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Classic radical feminist statement from the woman who shot Andy Warhol ';Life in this society being, at best, an utter bore and no aspect of society being at all relevant to women, there remains to civic-minded, responsible, thrill-seeking females only to overthrow the government, eliminate the money system, institute complete automation and destroy the male sex.'Outrageous and violent, SCUM Manifesto was widely lambasted when it first appeared in 1968. Valerie Solanas, the woman who shot Andy Warhol, self-published the book just before she became a notorious household name and was confined to a mental institution. But for all its vitriol, it is impossible to dismiss as the mere rantings of a lesbian lunatic. In fact, the work has proved prescient, not only as a radical feminist analysis light years ahead of its timepredicting artificial insemination, ATMs, a feminist uprising against underrepresentation in the artsbut also as a stunning testament to the rage of an abused and destitute woman.In this edition, philosopher Avital Ronell's introduction reconsiders the evocative exuberance of this infamous text.
SCUM Manifest (Society for Cutting Up Men) er en af feminismens mest berømte tekster. En skånselsløs diagnose af patriarkatet. En flammende utopi for kvinder, der føler sig parate til at overtage samfundet. Manden er besat af magt og penge og sex. For civiliserede kvinder handler det nu om at omstyrte magten, fucke det økonomiske system op og ødelægge manden. SCUM er en tilstand, en holdning, en måde at tænke på. Der er et stærkt perspektiv i Solanas’ samfundskritik, hendes drøm om en magisk verden og utopien om det kvindelige menneske. Bogen foreligger nu i revideret oversættelse og med forord af forfatteren Sanne Søndergaard. "Et fantastisk litterært værk." - Politiken, 5 stjerner
SCUM Manifest er en af feminismens mest berømte tekster. Valerie Solanas skrev manifestet i 1967, men det var først da hun i sommeren 1968 blev kendt som kvinden der forsøgte at myrde Andy Warhol, at skriftet fandt en forlægger. SCUM Manifest er en erotisk vision om et samfund hvor kærlighed og venskab har erstattet sjælløs sex. En tekst hvor mænd anskues ud fra deres evne til kærlighed og empati. Og som set i Solanas' ideale optik falder uhjælpeligt igennem ... Med forord af Sjón og efterskrift ved udgiveren.
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