. From all corners of the world, these women show us that barriers are meant to be broken and obstacles can be overcome. Learn about some of the fierce women who persevered in the face of adversity to fight for what they thought was right. Fully translated Spanish text.

Women - 24 femmes puissantes se confient

Autor: Collectif

Número de Páginas: 103

Quelle est la place des femmes dans le monde aujourd'hui ? Ont-elles gagné leurs combats pour davantage de liberté et d'égalité ? Quels rôles doivent-elles encore jouer pour construire une société plus juste, qui s'affranchisse définitivement de la domination masculine et de ses excès ? Quels seront leurs défis dans les prochaines années ?Pour répondre à toutes ces questions et faire le point sur la révolution féministe de ces dernières années, National Geographic a rencontré une vingtaine de femmes puissantes aux parcours très différents. Artistes, journalistes, politiques, avocates, militantes... toutes luttent, chacune à sa façon, pour que les femmes soient enfin considérées comme des citoyennes à part entière, quel que soit le continent sur lequel elles naissent, quelles que soient leur couleur de peau, leur religion ou leur profession. Un challenge difficile et ambitieux auquel ces personnalités hors du commun n'hésitent pas à consacrer leur vie !D'Oprah Winfrey à Christine Lagarde, de Jane Goodall à Nancy Pelosi, en passant par la fondatrice du mouvement #MeToo et la première ministre de Nouvelle Zélande, découvrez les idées, les...

El coloquio de las perras

Autor: Luna Miguel

Número de Páginas: 182

Recuperando el título de un pequeño cuento con el que la puertorriqueña Rosario Ferré analizó la misoginia literaria en los años 90, este 'El coloquio de las perras' pretende ser un homenaje a las escritoras hispanohablantes que sortearon todo tipo de obstáculos para hacer su literatura. Desde populares figuras como Elena Garro, Gabriela Mistral o Alejandra Pizarnik hasta otras más desconocidas como Alcira Soust Scaffo, Agustina González López o María Emilia Cornejo, la periodista y poeta Luna Miguel entabla una conversación llena de ladridos con una docena de mujeres, con la voluntad de que sus obras sean leídas y reivindicadas, y tal vez con la esperanza de que la egoísta y peligrosa raza del "escritor macho" quede de una vez por todas extinguida.

La madre de todas las preguntas

Autor: Rebecca Solnit

Número de Páginas: 217

Solnit nos ofrece un nuevo e indispensable repertorio de ensayos que analizan diferentes cuestiones como por qué la historia del silencio está indisolublemente ligada a la historia de la mujer, o por qué los niños de cinco años prefieren prescindir de los juguetes rosas, y enumera ochenta libros que ninguna mujer debería leer. También escribe sobre hombres que son feministas y hombres que son violadores, rehuyendo cualquier tipo de pensamiento estereotipado. En esta nueva colección de textos, Solnit continúa su exploración de las relaciones de género actuales con su habitual astucia y humor. La madre de todas las preguntas es un libro importante y alentador desde la perspectiva decididamente feminista de la autora de Los hombres me explican cosas, sobre y para todos los que cuestionan las identidades de género y abogan por un mundo más libre. Sus escritos, cargados de inteligencia y fuerza, hablan del derecho a no responder lo que no queremos, del silencio impuesto a las mujeres durante siglos, de las mujeres que se niegan a ser silenciadas, de las violaciones y la violencia misógina, o incluso de los referentes masculinos en el canon literario occidental, desde una...

More Critical Approaches to Comics

Autor: Matthew J. Smith , Matthew Brown , Randy Duncan

Número de Páginas: 282

In this comprehensive textbook, editors Matthew J. Brown, Randy Duncan, and Matthew J. Smith offer students a deeper understanding of the artistic and cultural significance of comic books and graphic novels by introducing key theories and critical methods for analyzing comics. Each chapter explains and then demonstrates a critical method or approach, which students can then apply to interrogate and critique the meanings and forms of comic books, graphic novels, and other sequential art. Contributors introduce a wide range of critical perspectives on comics, including disability studies, parasocial relationships, scientific humanities, queer theory, linguistics, critical geography, philosophical aesthetics, historiography, and much more. As a companion to the acclaimed Critical Approaches to Comics: Theories and Methods, this second volume features 19 fresh perspectives and serves as a stand-alone textbook in its own right. More Critical Approaches to Comics is a compelling classroom or research text for students and scholars interested in Comics Studies, Critical Theory, the Humanities, and beyond.

