A Conversation on Pleasure Activism by adrienne maree brown
A Conversation on Pleasure Activism by adrienne maree brown
April 24, 2024 | 5:00 PM | CLA 4110
Join us for a conversation on “Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good” by author adrienne maree brown, moderated by Professors Isabel Castro-Vazquez and Cecilia Rio. We will be discussing two sections of the book: the introduction, and the sub-section called “Skills for Sex in the #MeToo Era.”
We will also have a discussion with the author on May 2nd!
A synopsis of “Pleasure Activism” from AK Press:
How do we make social justice the most pleasurable human experience? How can we awaken within ourselves desires that make it impossible to settle for anything less than a fulfilling life? Author and editor adrienne maree brown finds the answer in something she calls “pleasure activism,” a politics of healing and happiness that explodes the dour myth that changing the world is just another form of work. Drawing on the black feminist tradition, she challenges us to rethink the ground rules of activism. Her mindset-altering essays are interwoven with conversations and insights from other feminist thinkers, including Audre Lorde, Joan Morgan, Cara Page, Sonya Renee Taylor, and Alexis Pauline Gumbs. Together they cover a wide array of subjects—from sex work to climate change, from race and gender to sex and drugs—building new narratives about how politics can feel good and how what feels good always has a complex politics of its own.
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