A review by hudikatz
Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good by adrienne maree brown

4.0

A phenomenal read. It challenged me in many ways, mostly dealing with subjects that I did NOT see as connected to activism. I was STRCUK though by how many philosophical concepts were used here! The central premise of the book seems like a very similar iteration of Plato's conception in The Republic that justice internally should mirror the justice of the polis! That is amb's main idea I think. And there was lots of claims to knowing the true nature of humankind which is deeply an Enlightenment quest to find out (I was not entirely satisfied with any of the claims). Lastly, there was lots of tension between romanticism and agency versus structures that dictate our freedoms. Made me uncomfortable and pushed my politics, so a great read.