Diversifying the Space of Podcasting

Autor: Alexis Romero Walker , Tegan R. Bratcher

Número de Páginas: 301

As the podcast studies field continues to gain momentum both within academia and in practice, scholars have been mapping and exploring the podcasting landscape from a variety of perspectives. This edited volume highlights the diverse spaces that podcasts embody and create, amplifying the unique and understudied perspectives and voices of podcasting. Through a multitude of interdisciplinary approaches, contributors explore the various cultural, racial, and identity-based markers undergirding the richness of the platform and argue that by understanding diverse content and content creators, we enrich the field of podcast studies as a whole. Scholars of media, communication, cultural, podcast, and critical race studies – among others – will find this book to be particularly useful.

Heida

Autor: Steinunn Sigurðardóttir

Número de Páginas: 283

Heida es una agricultora solitaria con un rebaño de 500 ovejas en una zona implacable que bordea las tierras altas de Islandia. Es conocido como el fin del mundo. Escrito con ingenio y humor por una de los novelistas más aclamados de Islandia, Steinunn Sigurdardottir y dividido en cuatro estaciones, este libro cuenta la historia de un año extraordinario, entretejido con historias vívidas de sus animales y el trabajo de la granja; y pinta un retrato inolvidable de una vida remota cercana a la naturaleza. "No estoy sola porque me he quedado sentada llorando con un pañuelo o un delantal por la falta de interés de hombres en mi." "Quiero decirles a las mujeres que pueden hacer cualquier cosa y demostrar que la cría de ovejas no es solo un trabajo de hombres."

African American Literature

Autor: Hans Ostrom , J. David Macey Jr.

Número de Páginas: 569

This essential volume provides an overview of and introduction to African American writers and literary periods from their beginnings through the 21st century. This compact encyclopedia, aimed at students, selects the most important authors, literary movements, and key topics for them to know. Entries cover the most influential and highly regarded African American writers, including novelists, playwrights, poets, and nonfiction writers. The book covers key periods of African American literature—such as the Harlem Renaissance, the Black Arts Movement, and the Civil Rights Era—and touches on the influence of the vernacular, including blues and hip hop. The volume provides historical context for critical viewpoints including feminism, social class, and racial politics. Entries are organized A to Z and provide biographies that focus on the contributions of key literary figures as well as overviews, background information, and definitions for key subjects.

Violación

Autor: Mithu M. Sanyal

Número de Páginas: 380

Una mirada atrevida y honesta a la manera en que hablamos y pensamos sobre la violación «[Un libro que ha] llevado al primer plano del debate social y político un tema cuyas convicciones básicas, afianzadas como verdades consensuadas la autora ha querido diseccionar. Y lo hace con las gafas de género puestas, peleando por desmontar roles a primera vista inamovibles». Ana Carbajosa, El País En la era del #yotecreo, el #metoo y el #timesup, examinar la cultura de la violación está en el centro de la agenda feminista. La crítica cultural Mithu Sanyal retoma el asunto donde lo dejó Susan Brownmiller en el clásico Contra nuestra voluntad (1975). De hecho, argumenta que la manera en que entendemos la violación apenas ha variado desde entonces, a pesar de que el mundo sí ha cambiado por completo. Defiende que ha llegado el momento de abrir un debate nuevo e informado sobre la violación, la vulnerabilidad y los límites del consentimiento. Sanyal aduce que el modo en que concebimos la violación no nos dice solo como entendemos la violencia sexual, sino cómo entendemos el sexo, la sexualidad y el género. Por ejemplo, ¿por qué es tan difícil imaginar a los hombres como...

