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Offering an exciting ride into how the world could be, this book is
the one we have been waiting for. Feminists have long been saying
we could do life differently, here is the local and global
exploration of what needs to change, what must go and how together
we can make a new reality. A visionary book with a focus on local
and global politics and social movements, Wild Politics presents a
powerful critique of global western culture. Susan Hawthorne
unpicks the structures of power and knowledge, law and
international trade rules, as well as probing issues that
intimately affect our daily lives. Wild Politics concludes with a
compelling vision for a world inspired by biodiversity
When the Twin Towers in New York, and the Pentagon in Washington
were hit by aeroplanes, the western world stood in shocked silence.
Then came the commentators, the endless news reports, and the
constant replaying of television footage. Amidst the countless
responses were the voices of women: writing for newspapers, some
writing on-line, using e-mail lists and chat rooms. And in the sea
of responses were those offering a uniquely feminist perspective.
This collection of writings on the September 11 terrorist attacks
on New York and Washington, D.C. brings together the voices of
women around the world as they discuss the connections between war,
terrorism, fundamentalism, racism, global capitalism and male
violence.
In this remarkable annotated poem, Susan Hawthorne commits to words
the horrors of war and dares to draw links between militarism,
fundamentalism, and the sex industry. Shattering the conspiracy of
silence, she rails against the violence of war and contemplates the
link between place and the history of war that is infused into the
earth. It is a work that looks at how war is generated and what
keeps it going, asking important questions about what's in it for
those who go to war. This fresh examination that is both essay and
poem combines the personal and the political, the historical and
the contemporary to consider the endless cycle of war that survives
on the persistence of hope--hope of an end to war and suffering.
One woman's journey into the heart's landscape is mirrored by a
haunting desert odyssey in this novel told in three voices--Stella,
Estella, and Estelle. The narration follows Stella from birth to
age 29 as she confronts epilepsy, death, and lesbianism; Estella as
she confronts the Australian desert and the metaphoric edge of her
consciousness with her lover Olga; and Estelle, the timeless,
mythical voice of women in different cultures and times sharing
their stories that range from the mundane to the frightening. The
final chapter draws all three voices together through an analogy of
comets, snakes, and stars, in which Stella becomes Estella and
Estelle and they move into a literal cosmic realm as one.
In the tradition of Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein'. Imagination,
vision and a sense of the absurd come together and demonstrate that
women can resist the power of god-like scientists who long to
create monsters and angels. With contributions by writers from
Australia, New Zealand, Canada and USA. This book should head the
reading list of any course in ethics and reproductive technology.
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Cow (Paperback)
Susan Hawthorne
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Cow leaps and flies into imaginative realms carrying mythology and
language. Cow creates the universe, the galaxies and travels
through the sky as a herd of stars. Cow writes love poetry and
ponders lost histories. Susan Hawthorne's new collection of poems
will surprise and delight and make you see the world anew. An
intriguing approach to the rewriting of myth, this book takes the
reader on a journey through the history of languages and symbolic
traditions. Through a main character, Queenie, a cow of many
abilities and a history that takes in the creation of the universe,
readers come to see the world in new ways. The collection draws on
the author's knowledge of ancient languages and its structure draws
on philosophy and the Sangam poetry tradition of South India.
In Defence of Separatism is a timely book. When it was first
written in 1976, although it was an important subject of
conversation among many feminists it was not welcomed by academics
or publishers. When a political group wants to strategise so that
its members can arrive at agreed-on political tactics and ideas,
they call for, and create, separate spaces. These might be in
coffee shops, in community centres, in one another's homes or in
semi-public spaces such as workers clubs, even cinemas. When the
proletariat was rebelling, they did not ask the capitalists and
aristocracy to join them (even if a few did); when the civil rights
movement started it was not thanks to the ideas and politics of
white people (even though some whites joined to support the cause);
when the women's liberation movement sprang into life, it was women
joining together to fight against their oppression. The difference
is that women are supposed to love men. Through careful argument,
Susan Hawthorne takes us through the ideas which are central to her
argument. She analyses the nature of power, oppression, domination
and institutions and applies these to heterosexuality, rape and
romantic love. She concludes with a call for women, all women no
matter their sexuality, to have separate spaces so they can work
together to change the world and end patriarchy. This 2019 edition
includes a Preface, Afterword and additional commentary in
italicised footnotes that bring the reader up to date on changes,
developments and controversies in feminist theory.
Who invented hieroglyphics? Who did Einstein's mathematics? Which
country did the Trung Sisters defend in 40 AD? Who invented the
first computer? Who was the first woman to make a million dollars?
