| Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches (Crossing Press Feminist Series) | 
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Category: Book
Author: Audre Lorde
Publisher: Crossing Press
Studio: Crossing Press
Manufacturer: Crossing Press
Label: Crossing Press
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 190
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.6
ISBN: 1580911862
Dewey Decimal Number: 814.54
EAN: 9781580911863
ASIN: 1580911862
Publication Date: August 2007
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SISTER OUTSIDER presents essential writings of black poet and feminist writer Audre Lorde, an influential voice in 20th century literature. In this varied collection of essays, Lorde takes on sexism, racism, ageism, homophobia, and class, and propounds social difference as a vehicle for action and change. Her prose is incisive, unflinching, and lyrical, offering a message of struggle but also of hope--one that still resonates with us after more than 20 years. This commemorative edition is, in Lorde's own words, a call to "never close our eyes to the terror, to the chaos which is Black which is creative which is female which is dark which is rejected which is messy which is. . . ."
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Fantastic Book May 22, 2008
I wish I'd read this book 30 years ago when it came out. It's still as relevant today as it was then--and in many ways just as revolutionary. I'm not black, but it applies to anyone who does not run with the crowd and has a strong desire to look at things honestly in spite of the personal discomfort involved. Things need to change in the US--we need to see ourselves as in this thing together(life, the "American experiment"),and this book drives that home.
Essays, speeches and so much more.......... November 4, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Audre Lorde is a black woman, a feminist, a lesbian, mother of two children, daughter of Grenadian immigrants, and a cancer survivor-yet none of those descriptives paints the complete picture of who she is, or how her words will undoubtedly transform all of those who read them. "Sister Outsider" is a collection of writings-including reprinted magazine articles and speeches- that spans 15 years and includes the famous riposte to Mary Daly after Lorde read "Gyn/Ecology: The Metaethics of Radical Feminism" and the oft-quoted article "Poetry Is Not a Luxury". Those who ponder the difference between eroticism and pornography will find the distinction elucidated in the piece "Uses of the Erotic". In the selection "Grenada Revisited: An Interim Report" the author meticulously details the U.S governments' affinity for imperialism, propaganda, and hypocrisy as exemplified by the invasion of the tiny island nation of Grenada. Readers will find the obvious parallels between the invasion of Iraq in 2003 and Grenada in 1983 unsettling, especially in light of the fact that this book was published in 1984. This collection is imbued with Lorde's personal experiences yet you will feel as if she is speaking directly from a place within yourself that has longed to find words of expression that until reading this book remained unspoken. When Audre Lorde writes of racism, sexism, and imperialism she is truly writing for everyone. This book is an excellent choice for someone seeking an introduction to Lorde.
Thoughts on sister outsider March 24, 2006
If you are looking for some consiousness raising, inspiring, and honest words - then this is the book that will bring that to you.I highly recommend it.
Still Saving Lives January 4, 2006
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
"I have come to work on you like a drug or a chisel" wrote the late Audre Lorde. Her passing created a hollow space in my soul that is now full again, thanks to Audre Lorde. Despite the fact that 'Sister Outsider' is assigned in virtually every women's studies and gender studies 101, do not think it is dry, ultimately a mere 'academic' book. Audre Lorde lived in and for a radical poetics and a radical pedagogy. If you have not discovered her work yet, please get a hold of a copy. It might save your life the way it saved mine, and I am white, male and straight, with a fierce hatred of white supremacy, patriarchy, and homophobia. But never mind my repeating a mantra you have heard, simply read this book as soon as possible.
Incredible essays May 20, 2002
15 out of 15 found this review helpful
No poems this time around, folks: prose that gets under your skin and into your head. The late, great Audre Lorde, known primarily for her poetry over the years, wrote what is one of the most compelling books on sociology, sexuality, racism and the nature of human character and existence in the last 20 years. Her charges are damning, but dashed with more than a spoonful of hope when appropriate, and it is impossible to walk away from this book unchanged. No New Age-isms, no agendas...just common-sense reactions to everyday experiences told in a way that not only everyone can understand, but in a way everyone SHOULD understand.
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