Bitch Doctrine: Essays for Dissenting Adults
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| Rating | : | 4.37 (541 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B06WVM3ZW6 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 403 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-08-14 |
| Language | : | English |
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Bitch Doctrine takes an unflinching look at the definitive issues of our age, from the shock of Donald Trump's election and the victories of the far right to online harassment and the transgender rights movement.Penny is lyrical and passionate in her desire to confront injustice, and she's writing at the raw edge of a revolution-hungry zeitgeist, a time when it has never been more vital to actively question and fiercely dispute all forms of complacency, including social norms. "An invaluable case for truth-telling in an age of chaos and lies." --Emily Nussbaum "Penny bravely keeps thinking and talking and learning and trying to make the world better." --Caitlin MoranSmart and provocative, witty and uncompromising, this collection of Laurie Penny's celebrated essays establishes her as one of the most important and vibrant political voices of our time. This darkly comic, often biting yet empathic, revelatory collection will inform, challenge, and engage, and give readers hope and tools for change.
Bitch Doctrine provides an invaluable case for truth-telling in an age of chaos and lies." - Emily Nussbaum, Pulitzer Prize-winning New Yorker film critic"Laurie Penny has focused the unflinching gaze of the writer onto the reality of crisis." - Paul Mason, author of POSTCAPITALISM"If you've followed Penny's work, you'll know that the thing that sets her apart from other enraged columnists is her empathy. From the rise of Donald Trump and the retrograde policies of a new administration to the turmoil created by Brexit, Penny provides a rational but righteous voice in the midst of swirling anger, confusion, idolatry, and sanctimony. She understands exactly what her opponents are thinking, and why, precisely, they are full of shit. This is a delight of a book. Penny is a witty, stylish writer and sharply relates how the mundane interactions of our lives are shaped by political forces: power, gender, and capitalism." - Flavorwire on UNSPEAKABLE THINGS"Persuasive and unsettling It
She is a columnist and Contributing Editor at the New Statesman and Editor-at-Large at The New Inquiry. She was the youngest person to be shortlisted for the Orwell Prize for political writing on her blog "Penny Red." She lives in London. laurie-penny / @PennyRed. Laurie Penny is a writer and journalist. Her work appears in Vice, the Guardian and many other publications