Who built the pyramid at Giza? Who developed the Merino sheep? Who
was the first writer in the world? Who invented the wheel? All were
women. When the next person asks: Where are all the famous women
artists / inventors / architects / writers / scientists -- this
book will make it easy to find their names.
Do we want to live in a world without birdsong? The pesticides, the
coal mines, the clear-felling forestry industry, the industrial
farmers are destroying the earth with their insistence on profit.
But what point is profit on a dead and silent planet? In this
enlightening yet devastating book, Susan Hawthorne writes with
clarity and incisiveness on how patriarchy is wreaking destruction
on the planet and on communities. The twin mantras of globalisation
and growth expounded by the neoliberalism that has hijacked the
planet are revealed in all their shabby deception. Backed by
meticulous research, the author shows how so-called advances in
technology are, like a Trojan horse, used to mask sinister
political agendas that sacrifice the common good for the shallow
profiteering of corporations and mega-rich individuals. The
biotechnologists see the lure of cure, rising share prices and
profits. She details how women, lesbians, people with disabilities,
Indigenous peoples, the poor, refugees and the very earth itself
are being damaged by the crisis of patriarchy that is sucking
everyone into its vortex. Importantly, this precise and insightful
volume also shows what is needed to get ourselves out of this
spiral of destruction: a radical feminist approach with compassion
and empathy at its core. Shame is an emotion of the powerless
because they cannot change the rules. The book shows a way out of
the vortex: it is now up to the collective imagination and action
of people everywhere to take up the challenges Susan Hawthorne
shows are needed. This is a vital book for a world in crisis and
should be read by everyone who cares about our future.
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Lupa & Lamb (Paperback)
Susan Hawthorne
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Cyclonic storms inform the still eye of Earths Breath. Its an eye
that radiates out from the personal to the communal, tracking its
subject matter through the lenses of history and myth. Susan
Hawthorne's poetry shifts with seismic intensity, from tranquillity
to roar, bureaucratic inertia to survival, and the slow recovery
from destruction to regeneration. In 2006, the poet, her partner
and their dog sat through the extreme winds of Cyclone Larry, a
Category-5 cyclone that hit the coast of Far North Queensland,
Australia. Located at the southern edge of the cyclone -- the
eyewall -- with winds at their most ferocious, these poems explore
the period before the cyclone, the event itself and the aftermath.
In "Earth's Breath", Hawthorne evokes the terror and devastation of
the cyclonic event and the emotional impact upon those caught in
its path. Drawing from Indian, Greek and Biblical mythology as well
as Indigenous understanding, these poems range from descriptive to
reflective, mythic to emotional, and aim to raise questions of the
reader.
What do animals mean in the life of humans? This is an increasingly
asked question, especially when so many households own at least one
pet. Studies abound which demonstrate that pets can save lives or
at least sanity, and that people can grieve more for their lost pet
than the loss of human companionship. It is interesting then to
hear about some of these experiences, and to try to understand in
more depth how our furry friends weave themselves inextricably into
our homes, our lives, and our existence. This special volume, on
the meaning of cats in women's lives, is the second in a series of
collections on what companion animals mean to women around the
globe. The book includes pieces from women from several different
countries, and of different ages and cultural backgrounds. The
types of pieces included reflect this diversity. We have funny, sad
and clever pieces. We have pieces that address the political and
socially serious side of having cats as pets. We have pieces that
reflect the sometime silliness of domestic life with cats. We have
poems, short stories, reflections and essays. What has emerged is a
clear picture of the different relationships women might have with
a feline companion, simply because of the distinctive
characteristics of cats as animals, and cats as individuals. They
enrich in different ways simply because they are not humans, they
are not dogs, birds, horses or monkeys. Cats mean distinctive
things to different women. What is the nature of this relationship
and meaning? Some tried to describe it by differentiating the
characteristics of cats from those of dogs. The saying' "Dogs have
masters, cats have staff" was quoted several times. Another idea
was that of the cat as 'familiar', alluding to an almost mystical
relationship with a creature who is only part of the human world.
The naming of cats, and the special task of creating the name which
would capture the magnificent, regal and independent character of
that woman's own cat, was also a notable thread in many stories.
Contributors include UK authors, poets, academics, activists,
artists and politicians alike, such as: Barbara Becker, Claire
Pickard, Nancy Winters, Sal Hampson, Suniti Namjoshi from Bradford,
Oxford, Devon, and London; other contributors include Marge Piercy
(USA), Fide Erkin (Turkey) Finola Geraghty (Germany), Beryl
Fletcher (New Zealand), Liselotte Lassig (Switzerland), Beth
Burrows (Canada), Kerry Greenwood, Lin van Hek, Sandy Jeffs,
Patricia Sykes, Coral Hull, and Susan Hawthorne (Australia).
