Not that bad : dispatches from rape culture

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Label

Not that bad : dispatches from rape culture

Title remainder

dispatches from rape culture

Statement of responsibility

edited by Roxane Gay

Contributor

• Gay, Roxane

Editor

• Gay, Roxane

Subject

• Rape
• Rape -- Attitudes
• Rape -- Psychological aspects
• Rape -- Public opinion
• Rape -- Sociological aspects
• Rape victims
• Sexual abuse victims
• Sexual harassment of women
• Women -- Violence against

Language

eng

Summary

"In this valuable and revealing anthology, cultural critic and bestselling author Roxane Gay collects original and previously published pieces that address what it means to live in a world where women have to measure the harassment, violence, and aggression they face, and where they are 'routinely second-guessed, blown off, discredited, denigrated, besmirched, belittled, patronized, mocked, shamed, gaslit, insulted, bullied' for speaking out. Contributions include essays from established and up-and-coming writers, performers, and critics, including actors Ally Sheedy and Gabrielle Union and writers Amy Jo Burns, Lyz Lenz, and Claire Schwartz. Covering a wide range of topics and experiences, from an exploration of the rape epidemic embedded in the refugee crisis to first-person accounts of child molestation, this collection is often deeply personal and is always unflinchingly honest. Like Rebecca Solnit's Men Explain Things to Me, Not That Bad will resonate with every reader, saying "something in totality that we cannot say alone." Searing and heartbreakingly candid, this provocative collection both reflects the world we live in and offers a call to arms insisting that "not that bad" must no longer be good enough."--

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Provided by publisher

Cataloging source

PNX

Dewey number

• 362.88082
• 305.42

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

LC call number

HD6060.3

LC item number

.N68 2018b

Literary form

essays