Famous People Around The World. VOLUME 04B

Autor: Marcelo Gameiro

Número de Páginas: 614

Get ready to take a thrilling journey through the lives of some of the most fascinating people in the world! "Famous People Around The World" is an engrossing read that provides an in-depth look at the lives of various famous personalities, from artists and scientists to musicians and politicians. This book covers all aspects of these people's lives, starting from their early years, upbringing, education, and pivotal experiences that shaped their lives. It explores their fascinating careers, achievements, turning points, and contributions to their respective fields. But that's not all - this book delves deeper into the personal lives of these famous individuals, including their relationships, marriages, hobbies, interests, and even any scandals or controversies they may have been involved in. Moreover, this book also examines the legacies of these influential figures and how they have impacted their industry or society as a whole. You will be amazed at the lasting contributions that these people have made and the ways they are remembered even to this day. As you read through the pages, you will discover the unique qualities and quirks that make these people stand out. You will...

Here We Are

Autor: Kelly Jensen

Número de Páginas: 333

LET'S GET THE FEMINIST PARTY STARTED! Have you ever wanted to be a superheroine? Join a fandom? Create the perfect empowering playlist? Understand exactly what it means to be a feminist in the twenty-first century? You’ve come to the right place. Forty-four writers, dancers, actors, and artists contribute essays, lists, poems, comics, and illustrations about everything from body positivity to romance to gender identity to intersectionality to the greatest girl friendships in fiction. Together, they share diverse perspectives on and insights into what feminism means and what it looks like. Come on in, turn the pages, and be inspired to find your own path to feminism by the awesome individuals in Here We Are. Welcome to one of the most life-changing parties around!

Libérate de la carga mental

Autor: Iria Marañón

Número de Páginas: 116

Descubre de qué está hecho ese peso extra que aguantas (a diferencia de los hombres) y cómo puedes deshacerte de él. Estás viendo una película mientras piensas que se ha acabado el detergente, tienes que descongelar la cena y hay que cambiar las sábanas. ¿Te suena? La carga mental es la planificación, la creación de listas, el recuerdo de detalles, fechas, citas y todo el trabajo invisible que realizamos de forma constante para organizar nuestras vidas y las de las personas que nos rodean. La mayoría de las veces ni siquiera somos conscientes de la cantidad de peso que llevamos encima cada día. Muchísimos ámbitos de la vida aumentan nuestra carga mental, pero hay personas que deben sobrellevar una mayor cantidad que otras, y está demostrado que sobre las mujeres con obligaciones familiares recae una responsabilidad exagerada respecto a sus parejas del sexo masculino. Iria Marañón, autora de Educar en el feminismo, analiza de qué está hecha esa carga extra que soportan las mujeres y da consejos y pistas para ayudarlas a deshacerse de ella.

Even More Fantastic Failures

Autor: Luke Reynolds

Número de Páginas: 304

Even the most well-known people have struggled to succeed! This follow-up to Fantastic Failures offers up a second dose of fascinating stories featuring flops that turned into triumphs. Kids today are under a lot of pressure to succeed, but failure has an important place in life as young people learn how to be a successful person. In his teaching career, Luke Reynolds saw the stress and anxiety his students suffered, whether it was over grades, fitting in, or simply getting things right the first time. Even More Fantastic Failures is a second installment in Luke Reynolds’s personal campaign to show kids it’s okay to fall down or make mistakes, just so long as you try, try again! Kids will read about a host of inspiring, courageous, and diverse people who have accomplished—or still are accomplishing—big things to make this world a better place. A wide range of stories about Barack Obama, Greta Thunberg, Nick Foles, Emma Gonzalez, Beyoncé, Ryan Coogler, John Cena, Socrates, and even the Jamaican national women’s soccer team, prove that the greatest mistakes and flops can turn into something amazing. In between these fun profiles, Reynolds features great scientists and...

