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There are many kinds of power, used and unused, acknowledged or otherwise. Thus begins this powerful essay; Uses of the Erotic defines the power of the erotic, names the process by which women have been stripped of this power, and considers how women can reclaim it. Uses of the Erotic shines among Audre Lorde's powerful legacy of speeches and essays, and has influenced feminist thinking for more than 15 years. The false dichotomies that Lorde debunks persist in our cultural imagination: the separation of the erotic from the spiritual and political. Now, Kore Press brings this essay into stand-alone focus, reprinting it in a fine, handbound pamphlet illustrated with photographs by Tucson photographer Camille Bonzani. Designed by book artist Nancy Solomon, the essay is offset and letterpress printed in an edition of 1000.
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Part of a series of short essays designed to be sent in the mail like a greeting card, envelope included. in their matching brown mailing envelope.
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Audre Lorde was born in 1934 in New York to parents of West Indian heritage. She passed away in 1992, a victim of breast cancer. Her battle with the disease, which was chronicled in "The Cancer Journals," was just one of many struggles she had to deal with in life. Audre Lorde, a black lesbian feminist, fought for justice on multiple fronts. Her writings protest against the swallowing of black American culture by an indifferent white population, against the perpetuation of sex discrimination, and against the neglect of the movement for gay rights. Audre Lorde also held numerous teaching positions and toured the world as a lecturer. She formed coalitions between Afro-German and Afro-Dutch women, founded a sisterhood in South Africa, began Women of Color Press, and established the St. Croix Women's Coalition. She was living in St.Croix at the time of her death.
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- PublisherCrossing Pr
- Publication date1981
- ISBN 10 0918314097
- ISBN 13 9780918314093
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages8
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Uses of the Erotic: The Erotic as Power
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Out & Out Books / Crossing Press, Brooklyn
(1982)
ISBN 10: 0918314097
ISBN 13: 9780918314093
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Book Description Staple Bound Pamphlet. Condition: Very Good. Second Printing. Transcription of a speech given by Lorde at The Fourth Berkshire Conference on the History of Women, Mt. Holyoke College, 1978. Though never defining it, Lorde notes the erotic as a resource within women, opposed to the pornographic, linked to joy, the life force, and shared feelings. Later scholars used her ideas as a foundation for critiques of modern hypersexualized culture. The copyright page notes that 250 copies were distributed at a San Francisco conference in 1978; we believe there was another trade printing in 1978, cover price $1, and this is the second trade printing, 1982 (as stated, but the third printing overall), cover price $2. Scarce in any printing. Third in the Out & Out pamphlet series "documenting ideas important in the evolution of lesbianism/feminism". Stapled pamphlet, as pictured. Light wear, some fading to covers, minor creasing, edges of first page tanned. Clean & unmarked; [12] pages, of which 8 comprise the text of Lorde's remarks. Size: 5½" by 8¼". Seller Inventory # x1172
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Uses of the Erotic: The Erotic As Power
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(1981)
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ISBN 13: 9780918314093
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Book Description paperback. Condition: Good. Good. book. Seller Inventory # D8S0-3-M-0918314097-3
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