Unspeakable Things - Sex, Lies and Revolution

Shortlisted for The Green Carnation Prize 2014 'This is not a fairytale. This is a story about how sex and money and power police our dreams.' Clear-eyed, witty and irreverent, Laurie Penny is as ruthless in her dissection of modern feminism and class politics as she is in discussing her own experiences in journalism, activism and underground culture. This is a book about poverty and prejudice, online dating and eating disorders, riots in the streets and lies on the television. The backlash is on against sexual freedom for men and women and social justice - and feminism needs to get braver.Penny speaks for a new feminism that takes no prisoners, a feminism that is about justice and equality, but also about freedom for all. It's about the freedom to be who we are, to love who we choose, to invent new gender roles, and to speak out fiercely against those who would deny us those rights. It is a book that gives the silenced a voice - a voice that speaks of unspeakable things.

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Laurie Penny is such an insightful, provocative and bold commentator. She is always relevant without slavishly following a supposedly 'topical' agenda set by others. Most importantly, she never compromises her compassion and humanity in the myopic pursuit of an idea. It's such qualities that make Unspeakable Things essential for anybody who truly believes in equality and freedom Irvine Welsh

Product details

• Authors: Laurie Penny, Penny Laurie
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 01.05.2015
• EAN: 9781408857694
• ISBN: 978-1-4088-5769-4
• No. of pages: 267
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 197 mm x 18 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Health; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Society; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Feminism & Feminist Theory, social and political philosophy, Gender studies, gender groups, Gender studies: women, Society and culture: general, Feminism and feminist theory, Gender studies: women and girls, SOCIAL SCIENCE / LGBTQ+ Studies / Gay Studies