Lynne Segal je austrálska, britsko-založená socialistická feministická akademička a aktivistka, autorka mnohých kníh a článkov a účastníčka mnohých kampaní od miestnych komunít po medzinárodné. Jej tvorba sa zameriava na analýzu spoločenských a politických otázok z feministickej a socialistickej perspektívy.
The book offers a bold and insightful exploration of sexuality and gender, addressing the complexities of feminist perspectives on sex. Lynne Segal presents a compelling argument for sexual liberation, combining sharp analysis with a fearless approach to challenging societal norms. Through her intelligent discourse, she aims to empower readers to embrace their sexual identities without ambivalence.
A moving defence of the pleasures and pains of human solidarity. -Melissa Benn, Guardian A fascinating record of the changing face of socialism and feminism, observed with poignancy and acuity ... a woman of worth. - Independent Funny, poignant, courageous and combative, Making Trouble teems with insights on the culture and politics of the last four decades ... A book for young rebels of all ages. -Sheila Rowbotham An engrossing tale ... an account of the rich contribution that second-wave feminism has made to modern Britain. - Times Higher Education Required reading ... Given today's political climate, Segal's writing is as relevant as ever. - V Magazine
What is the true meaning of happiness? The radical potential of being together.
A powerful manifesto for dealing with the march of time. - Observer
Three decades after the remarkable resurgence of feminism, gender issues have become ubiquitous in public debate. For some, feminism is the favorite scapegoat for multiple social ills; for others, the greatest success story of the closing century. The Janus face of feminism in the media reflects the competing images of women's lives today. Feminists themselves hold sharply opposing views on the success or failures of three decades of women's activism. Why Feminism? looks at the shifts in feminist thinking from the brash emergence of Women's Liberation at the close of the 1960s to the diverse and discordant feminisms of recent decades. Exploring feminism's troubled relations with psychology and psychoanalysis, the rise of new evolutionary theory, the impact of queer theorizing on gender categories, controversies over memory and trauma, and increasing anxieties about men and masculinity, Why Feminism? illustrates the continuing provocation and significance of feminist inquiry, laying out potentialities and pitfalls for the century ahead.
Have you ever relied on the kindness of strangers? What brings people together to find hope and solidarity? What do we owe each other as citizens and comrades? Questions of care, intimacy, education, meaningful work, and social engagement lie at the core of our ability to understand the world and its possibilities for human flourishing. In Lean On Me feminist thinker Lynne Segal goes in search of hope in her own life and in the world around her. She finds it entwined in our intimate commitments to each other and our shared collective endeavours. Segal calls this shared dependence 'radical care'. In recounting from her own life the moments of motherhood, and of being on the front line of second-wave feminism, she draws upon lessons from more than half a century of engagement in left feminist politics, with its underlying commitment to building a more egalitarian and nurturing world. The personal and the political combine in this rallying cry to transform radically how we approach education, motherhood, and our everyday vulnerabilities of disability, ageing, and enhanced needs. Only by confronting head-on these different forms of interdependence and care can we change the way we think about the environment and learn to struggle — together —against impending climate catastrophe.
