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The Geek Feminist Revolution is a collection of essays by double Hugo Award-winning essayist and fantasy novelist Kameron Hurley. The book collects dozens of Hurley's essays on feminism, geek culture, and her experiences and insights as a genre writer, including "We Have Always Fought," which won the 2013 Hugo for Best Related Work. The Geek Feminist Revolution will also feature several entirely new essays written specifically for this volume.Unapologetically outspoken, Hurley has contributed essays to The Atlantic, Locus, Tor.com, and others on the rise of women in genre, her passion for SF/F, and the diversification of publishing.
Paperback: 288 pages
Publisher: Tor Books (May 31, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0765386240
ISBN-13: 978-0765386243
Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.8 x 8.3 inches
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Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
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“As a writer, it’s my job to construct new normals for people. It’s my job to show folks what’s possible. It’s my job to rewrite narratives. Because we can change these narratives. We can choose better ones. We can tear it all down, and build it up again. It makes us the most poorly paid but most powerful people in the world. And I take that power seriously.”“The only time I’ve ever been praised for my weight repeatedly was when I was dying.”— 3.5 stars —Award-winning science fiction writer Kameron Hurley has been blogging about feminism and pop culture for more than a decade. THE GEEK FEMINIST REVOLUTION is a collection of 35 of her essays on feminism, writing, and geek culture, with 9 all-new pieces written specifically for this anthology. (See the TOC below for a full list.) The pieces are grouped into four sections: Level Up, which explores the craft (and challenges) of writing; Geek, which interrogates a variety of media, from the specific (DIE HARD, MAD MAX, TRUE DETECTIVE) to the more general (toxic masculinity, Strong Female Protagonists, the gendered reception of unlikable protagonists); Let’s Get Personal, in which Hurley’s life serves as a sort of microcosm for the issues she explores here; and Revolution, which calls on authors and readers alike to create a more equal and just world.The essays are enjoyable, engaging – and highly entertaining. Hurley has a brash, no-bs writing style that’s perfectly suited to the subject matter. While the overall collection doesn’t seem to have a unifying theme (“geek culture” is quite broad), the power of stories to shape our world is a thread that she picks up time and again.
The Geek Feminist Revolution The Gluten Free Geek's No Tricks Just Treats: Gluten-Free Goodies for Your Halloween Happenings (The Gluten-Free Geek's Guides) The Wrong of Injustice: Dehumanization and its Role in Feminist Philosophy (Studies in Feminist Philosophy) Feminist Pedagogy: Looking Back to Move Forward (A Feminist Formations Reader) A Feminist Companion to Luke (Feminist Companion to the New Testament and Early Christian Writings) Arduino: 101 Beginner's Guide (Tech Geek Book Book 5) The Geek Squad Guide to Solving Any Computer Glitch The Beer Geek Handbook: Living a Life Ruled by Beer The CW Geek's Guide to Having Fun with Morse Code Lawn Geek: Tips and Tricks for the Ultimate Turf From the Guru of Grass Windows 10: Windows 10 User Guide (Tech Geek Book 4) A Geek in Korea: Discovering Asian's New Kingdom of Cool Being Geek: The Software Developer's Career Handbook A Geek in Japan: Discovering the Land of Manga, Anime, Zen, and the Tea Ceremony She's Such a Geek: Women Write About Science, Technology, and Other Nerdy Stuff Good Math: A Geek's Guide to the Beauty of Numbers, Logic, and Computation (Pragmatic Programmers) Alpha Geek The Sober Revolution: Calling Time on Wine O'Clock (The Sober Revolution) In Nobody's Backyard: The Grenada Revolution in Its Own Words Vol. I: The Revolution at Home.(paper). Red Revolution, Green Revolution: Scientific Farming in Socialist China
