by Lucy Ellmann
First published 2021
Lucy Ellmann advocates for three types of strikes in this essay collection: housework strikes, labor strikes, and sex strikes. She admits eagerness for the first two forms of resistance. Ellmann examines feminism through multiple lenses, connecting environmental destruction to labor organizing. She dissects cultural figures from Donald Trump to Alfred Hitchcock, finding political meaning in their influence. The author also explores Virginia Woolf's legacy and critiques Little House On The Prairie's mythology. Ellmann weaves personal observation with cultural criticism, moving between domestic rebellion and global catastrophe. Her essays link individual acts of refusal to broader systems of power. The collection offers readers a framework for understanding how personal choices connect to political change.
Genres: essays, feminism, political-science, non-fiction, 21st-century, activism
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: personal-is-political, social-commentary
222 pages · Hardcover · Biblioasis