Joanna Russ était une écrivaine, universitaire et féministe américaine dont les œuvres explorent souvent les thèmes de l'identité féminine et des attentes sociétales. Elle utilisait son écriture pour examiner et critiquer les structures patriarcales, façonnant ainsi de manière significative le genre de la science-fiction féministe. Son approche était provocatrice et intellectuelle, mêlant fréquemment la satire à un profond commentaire social pour remettre en question le statu quo et encourager les lecteurs à reconsidérer les rôles traditionnels. Son héritage réside dans son examen audacieux de mondes et de sociétés alternatives.
This critical edition of Joanna Russ's 1980 feminist novella features an introduction by scholar Alec Pollak and includes essays by contemporary writers Jeanne Thornton and Mary Anne Mohanraj, exploring Russ's lasting impact on feminist literature. Additionally, an interview with Samuel R. Delany offers insights into his long-standing correspondence with Russ, enhancing the reader's understanding of her work and influence within the feminist literary landscape. The edition is supplemented with materials from Russ's archive, enriching the overall context.
Are women able to achieve anything they set their minds to? In How to Suppress Women’s Writing, award-winning novelist and scholar Joanna Russ lays bare the subtle—and not so subtle—strategies that society uses to ignore, condemn, or belittle women who produce literature. As relevant today as when it was first published in 1983, this book has motivated generations of readers with its powerful feminist critique. “What is it going to take to break apart these rigidities? Russ’s book is a formidable attempt. It is angry without being self-righteous, it is thorough without being exhausting, and it is serious without being devoid of a sense of humor. But it was published over thirty years ago, in 1983, and there’s not an enormous difference between the world she describes and the world we inhabit.” —Jessa Crispin, from the foreword “A book of the most profound and original clarity. Like all clear-sighted people who look and see what has been much mystified and much lied about, Russ is quite excitingly subversive. The study of literature should never be the same again.” —Marge Piercy “Joanna Russ is a brilliant writer, a writer of real moral passion and high wit.” —Adrienne Rich
"In this second volume of a two-volume set gathering the best American science fiction from the tumultuous 1960s, R. A. Lafferty's quirky and utterly original Past Master, an unjustly neglected classic, imagines Sir Thomas More transported to the colony Astrobe in the year 2535, where he is made president of a future Utopia. In Picnic on Paradise, Joanna Russ presents her indelible heroine, Alyx, who is hired to protect a group of tourists in a hostile alien world. Samuel R. Delany's proto-cyberpunk space opera Nova, reprinted here for the first time in a text corrected by the author, combines the pacing of a revenge story with the arc of a grail-quest legend. Jack Vance's dystopian thriller Emphyrio is the coming-of-age story of Ghyl, who has been raised in a world barring the use of automation but has a strong sense of subversive individualism. The novel has been restored to the author's original text, without later editorial interventions."--Provided by publisher
Exploring the foundations of female solidarity, this book delves into the interconnectedness of shared experiences, collective thought, and decisive action. It emphasizes the power of conviction among women, highlighting how these elements foster unity and strength. Through various narratives and analyses, it showcases the significance of collaboration and support in advancing women's rights and social justice. The work serves as both a celebration and a call to action for women to stand together in their struggles and achievements.
Science fiction. A multi-dimensional explosion hurls the starship's few passengers across the galaxies and onto a barren, uncharted planet. With no technical skills and scant supplies, the survivors face a bleak end in an alien world. One brave woman holds the daring answer, but it is the most desperate one possible.
The Female Man / We Who Are about to . . . / On Strike Against God / The Complet E Alyx Stories / Other Stories
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25 heures de lecture
Joanna Russ, a pioneering LGBTQIA+ writer, is celebrated in this definitive hardcover collection showcasing her influential work in speculative fiction. Notable pieces include her classic novel The Female Man, which explores gender through the journeys of four women across alternate realities, and We Who Are About To..., a critique of civilization through the lens of stranded space-tourists. The collection also features her last novel, On Strike Against God, addressing LGBTQIA+ themes, and the Complete Alyx Stories, which reinvent the sword and sorcery genre. Additionally, it includes award-winning tales like "When It Changed" and "Souls."
