Breanne Fahs Livres

The most comprehensive collection of feminist manifestos, chronicling our rage and dreams from the nineteenth century to today.

Valerie Solanas is an American radical feminist who is probably best known for her assassination attempt on Andy Warhol. After a difficult childhood where she was abused by her grandfather, Solanas headed to Berkley to study. There she wrote her SCUM Manifesto, which encouraged women to 'overthrow the government, eliminate the money system, institute complete automation and eliminate the male sex.' Biographer Fahs looks at these incidents and many more, exploring the fascinating back story of an infamous feminist whose actions shocked '60s New York.

Exploring the complexities of women's sexual liberation in America, this book offers a bold and thought-provoking analysis. It delves into the societal implications and personal experiences surrounding sexual freedom, challenging prevailing narratives and inviting readers to reconsider the impact of these movements on women's lives. Through candid discussions, it addresses both the empowerment and the pitfalls that accompany the quest for sexual autonomy, making it a crucial read for those interested in gender studies and contemporary social issues.

Exploring menstruation as an act of resistance, this book highlights the efforts of individuals challenging societal shame and silence surrounding the topic. It showcases the voices and activism of those who embrace their experiences, transforming menstruation into a powerful statement of defiance and empowerment. Through these narratives, the book aims to redefine perceptions and encourage open conversations about menstruation.

Radical feminism is explored through the perspectives of four key founders who challenged traditional politics, love, and sexuality. Breanne Fahs compiles a decade of conversations with Ti-Grace Atkinson, Kathie Sarachild, Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, and Dana Densmore, highlighting their revolutionary ideas and the bold feminist movement they initiated in the late 1960s. The book critiques both right-wing selfishness and the gradualism of liberal politics, showcasing the fierce and unapologetic spirit that defined their activism.

Exploring the intersection of sexuality and social anxieties, this book employs a critical feminist psychological approach to highlight the fluidity and contestation of cultural, social, and personal narratives surrounding sexuality. It encourages readers to reconsider the connections between sex, bodies, and madness, emphasizing their intertwined nature and the evolving discourse surrounding these themes.

Body hair, especially on women, provokes, disrupts, and, at times, offends. It is tangled up with culture itself?in art, families, workplaces, relationships, sex, the beauty industry, governments, and capitalism. From Chinese activists challenging the Communist Party, to students in Arizona rejecting their family and workplace ideas about grooming, to high-art feminist photographers boldly featuring hairy women, Fahs deftly explores the volatile and ever-changing landscape of women?s body hair politics. She showcases an underground movement of artists, zine-makers, rebels, and activists who have used women?s visible body hair as a declaration of freedom from patriarchal norms. Fahs presents body hair not just as a personal grooming choice but as a connection to broader cultural stories about women?s reproductive rights, feminist battlegrounds about autonomy, neoliberal intrusions into beauty regimens, and even global tensions around women?s place in society. Ultimately, Unshaved shows the collision between the mundane and the extraordinary, the everyday and the revolutionary.