Superior and Inferior. Conversations among girls at middle school - Softcover

Superior and Inferior. Conversations among girls at middle school

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The book Superior and Inferior presents a facsimile reprint of Carla Accardi's provocatory publication Superiore e Inferioreand the first ever English translation of the full text. First published in 1972 by Italian abstract artist and feminist Carla Accardi (1924-2014), the book Superiore e Inferiorefeatures discussions among girls at a middle school - all between 10 and 13 -about society's discriminatory behaviourtowards women. They also commented theManifesto of the revolutionary feminist group Rivolta Femminile -collectivelywritten by Accardi, art critic and feminist activist Carla Lonzi, and Elvira Banotti -which first appeared posted on city wallsin Rome in July 1970.For having discussedsex-related issues with pupils, Accardi was fired and permanently suspended from teaching. (Herletter of dismissal issued by the Italian Ministry of Education forms part of the introduction to the book.)Along the lines of Pasolini'sComizi d'Amore(Love Meetings), Accardi's own voice is secondary in the book, giving way tothe thoughts, narratives, opinions, and debates expressed among girls onthe role of women and girls, family conflicts andintimate relations. Artikel-Nr. 9791298505117

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