Misogyny Re-loaded
$31.96
- Paperback
161 pages
- Release Date
1 October 2013
Summary
‘Misogyny Re-loaded’ is an explosive manifesto against the resurgent sexual fascism of the new world order. By exposing the casual acceptance of snuff pornography in ‘gore’ culture through to the framing of rape as slapstick, Abigail Bray links the celebration of sexual sadism to the rise of an authoritarian culture of militarised violence. Arguing that a meaningful collective resistance has been scattered by the mass destruction of genuine social and economic security for ordinary women, Mis…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781876756901 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 187675690X |
| Author: | Bray Abigail |
| Publisher: | Spinifex Press |
| Imprint: | Spinifex Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 161 |
| Release Date: | 1 October 2013 |
| Weight: | 190g |
| Dimensions: | 215mm x 140mm x 10mm |
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Critics Review
“An angry, passionate, and polemical book that draws connections between pornography, the pharmaceutical industry, self-help culture and social media to launch an inflammatory attack against patriarchal capitalism.” –Rosalind Gill, professor of social and cultural analysis, City University London
“A timely and confronting exposé of misogyny, a contemporary expression of fascism in a most sophisticated and devastating form. Written with sharp intellect and uncompromising prose Abigail Bray’s book deftly critiques oppressive systems … . The current escalation of violence against women makes this a must-read.” –Mary Lucille Sullivan, author, Making Sex Work: A Failed Experiment with Legalised ProstitutionAbout The Author
Bray Abigail
Abigail Bray is a research fellow at the Social Justice Research Centre at Edith Cowan University. She has published widely in leading international academic journals on anorexia, child sexual abuse, moral panics and child pornography.
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