SCUM Manifesto – Plastic Books
SCUM Manifesto – Plastic Books
SCUM Manifesto – Plastic Books

SCUM Manifesto

Verso Books

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Pages
96 pp.
Language
English
Publisher
Verso Books
Year
2016
ISBN
9781784784409
Dimensions
13.26 x 0.81 x 18.97 cm
Written by
Valerie Solanas and Avital Ronell
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 time—predicting artificial insemination, ATMs, a feminist uprising against underrepresentation in the arts—but 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.
Title
SCUM Manifesto
Author
Valerie Solanas
Publisher
Verso Books
Published
2016-04-05
Availability
Low stock
Language
English
Pages
96 pp.
Binding
Paperback
ISBN
1784784400
ISBN-13
9781784784409
Subjects
Social Science , Feminism & Feminist Theory , Gender Studies , Men's Studies
LGTBIQ+ representation
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