The butterfly effect is a concept from physics in which it is
surmised that small actions can have enormous consequences, and
that the flutter of a butterfly's wing on one side of the world can
cause devastating storms on the other side. The author explores the
impact of the love between lesbians. The butterfly effect is a
force that can destroy families and bring down governments, but is
also a force full of vitality and world changing creativity. She
evokes the ancient worlds of pre-Vedic and Sapphic lovers, of
Medieval jonglaresas and nuns 'fingering petals and hips' as well
as the contemporary world of circuses and global politics.
Horses inhabit our dreams, carrying us to safety or on wild
adventures. Some of our dream horses fly, others have magical
powers. Whatever our dreams of horses might be, they inhabit a
universe of freedom and power. They also involve a lot of work,
care and sacrifice. Horses and riders achieve great heights, some
in jumping, some in dressage, some on endurance rides.;This
anthology explores the meaning of horses -- and some donkeys -- in
the lives of women from many places. They walk, trot, canter,
gallop and fly. And some refuse to budge. Horses inspire boldness
and trust and provide us with the means to be transported into
other realms, to fulfil our girldreams, our horsedreams.
With statistics like these, you'd think that more attention would
be paid to the special issues and challenges single women face when
buying a home. Yet they remain the most neglected group of
consumers--and readers --out there. The Single Woman's Guide to
Real Estate changes all that. Filling a much-needed hole in the
marketplace, single mom Donna Raskin and prominent real estate
entrepreneur Susan Hawthorne have written an engaging and
informative guide that shows single women everywhere how to invest
their hard-earned money in the real estate market. Whether they're
buying their first home, re-entering the market after a divorce, or
looking for that perfect condo for their retirement, readers will
look to this one-stop resource for the answers and advice they need
to make their dream of home ownership a reality.
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Limen (Paperback)
Susan Hawthorne
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When two women and a dog set off on a holiday, they have no inkling
of what's to come. They wake to find the river has crept up
silently during the night. Trapped by floodwater, they devise
escape routes only to be faced with more obstacles at every turn.
Only the dog remains calm. This poetic novella grips you with its
language, its pace, and its anxieties. The word "limen" is defined
as "a threshold below which a stimulus is not perceived." In
Susan's Hawthorne's verse novel, there is the threat of the rising
waters--the women's safety is above the threshold of perception.
This definition feeds the suspense and tension of this book.
However, the word also suggests a transition, a state, a threshold
between earth and sky, between day and night, between water and
heat, survival and drowning--and it is these paired states,
together with many more that also drive narrative.
An international anthology by feminists working in the field of
electronic publishing, electronic activism, electronic data
delivery, multimedia production, virtual reality creation,
developing programs or products electronically, as well as those
developing critiques of electronic culture. This collection
explores what the possibilities are for feminists and for feminism.
It also grapples with the pitfalls of the medium. The book,
however, does not assume that the technology in itself is negative,
but rather how it is used is open to critique. This leaves open the
possibility of feminists having an impact on the way the
technologies develop. The book includes connecting HTML with
poetry, developing resources for Women's Studies and libraries,
on-line, CD-ROM and VRML developments. The book has markets across
trade and educational sectors and could be used at secondary and
tertiary levels.
Australia is a land full of opportunities, but where can you go to
find the things that matter to women? This book is a guide to the
land as well as the diverse culture of women. Women's culture in
Australia goes back more than 40,000 years and is a rich mosaic of
story, art and music. On the top of this has come the culture of
the past 200 years: from the British convicts, from China, from the
Pacific, from the newer waves of migration and from the women's
movement. This is reflected in literature, theatre, the visual
arts, music, circuses and dance. Rural and urban women describe the
places they know and love, they also describe their histories and
show something of what lies behind a first impression.Contributors
featured include: Oodgeroo Noonuccal, Faith Bandler, Portia
Robinson, Elizabeth Jolley, Sara Dowse, Janine Haines, Dale
Spender, Ruby Langford Ginibi, Kate Llewellyn, and Finola Moorhead.
Birds don't fly with leads, I said. / Safety belts are to learn
with, not to live with -- / I'm safer on the trapeze than crossing
the road. / And I do that every day, often by myself. So
thirteen-year-old Avis argues when confronted by the limitations
imposed on her at school. She has epilepsy and some of the teachers
want to stop her from participating in the sport she loves most.
From societal limitations to the inner experience of seizures,
Susan Hawthorne's poetry takes the reader on a journey rarely
recorded. Physical injury, memory loss, explorations of
consciousness and language are the concerns of the poet.
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