What Would de Beauvoir Do?
- ISBN-10
- 1788400305
- ISBN-13
- 9781788400305
- Category
- Feminist theory
- Pages
- 192
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2018-09-20
- Publisher
- Weidenfeld & Nicolson
- Authors
- Sarah Tomley, Tabi Jackson Gee, Freya Rose
Description
Ever thought about what Tinder advice Naomi Wolf would give you? Ever wondered what Andrea Dworkin would think about your Brazilian wax? Or what Mary Wollstonecraft would think about the 'fairy-tale' weddings you're always invited to? Using 40 everyday questions and problems as springboards for exploring the theories and concepts of the greatest feminist theorists of all time, from the pioneering writer of The Second Sex, Simone de Beauvoir to modern-day icons such as Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie What Would de Beauvoir Do? tackles all the important issues in your life through a feminist lens. From Audre Lorde to Roxane Gay, Virginia Woolf to Caitlin Moran, let the most influential feminists in history answer all your everyday questions, and in doing so shed light on even the most complex feminist theories.
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