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Sister Outsider - Essais et propos sur la poésie, l'érotisme, le racisme, le sexisme...
Audre Lorde
4.59 AVERAGE
3.12k reviews for:
Sister Outsider - Essais et propos sur la poésie, l'érotisme, le racisme, le sexisme...
Audre Lorde
4.59 AVERAGE
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Essays from one of our greatest poets and activists
“It is true that the oppression of women knows no ethnic or racial boundaries, that doesn’t mean it is identical within these differences”
“The absence of these considerations weaken any discussion of the personal and the political. It is a particular academic arrogance to assume any discussion of feminist theory without examining our many differences and without significant input from poor women, black and third world women, and lesbians
“It is true that the oppression of women knows no ethnic or racial boundaries, that doesn’t mean it is identical within these differences”
“The absence of these considerations weaken any discussion of the personal and the political. It is a particular academic arrogance to assume any discussion of feminist theory without examining our many differences and without significant input from poor women, black and third world women, and lesbians
In this country racism sexism and homophobia are inseparable”
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In this collection of her interviews, speeches and essays, Audre Lorde emphasizes the importance of collectivism, of solidarity, of coalition. She criticizes movements for racial equality that have not included women, for women’s rights that have not included black women, and for all movements that do not include the LGBTQ community. As a black, lesbian woman, she clearly understood the importance of intersectionality, and many of the included pieces touch on this. I appreciated at one point that she says that movements should be looking for unity, not unanimity.
These were two quotes that really stood out to me, both from the piece called “The Uses of Anger”.
“Guilt is not a response to anger. It is a response to one’s own action or lack of action. If it leads to change, then it can be useful, since it is then no longer guilt, but the beginning of knowledge. Yet, all too often, guilt is just another name for impotence, for defensiveness, destructive of communication. It becomes a device to protect ignorance and the continuation of things the way they are. The ultimate protection for changelessness.”
“I am not free, while any woman is unfree, even when her shackles are very different from my own. And I am not free as long as any person of color remains chained, nor is any one of you.”
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Had to return audiobook. Was greatly enjoying.
I can’t believe it took me so long to finally read this book but wow, am I grateful that I did! Audre Lorde is an unbelievable storyteller and I got so much out of this book.
I think one of my favorite take-aways came from the her interview with Adrienne Rich, during the conversation about rationality and it’s role in our lives. So many academics, even in the social sciences, prioritize rationality over feeling and emotion but fail to recognize that both are necessary. I also think Lorde offered great insights into the ways that emotions, like anger, can be used to our advantage rather than to our detriment.
I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in learning a bit more about Black feminism and Black feminist theory! It is super accessible and reads beautifully.
I think one of my favorite take-aways came from the her interview with Adrienne Rich, during the conversation about rationality and it’s role in our lives. So many academics, even in the social sciences, prioritize rationality over feeling and emotion but fail to recognize that both are necessary. I also think Lorde offered great insights into the ways that emotions, like anger, can be used to our advantage rather than to our detriment.
I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in learning a bit more about Black feminism and Black feminist theory! It is super accessible and reads beautifully.
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