A Burst of Light

And Other Essays

Author: Audre Lorde
ISBN: 9780486818993

"The self-described black feminist lesbian mother poet used a mixture of prose, theory, poetry, and experience to interrogate oppressions and uplift marginalized communities. She was one of the first black feminists to target heteronormativity, and to encourage black feminists to expand their understanding of erotic pleasure. She amplified anti-oppression, even as breast cancer ravaged her ailing body." — Evette Dionne, Bustle Magazine Winner of the 1988 Before Columbus Foundation National Book Award, this path-breaking collection of essays is a clarion call to build communities that nurture our spirit. Lorde announces the need for a radical politics of intersectionality while struggling to maintain her own faith as she wages a battle against liver cancer. From reflections on her struggle with the disease to thoughts on lesbian sexuality and African-American identity in a straight white man's world, Lorde's voice remains enduringly relevant in today's political landscape. Those who p

Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
Publish Date: 2017-09-13

Subjects: Political Science / Civil Rights, Social Science / Feminism & Feminist Theory, Social Science / Women's Studies, Social Science / Essays, Biography & Autobiography / Personal Memoirs, Biography & Autobiography / LGBT, Family & Relationships / Parenting / General, Health & Fitness / Diseases / Cancer, Health & Fitness / Sexuality

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