A burst of light
essays
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Author
Publication
1988 - Firebrand Books, Ithaca, N.Y, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
33,500 words, Guess
Page Count
134 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL2528572M
- ISBN-100932379400
- OCLC Control Number17619136
- OCLC Control Numberburstoflightessa00lord
- Library of Congress Control Number88003924
and 2 more
- LibraryThing135679
- Goodreads1070477
Classifications
- DDC814/.54
- LCCPS3562.O75 Z463 1988
Description
Winner of the 1988 Before Columbus Foundation National Book Award, this path-breaking collection of essays is a clarion call to build communities that nurture our spirit. Lorde announces the need for a radical politics of intersectionality while struggling to maintain her own faith as she wages a battle against liver cancer. From reflections on her struggle with the disease to thoughts on lesbian sexuality and African-American identity in a straight white man's world, Lorde's voice remains enduringly relevant in today's political landscape. Those who practice and encourage social justice activism frequently quote her exhortation, "Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare." In addition to the journal entries of "A Burst of Light: Living with Cancer," this edition includes an interview, "Sadomasochism: Not About Condemnation," and three essays, "I Am Your Sister: Black Women Organizing Across Sexualities," "Apartheid U.S.A.," and "Turning the Beat Around: Lesbian Parenting 1986," as well as a new Foreword by Sonia Sanchez.
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- Biography.
Other Editions
- A burst of light: essays
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