The Cleaving

Autor: Dr. Isabelle Thuy Pelaud

Número de Páginas: 259

The first and only book to gather the voices and perspectives of Vietnamese diasporic authors from across the globe. Edited by Isabelle Thuy Pelaud, Lan P. Duong, and Pulitzer Prize–winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen, The Cleaving brings together Vietnamese artists and writers from around the world in conversation about their craft and how their work has been shaped and received by mainstream culture and their own communities. This collection highlights how Vietnamese diasporic writers speak about having been cleaved—a condition in which they have been separated from, yet still hew to, the country that they have left behind. Composed of eighteen dialogues among thirty-seven writers from France, Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan, Canada, Australia, Israel, and the United States, the book expands on the many lives that Vietnamese writers inhabit. The dialogues touch on family history, legacies of colonialism and militarism, and the writers' own artistic and literary achievements. Taken together, these conversations insist on a deeper reckoning with the conditions of displacement. Featured writers: Hoai Huong Aubert-Nguyen, Amy Quan Barry, Doan Bui, Thi Bui, Lan Cao, Cathy Linh Che, André...

Girls on Fire

Autor: Sarah Hentges

Número de Páginas: 291

Under the threat of climate change, corruption, inequality and injustice, Americans may feel they are living in a dystopian novel come to life. Like many American narratives, dystopian stories often focus on males as the agents of social change. With a focus on the intersections of race, gender, class, sexuality and power, the author analyzes the themes, issues and characters in young adult (YA) dystopian fiction featuring female protagonists--the Girls on Fire who inspire progressive transformation for the future.

The Bloomsbury Handbook to Edwidge Danticat

Autor: Jana Evans Braziel , Nadège T. Clitandre

Número de Páginas: 465

Edwidge Danticat's prolific body of work has established her as one of the most important voices in 21st-century literary culture. Across such novels as Breath, Eyes, Memory, Farming the Bones and short story collections such as Krik? Krak! and most recently Everything Inside, essays, and writing for children, the Haitian-American writer has throughout her oeuvre tackled important contemporary themes including racism, imperialism, anti-immigrant politics, and sexual violence. With chapters written by leading and emerging international scholars, this is the most up-to-date and in-depth reference guide to 21st-century scholarship on Edwidge Danticat's work. The Bloomsbury Handbook to Edwidge Danticat covers such topics as: · The full range of Danticat's writing from her novels and short stories to essays, life writing and writing for children and young adults. · Major interdisciplinary scholarly perspectives including from establishing fields fields of literary studies, Caribbean Studies Political Science, Latin American Studies, feminist and gender studies, African Diaspora Studies, , and emerging fields such as Environmental Studies. · Danticat's literary sources and influences ...

Writing the Postcolonial Nation: Contemporary Indian Voices in English

Autor: Dr. Priyanka Singla , Dr. Hardeep Singh

Número de Páginas: 233

In recent years, the literature of India has seen a remarkable resurgence with writers exploring diverse themes and narratives that reflect the complexity of the postcolonial experience. This edited volume, "Writing the Postcolonial Nation: Contemporary Indian Voices in English", brings together a collection of essays that delve into the portrayal of postcolonial features in the works of contemporary Indian writers. In the realm of literature, the impact of colonialism on the cultural and social fabric of a nation is a topic that has garnered much attention and debate. The echoes of colonial rule reverberate through the works of contemporary Indian writers in English, as they grapple with the legacy of imperialism and its lasting effects on their identities and narratives. This edited volume delves into the portrayal of postcolonial features in the works of these authors, exploring how they navigate and negotiate the complexities of a postcolonial world. The essays in this collection offer a multi-faceted analysis of contemporary Indian writing in English, examining the various ways in which writers engage with and subvert colonial discourse. From reimagining historical events to...

