SCUM ManifestoClassic 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. |
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Valerie Solanas. scum VALE |NTRODUCTION BY AVITAL RON ELL "Articulate, angry and funny." Guardian SCUM MANIFESTO. Front Cover.
Valerie Solanas. scum VALE |NTRODUCTION BY AVITAL RON ELL "Articulate, angry and funny." Guardian SCUM MANIFESTO. Front Cover.
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Valerie Solanas. SCUM MANIFESTO SCUM MANIFESTO VALERIE SOLANAS WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY AVITAL RONNELL.
Valerie Solanas. SCUM MANIFESTO SCUM MANIFESTO VALERIE SOLANAS WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY AVITAL RONNELL.
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Valerie Solanas. SCUM MANIFESTO VALERIE SOLANAS WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY AVITAL RONNELL This paperback edition published by Verso 2015 This Verso edition.
Valerie Solanas. SCUM MANIFESTO VALERIE SOLANAS WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY AVITAL RONNELL This paperback edition published by Verso 2015 This Verso edition.
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... Avital Ronell 2004, 2015 All rights reserved The moral rights of the authors have been asserted 1 35 79 10 86 42 Verso UK: 6 Meard Street, London W1F 0EG US: 20 Jay St, Suite 1010, Brooklyn, NY 11201 versobooks.com Verso is the imprint ...
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... differences (Psychology) 3. Men. 4. Misandry. |. Title. HQ1075. S592 2004 305.3--do22 2003027103 Typeset in Berthold Baskerville Printed in the USA by Maple Press CONTENTS DEVIANT PAYBACK: The Aims of Valerie Solanas Avital Ronell.
... differences (Psychology) 3. Men. 4. Misandry. |. Title. HQ1075. S592 2004 305.3--do22 2003027103 Typeset in Berthold Baskerville Printed in the USA by Maple Press CONTENTS DEVIANT PAYBACK: The Aims of Valerie Solanas Avital Ronell.
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