Radical Intimacy by Sophie K. Rosa (English) Paperback Book

Description: Radical Intimacy by Sophie K. Rosa An impassioned discussion about the alternative ways to form relationships and resist capitalism FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description A clarion voice from a new generation of British feminists ... I was gripped - Sophie Lewis, author of Abolish the FamilyCapitalist ideology wants us to believe that there is an optimal way to live. Making connections means networking for work. Our emotional needs are to be fulfilled by a single romantic partner, and self-care equates to taking personal responsibility for our suffering. We must be productive and heterosexual, we must have babies and buy a house. But the kicker is most people cannot and do not want to achieve these goals. Instead we are left feeling atomised, exhausted and disempowered.Radical Intimacy shows that it doesnt need to be this way. Including inspiring ideas for alternative ways to live, Sophie K Rosa demands we use our radical imagination to discover a new form of intimacy.Including critiques of the wellness industry that ignores rising poverty rates, the mental health crisis and racist and misogynist state violence; transcending love and sex under capitalism to move towards feminist, decolonial and queer thinking; asking whether we should abolish the family; interrogating the framing of ageing and death and much more, Radical Intimacy is the compassionate antidote to a callous society.Now as an audiobook, to listen to on the go. Author Biography Sophie K Rosa is a writer and freelance journalist. She has written for Novara Media, Guardian, Buzzfeed, VICE, Al Jazeera, Aeon and CNN. In 2018, she was openDemocracys feminist investigative journalism fellow, producing a series of articles tracking the backlash against womens and LGBTQIA+ rights. Table of Contents Introduction: The intimate is political1. Your life in your hands2. Us two against the world3. Theyre all youve got4. A ladder is not a resting place5. The great equaliserConclusion: strong bonds for a fragile planet Review This was my most eagerly awaited book of the year and it does not disappoint. A powerful, utterly engaging read and a vital call to action. Sophie K Rosa analyses how current conditions restrict our capacity for caring relationships with ourselves and others, and how these conditions can be implicated in so many forms of intimate violence, injustice and loss. A must read -- Meg-John Barker, author of Rewriting the RulesProposes radical answers for people longing for real intimacy, just as she proposes the need to centre all forms of intimacy as radical praxis. We are invited to look for the possibilities of abundant post-capitalist relating, and how they might nurture us in overcoming the systems which trap us in scarcity. Its great. Please read it! -- Justin Hancock, Sex and relationships educatorA clarion voice from a new generation of British feminists accessibly expanding family-abolitionist thought and praxis into new spheres in response to a swingeing care crisis ... I was gripped -- Sophie Lewis, author of Abolish The FamilyExplores Black and Indigenous feminist and queer revolutionary approaches to relating helps unshackle the mind from capitalist and colonial kinship, friendship, and romance. In order to change the world, one must first change the story of the world that is possible -- Kim TallBear, professor at University of Alberta, CanadaMade me reconsider so many of the cultural scripts Ive been fed my whole life. Unsparing, important and hopeful -- Annie Lord, Vogue columnist and author of Notes on HeartbreakSophie K. Rosa challenges us to rethink, reimagine, resist and redefine intimacy according to our own standards instead of those force-fed to us via the white supremacist capitalist cisheteropatriarchy. Consider this the next read in your study group. -- Ms. MagazineRadical Intimacy scrutinises the reality of love and intimacy ... it also paints a moving alternative of what a different reality can offer. The call to action is strong; she is asking, with compassion and conviction, for collective liberation and for a revolution -- MashableIn a world wracked by successive economic and social crises, Sophie K Rosa offers us an alternative; she demands we imagine and create a better world through love … Radical Intimacy is an introduction to a utopian worldview that has compassion at its heart -- Adele Walton, DAZEDImplores us to transcend our unfair social structures to instead compassionately reconnect with one another -- Katie Goh, i-DSophie K Rosas polemic interrogates what it means to love and make connections under capitalism -- Red PepperRosas groundbreaking manifesto invites us into a politically emancipatory conceptualisation of intimacy beyond capitalism and heteronormativity -- The SkinnyA punchy and impassioned account of inspiring ideas about alternative ways to live … Radical Intimacy is the compassionate antidote to a callous society -- The SpillExcellent ... Instead of resigning ourselves to a lonely life in a New Gilded Age, Radical Intimacy points towards the long and difficult path to a kinder, better future -- Los Angeles Review of BooksI cant recommend enough Sophie K. Rosas Radical Intimacy and its powerful meditations on fostering love and community amid the innately exploitative backdrop of capitalism -- Kylie Cheung, Jezebel Long Description Capitalist ideology wants us to believe that there is an optimal way to live. Making connections means networking for work. Our emotional needs are to be fulfilled by a single romantic partner, and self-care equates to taking personal responsibility for our suffering. We must be productive and heterosexual, we must have babies and buy a house. But the kicker is most people cannot and do not want to achieve these goals. Instead we are left feeling atomised, exhausted and disempowered. Radical Intimacy shows that it doesnt need to be this way. Including inspiring ideas for alternative ways to live, Sophie K Rosa demands we use our radical imagination to discover a new form of intimacy. Including critiques of the wellness industry that ignores rising poverty rates, the mental health crisis and racist and misogynist state violence; transcending love and sex under capitalism to move towards feminist, decolonial and queer thinking; asking whether we should abolish the family; interrogating the framing of ageing and death and much more, Radical Intimacy is the compassionate antidote to a callous society. Now as an audiobook, to listen to on the go. Review Quote This was my most eagerly awaited book of the year and it does not disappoint. Radical Intimacy is a powerful, utterly engaging read and a vital call to action. Sophie K Rosa analyses how current conditions restrict our capacity for caring relationships with ourselves and others, and how these conditions can be implicated in so many forms of intimate violence, injustice and loss. A must read. Meg-John Barker, author of Rewriting the Rules Details ISBN0745345166 Author Sophie K. Rosa Pages 208 Publisher Pluto Press Language English Year 2023 ISBN-10 0745345166 ISBN-13 9780745345161 Format Paperback Publication Date 2023-03-20 Imprint Pluto Press Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2023-03-20 NZ Release Date 2023-03-20 UK Release Date 2023-03-20 DEWEY 302 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:161824450;

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