Single at Heart

Autor: Bella Depaulo

Número de Páginas: 341

'America's foremost thinker and writer on the single experience ' Atlantic 'Bella DePaulo isn't just a powerhouse, she's a lighthouse ... We need more luminaries like her' Catherine Gray, author of The Unexpected Joy of Being Single All too often, society issues dire warnings about the risks of single living. But is finding a romantic partner really a requirement for a full life? World-leading expert on single life Dr Bella DePaulo argues that a healthy, happy life is possible not in spite of being single - but because of it. DePaulo draws on her research expertise, as well as her own experience as a single woman, to demonstrate how choosing to be single can provide confidence, strength and deep fulfilment. With advice on topics including solitude, freedom, intimacy, children and societal pressure, Single at Heart addresses misconceptions about single life and gives you the tools and self-knowledge to stand up for what is right for you.

Between the Lines

Autor: Uli Beutter Cohen

Número de Páginas: 384

"From the creator of the popular instagram account Subway Book Review comes a collection of over 150 of the most fascinating and inspiring stories from strangers on the subway--a glorious document of who we are, where we're going, and the stories that unite us"--

Teaching, Reading, and Theorizing Caribbean Texts

Autor: Emily O'dell , Jeanne Jégousso

Número de Páginas: 120

Teaching, Reading, and Theorizing Caribbean Texts explores alternative approaches to Caribbean texts from transnational and multilingual perspectives. The authors query what new systems and criteria can be implemented to rethink and remodel our theoretical and pedagogical corpus and alter the lenses through which we study Caribbean texts. Pulling from the Caribbean’s global diaspora, the authors examine writers such as Roxane Gay, Esmeralda Santiago, Wilson Harris, and Gloria Anzaldúa in order to resituate the place of Caribbean texts in the classroom. Each chapter argues for a reunification of Caribbean literature studies—rather than studying this body of text only in terms of a certain aspect of its history or culture, the authors necessitate the importance of analyzing these works from a pan-Caribbean perspective. This collection discusses the ideas of transcending individual disciplines and specialties to create global theories, overcoming pedagogical challenges when bringing Caribbean texts into the classroom, and (re)reading texts with the purpose of discovering new symbols, themes, and meanings.

Modern HERstory

Autor: Blair Imani

Número de Páginas: 210

An inspiring and radical celebration of 70 women, girls, and nonbinary people who have changed—and are still changing—the world, from the Civil Rights Movement and Stonewall riots through Black Lives Matter and beyond. With a radical and inclusive approach to history, Modern HERstory profiles and celebrates seventy women and nonbinary champions of progressive social change in a bold, colorful, illustrated format for all ages. Despite making huge contributions to the liberation movements of the last century and today, all of these trailblazers come from backgrounds and communities that are traditionally overlooked and under-celebrated: not just women, but people of color, queer people, trans people, disabled people, young people, and people of faith. Authored by rising star activist Blair Imani, Modern HERstory tells the important stories of the leaders and movements that are changing the world right here and right now—and will inspire you to do the same.

Celebrity and the Feminist Blockbuster

Autor: Anthea Taylor

Número de Páginas: 313

In the first book-length study of celebrity feminism, Anthea Taylor convincingly argues that the most visible feminists in the mediasphere have been authors of bestselling works of non-fiction: feminist ‘blockbusters’. Celebrity and The Feminist Blockbuster explores how the authors of these popular feminist books have shaped the public identity of modern feminism, in some cases over many decades. Maintaining a distinction between women who are famous because of their feminism and those who later add feminism to their ‘brand’, Taylor contends that Western celebrity feminism, as a political mode of public subjectivity, cannot in any simple way be seen as homologous with other forms of stardom. Moving deftly from the 1960s to the present, focusing on how feminist authors have actively worked to manufacture their public personas, she demonstrates that the blockbuster remains crucial to feminist celebrification but is now often augmented with digital media. Advancing celebrity studies by placing the figure of the feminist front and centre, Celebrity and the Feminist Blockbuster is essential reading for all those interested in gender, popular feminism, and the politics of renown.

25 Women Who Fought Back

Autor: Jill Sherman

Número de Páginas: 65

Discover 25 women who challenged the status quo and fought for what they believed in. From all corners of the world, these women show us that barriers are meant to be broken and obstacles can be overcome. Learn about some of the fierce women who persevered in the face of adversity to fight for what they thought was right.

