Free Women, Free Men: Sex, Gender, Feminism by Camille Paglia (English) Paperbac

Description: Free Women, Free Men by Camille Paglia From fiery intellectual provocateur Camille Paglia: a brilliant essay collection that both celebrates and challenges modern feminism - from motherhood to Madonna, football to Friedan, stilettos to Steinem. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description From the fiery intellectual provocateur - and one of our most fearless advocates of gender equality - a brilliant, urgent essay collection that both celebrates modern feminism and challenges us to build an alliance of strong women and strong men.Ever since the release of her seminal first book, Sexual Personae, Camille Paglia has remained one of feminisms most outspoken, independent, and searingly intelligent voices. Now, for the first time, her best essays on the subject are gathered together in one concise volume. Whether shes asking if all men are obsolete, championing a more discerning standard of beauty that goes beyond plastic surgerys quest for eternal youth, lauding the liberating force of rock and roll, or demanding free and unfettered speech on university campuses and beyond, Paglia can always be counted on to get a discussion started.At once illuminating, witty, and inspiring, these essays are essential reading that affirm the power of men and women and what we can accomplish together. Notes The definitive collection of essays from intellectual provocateur and gender equality advocate Camille Paglia, alternately celebrating and challenging the achievements of contemporary feminism in the freewheeling and polemical style Paglia has become well known for. One of Huffington Posts 27 Nonfiction Books by Women that Everyone Should Read This Year. Author Biography Camille Paglia is the University Professor of Humanities and Media Studies at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. A regular contributor to Salon.com, she is the author of Glittering Images; Break, Blow, Burn; Vamps & Tramps; Sex, Art, and American Culture; and Sexual Personae. Review Fiercely erudite, freewheeling and sex-drenched . . . The Helen Vendler-meets-Patti Smith grad seminar you wanted but never quite got [. . . Paglia is] a fearless public intellectual and more necessary than ever * * New York Times * *Paglias vision is always fresh . . . A fascinating and challenging reading companion * * The Times * *Dazzling . . . Compulsively readable * * Salon * *Polemical, thought-provoking, enraging, funny, and brave * * VICE * *She flies as high as you can go * * New York Times * *Remarkable . . . at once outrageous and compelling, fanatical and brilliant * * Washington Post * *A compilation of Paglias best, and most incendiary, previously published essays . . . At times infuriating, at times glittering, Paglias prose is always biting and relentless * * Huffington Post * *An essential work by an essential public intellectual * * VICE * *Feminist and culture critic Paglia is at her feisty, full-throated best in this series of short manifestos that spans her career * * Publishers Weekly * *Paglia is a brilliant thinker on culture and human nature . . . Inspirational in its tone and its message that freedom belongs to both sexes -- Helen Smith * * The New Criterion * * Long Description From fiery intellectual provocateur Camille Paglia: a brilliant essay collection that both celebrates and challenges modern feminism - from motherhood to Madonna, football to Friedan, stilettos to Steinem. From the fiery intellectual provocateur - and one of our most fearless advocates of gender equality - a brilliant, urgent essay collection that both celebrates modern feminism and challenges us to build an alliance of strong women and strong men. Ever since the release of her seminal first book, Sexual Personae , Camille Paglia has remained one of feminisms most outspoken, independent, and searingly intelligent voices. Now, for the first time, her best essays on the subject are gathered together in one concise volume. Whether shes asking if all men are obsolete, championing a more discerning standard of beauty that goes beyond plastic surgerys quest for eternal youth, lauding the liberating force of rock and roll, or demanding free and unfettered speech on university campuses and beyond, Paglia can always be counted on to get a discussion started. At once illuminating, witty, and inspiring, these essays are essential reading that affirm the power of men and women and what we can accomplish together. Review Text Fiercely erudite, freewheeling and sex-drenched . . . The Helen Vendler-meets-Patti Smith grad seminar you wanted but never quite got [. . . Paglia is] a fearless public intellectual and more necessary than ever Review Quote Fiercely erudite, freewheeling and sex-drenched . . . The Helen Vendler-meets-Patti Smith grad seminar you wanted but never quite got [. . . Paglia is] a fearless public intellectual and more necessary than ever Promotional "Headline" From fiery intellectual provocateur Camille Paglia: the definitive essay collection that celebrates and challenges modern feminism and gender Details ISBN1786892189 Author Camille Paglia Pages 352 Series Canons Year 2018 ISBN-10 1786892189 ISBN-13 9781786892188 Format Paperback Publication Date 2018-03-01 Media Book Imprint Canongate Canons Subtitle Sex, Gender, Feminism Place of Publication Edinburgh Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 305.42 Short Title Free Women, Free Men Language English Series Number 79 UK Release Date 2018-03-01 AU Release Date 2018-03-01 Illustrations No Publisher Canongate Books Edition Description Main - Canons Audience General NZ Release Date 2018-03-27 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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