S.C.U.M. Manifesto
Valerie Solanas
Outrageous and violent, SCUM Manifesto was widely lambasted when it first appeared in 1968. Valerie Solanas, the woman who shot Andy Warhol, self-published the book just before she became a notorious household name and was confined to a mental institution. But for all its vitriol, it is impossible to dismiss as the mere rantings of a lesbian lunatic. In fact, the work has proved prescient, not only as a radical feminist analysis light years ahead of its time–predicting artificial insemination, ATMs, a feminist uprising against underrepresentation in the arts–but also as a stunning testament to the rage of an abused and destitute woman.
In this edition, philosopher Avital Ronell’s introduction reconsiders the evocative exuberance of this infamous text.
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Details
ISBN | 9781784784409 |
Genre | Non-Fiction; Lesbian Studies; Law & Government |
Publication Date | 05-Apr-16 |
Publisher | Penguin RandomHouse |
Format | Paperback |
No. of Pages | 32 |
Language | English |
Rating | NotRated |
Foreword Author | Avital Ronell |
Subject | Literary Collections |
BookID | 11176 |