What She Said

Autor: Monica Lunin

Número de Páginas: 419

**Winner of the Communications and Sales Book of the Year and Winner of Cover Design at the Australian Business Book Awards 2022** Learn how spoken words can change a mind, a community and the world with this collection of remarkable speeches by women What She Said is an inspiring collection of speeches from passionate and persuasive women from around the world and throughout history. The included speakers come from diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds, ages, and education levels, demonstrating how women from all walks of life can use the power of speech to bring change. Author Monica Lunin has curated and analysed 40 of the greatest speeches made by strong and empowering women from all around the world. From Queen Elizabeth I to Maya Angelou, Greta Thunberg, Julia Gillard, and Michelle Obama, What She Said shows not only what was said but also how the speech worked and why it was effective. In this insightful exploration of female wit, persuasion, and leadership, you’ll find an extract of the speech, a biography of the speaker and a breakdown of the qualities that made it so remarkable. You’ll learn how these women: inspired, moved, and persuaded an audience understood and ...

Pop-Feminist Narratives

Autor: Emily Spiers

Número de Páginas: 272

In Pop-Feminist Narratives, Emily Spiers explores the recent phenomenon of 'pop-feminism' and pop-feminist writing across North America, Britain, and Germany. Pop-feminism is characterised by its engagement with popular culture and consumerism; its preoccupation with sexuality and transgression in relation to female agency; and its thematisation of intergenerational feminist discord, portrayed either as a damaging discursive construct or as a verifiable phenomenon requiring remediation. Central to this volume is the question of theorising the female subject in a postfeminist neoliberal climate and the role played by genre and narrative in the articulation of contemporary pop-feminist politics. The heightened visibility of mainstream feminist discourse and feminist activism in recent years—especially in North America, Britain, and Germany—means that the time is ripe for a coherent comparative scholarly study of pop-feminism as a transnational phenomenon. This volume provides such an account of pop-feminism in a manner which takes into account the varied and complex narrative strategies employed in the telling of pop-feminist stories across multiple genres and platforms,...

Iconic People of Colour

Autor: Elizabeth Ajao

Número de Páginas: 172

It’s time to meet your new superheroes Discover the fascinating stories behind 38 iconic people of colour, all of them ground-breakers, risk-takers and game-changers. Whether they are activists, athletes, scientists or superstars, every one of them has been a trailblazer in their field and has paved the way for future change. It’s time these individuals took centre stage and had their achievements celebrated the world over. This book will introduce you to some of the most influential people of colour from across the globe and throughout history, including several modern-day icons. Among others, you will learn about the incredible lives and achievements of: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Barack Obama Chadwick Boseman Florence Price Jimi Hendrix Kamala Harris Laverne Cox Malala Yousafzai Maria Tallchief RuPaul Each inspiring profile also features a bespoke illustration. Be empowered and inspired by their extraordinary stories, their awesome accomplishments and their words of wisdom in this pocketbook of remarkable people.

On Violence and On Violence Against Women

Autor: Jacqueline Rose

Número de Páginas: 288

A blazingly insightful, provocative study of violence against women from the peerless feminist critic. 'To read Rose is to understand that there is no border between us and the world; it is an invitation to a radical kind of responsibility.' NEW YORK TIMES 'It's really hard for me to overestimate how important [Rose's] work has been for me . . . I don't feel like that about very many writers.' MAGGIE NELSON, GRAND JOURNAL 'An immense achievement.' JUDE KELLY CBE 'Timeless.' HELEN PANKHURST CBE Why has violence - particularly against women - become exponentially more prominent and visible across the world? Tracking multiple forms of today's violence - ranging through trans rights and #MeToo; the suffragette movement and the sexual harassment faced by migrant women; and the sharp increase in domestic violence over the course of the pandemic - this blazing exploration is an agitation against injustice and a formidable call to action from a world-renowned feminist thinker. 'Rose explodes the myth that violence and misogyny only happens to other women.' VAL McDERMID 'This book confirms Jacqueline Rose's position as one of the world's foremost public intellectuals.' MARK GEVISSER 'A...