From the debris of her troubled early life, Lidia Yuknavitch weaves an astonishing tale of survival. It is a life that navigates, and transcends, abuse, addiction, self-destruction and the crushing loss of a stillborn child. A kind of memoir that is also a paean to the pursuit of beauty, self-expression, desire – for men and women – and the exhilaration of swimming, The Chronology of Water lays a life bare. ...
Этот текст – сокращенная версия книги Бет Новек «Умные граждане – умное государство». Только самые ценные мысли, идеи, кейсы, примеры. Эта книга о том, что решение государственных, общественных задач и проблем XXI века требует участия граждан. Оценивая свой опыт работы при администрации президента США Барака Обамы, Бет Новек описывает основные препятствия, которые возникают на пути внедрения гражданской экспертизы в процесс разработки государс ...
Reflecting Rogue – Inside the Mind of a Feminist is a mesmerizing collection of experimental autobiographical essays on power, pleasure and SA culture, written by 2016 Alan Paton Award winner, Professor Pumla Dineo Gqola. In her most personal book to date, written from a classic Gqola anti-racist, feminist perspective, Reflecting Rogue delivers twenty essays of incisive brain food, deliciously accessible to a general critical readership, without ...
Winner of the 2016 Alan Paton Award, Rape:A South African Nightmare unpacks South Africa’s various relationships to rape, connections between rape culture and the shock/disbelief syndrome that characterises public responses to rape, the female fear factory, boy rape and violent masculinities, the rape of Black lesbians, baby rape, as well as high profile rape trials like that of Jacob Zuma, Bob Hewitt, Baby Tshepang and Anene Booysen. ...
‘The power of structural violence is that it tries to silence us. The power of feminism is that it gives us a voice.’ So much of our life experience is filtered through our bodies – norms, myths, and cultural standards continue to shape the way that we and the world feel about our bodies and how we see ourselves. Feminism says these rules are bullshit. Our bodies can be tools for conformity or resistance. Feminism helps us learn and unlearn thin ...
“Feminism is about power, potential, passion, and rights, but it keeps changing in purpose and meaning …” Do you call yourself a feminist? What does this mean in your daily life? In this book, South African feminists explore their often vastly different experiences and perspectives in accessible and engaging voices. Feminism Is touches on issues as wide-ranging as motherhood, anger, sex, race, inclusions and exclusions, the noisy protest and the ...
Hoe gaan Suid-Afrika in 2030 lyk? En hoe gaan die volgende vyftien jaar ontvou? Die afgelope paar jaar het Suid-Afrika dramatiese veranderinge ondergaan: Politieke spanning het verhoog, die ekonomie het in die hek geduik en al meer Suid-Afrikaners wend hulle uit frustrasie straat toe. Wat beteken dit vir die land se toekoms? Gaan die vonk in die kruitvat vlamvat? In die boek ontleed die bekende scenariobeplanner Frans Cronje die jongste tendense ...
What will South Africa look like in 2030? And how will the next fifteen years unfold? South Africa has undergone dramatic change in recent years. Political tensions are on the up, economic performance has weakened, and more and more South Africans are taking their frustrations to the streets. What does this mean for our future? Will a spark ignite the powder keg? In this book, leading scenario planner Frans Cronje analyses the latest trends and ...
"Die Afrikaner-geen is 'n dwarstrekker-geen. Dis wie ons is, 'n groep mense wat een naam en duisende opinies het. Dis tyd om al ons heilige koeie in heroorweging te neem. Heilige koeie kan nie meer heilig wees nie. Tyd om vir onsself te lag en nie vir die bure nie. As jou tong in jou kies is, gaan jy baie skade opdoen in 'n vuisgeveg." ...
