Radical Intimacy (Paperback)

Capitalist ideology wants us to believe that there is an optimal way to live. 'Making connections' means networking for work. Our emotional needs are to be fulfilled by a single romantic partner, and self-care equates to taking personal responsibility for our suffering. We must be productive and heterosexual, we must have babies and buy a house. But the kicker is most people cannot and do not want to achieve these goals. Instead we are left feeling atomised, exhausted and disempowered. Radical Intimacy shows that it doesn't need to be this way. Including inspiring ideas for alternative ways to live, Sophie K Rosa demands we use our radical imagination to discover a new form of intimacy. Including critiques of the 'wellness' industry that ignores rising poverty rates, the mental health crisis and racist and misogynist state violence; transcending love and sex under capitalism to move towards feminist, decolonial and queer thinking; asking whether we should abolish the family; interrogating the framing of ageing and death and much more, Radical Intimacy is the compassionate antidote to a callous society. Now as an audiobook, to listen to on the go.

General

Imprint:	Pluto Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	March 2023
First published:	2023
Authors:	Sophie K Rosa
Dimensions:	198 x 129mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	208
ISBN-13:	978-0-7453-4516-1
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Sexual behaviour Books > Health, Home & Family > Self-help & practical interests > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > General Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Economic systems > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > Feminism Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Family & relationships > General
LSN:	0-7453-4516-6
Barcode:	9780745345161

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