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The Butterfly Effect
The flap of a butterfly's wing in one part of the world can cause devastating storms on the other side, just as the word "lesbian"—a force full of vitality and world-changing creativity—can destroy families and bring down governments. Evoking the ancient worlds of pre-Vedic and Sapphic lovers, medieval jonglaresas, and nuns "fingering petals and hips," as well as the contemporary world of circuses, global politics, friendship, betrayal, and death, the poems in this collection fold in on themselves, exploding into concentric rings of meaning, rich in symbol and metaphor.
Lesbian
Across almost 50 years of writing, Susan Hawthorne' s essays on lesbian culture and politics take the reader on a journey through the concerns of radical feminists engaged in the Women' s Liberation Movement. Not only does she trace the experiments of lesbians creating a vibrant woman-loving culture, but she also traces the backlash against lesbians and a history of violence perpetrated by the state, corporations and individual men. She begins with a recollection of a rape in her pre-feminist days, followed by a critique of the institution of heterosexuality and the role of lesbian feminism as a strategy. She is soon asking questions about lesbian existence. The essays span reflections on le...
Wild Politics
Looking for a new way forward, or a different explanation of what is currently happening? Susan Hawthorne challenges the universal endorsement of global western culture with her concept of biodiversity, arguing that biodiversity is a useful metaphor for understanding social, political, and economic relations in the globalised world of the twenty-first century. She provides a visionary outlook and proposes ways forward that emphasise social justice, multiversity and an ecologically-grounded feminist philosophy.
Getting Real
Assembling writers, advocates, and academics, this volume spotlights the sexualization and objectification of girls and women in the media, popular culture, and society. From clothing and music to magazines and toys, this collection explores today's advertising and merchandising techniques and the effects they have on the premature portrayal of girls as sexual beings. Arguing that the sexualization of girls leads to self-destructive behaviors such as eating disorders and self-harm as well as to increased anxiety, depression, and low self-esteem, this account blames corporations, the media, and the sex industry. Informative and spirited, this record will interest critics of the "pornification" movement.
Cow
An intriguing approach to the rewriting of myth, this poetry collection journeys through the history of languages and symbolic traditions. Through main character Queenie, a cow of many abilities, these poems delve into the creation of the universe as Queenie fashions the galaxies and travels through the sky as a herd of stars. Delightful and surprising, this compilation draws on the Greek lyric tradition of Sappho as well as on South India's Sangam poetry tradition to provide a balanced work of both humor and melancholy.
Lupa and Lamb
This collection of imagist poems combines mythology, archaeology, and translation. Susan Hawthorne draws on the history and prehistory of Rome and its neighbors to explore how the past is remembered. Under the guidance of Curatrix, Director of the Musæum Matricum, and Latin poet, Sulpicia, travelers Diana and Agnese are led through the mythic archives about wolves and sheep before attending an epoch-breaking party to which they are invited by Empress Livia. An enticing tapestry of real and imaginary texts that gladden the readers' hearts, Lupa and Lamb is poet Susan Hawthorne at her best.
Bibliodiversity
In a globalized world, megacorp publishing is all about numbers, sameness and following the formula of the latest megasuccess. Each book is expected to pay for itself and all the externalities of publishing. It means books that take off slowly but have long lives, books that change social norms, are less likely to be published. Encapsulated in the term bibliodiversity, coined by Chilean publishers in the 1990s, independent publishers are envisioning a different way. Susan Hawthorne provides a scathing critique of the global publishing industry, set against a visionary proposal for “organic” publishing. She looks at free speech and fair speech, at the environmental costs of mainstream publishing and at the promises and the challenges of the move to digital.
Vortex
A powerful feminist analysis of patriarchy's destructive impact on the planet and marginalized communities. Susan Hawthorne's Vortex unveils the disastrous consequences of capitalist patriarchy, from environmental devastation to social injustice. This book is for feminists, social justice advocates, and scholars seeking to understand the root causes of today's crises and find paths toward a more equitable and sustainable world. Vortex connects seemingly disparate issues, naming male dominance as a driving force behind ecological crises and social inequalities. Through meticulous research, Hawthorne exposes the hidden agendas that sacrifice the common good for corporate profit. Readers will gain a deeper understanding of: The impact of neoliberalism and globalization The exploitation of women and Indigenous peoples The connections between environmental destruction and social oppression Discover how to challenge patriarchal systems and create a more just future.
Radical Reckonings
What happens when an old radical lesbian feminist has an idea of publishing a collectionof her papers? She looks at her writings and despairs. She has written too much. The ideagets shelved. Fifteen years later, she revisits the project. But it is worse now because she haswritten more ¿ But being stared down by her publisher she gets a grip and (painfully) paresdown her oeuvre to a manageable size.This then is a skeleton journey through Renate's life and her survival in patriarchy. The bookstarts with her passion for autonomous Women's Studies as an intellectual necessity andradical feminist research methodology to give women a voice. And why men don't belongin Women's Studies classes. Next...
Sex Equality
This law school casebook explores the major developments in the field. Social and legal materials on sexual harassment in employment and education are presented. The first half of the book examines conventional sex equality law and theory. The second half extends the analysis onto social terrain not generally recognized by law as posing sex discrimination questions.
