To Be Real: Telling the Truth and Changing the Face of Feminism |
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| Title: | To Be Real: Telling the Truth and Changing the Face of Feminism |
| Author: | Rebecca Walker (Editor) |
| Publisher: | Anchor |
| Type: | Book / Paperback |
| Publication Date: | 01 October, 1995 |
| ISBN / ISBN-13: | 0385472625 / 9780385472623 |
| List Price: | $14.95 |
| You Save: | $3.74 |
| Amazon Price: | $11.21 |
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An anthology of essays by up-and-coming feminist and gay writers reevaluates the objectives and philosophy of the feminist movement, calling for more emphasis on liberating women than guarding their sexual behavior.
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Customer Reviews:
• As The Title Implies...for "real" Go Here...
12 December, 2005
Just finished reading this evocative book and I am compelled to share that it imparts many views [on feminism] that I hadn't even considered. Most certainly, it brings to the fore new/revised theories of "WHAT is feminism and how is it manifest in my life?" From one essay to the next, substantive content reached out and informed on meaningful levels. Frequently I'd pause, consider, read on and take in the many experiences shared. Very well represented in terms of breadth, scope, aesthetic perspectives. A visionary work. This book doesn't compete with the established feminist focus; rather it seeks to make it more practical in the here and now, where feminism's [shifting]relevance and relativity are being addressed both collectively and individually. It gives voice to those women and men who desire to genuinely, fully harmonize/actualize in the world they've inherited from the perpectives they reflect. Definitely worth exploring.
- Amazon Customer Review
• The Truth May Be Shocking, But It Is Always A Good Read
19 February, 2005
I have to admitt, at times, I was shocked by the honesty of some of the pieces in this book. The information shared was very personal but made the experience that much more personal and eye opening. I found myself relating to women and men on issues I had never given much thought.
I particularly enjoyed Jason Shultz's "Getting off on Feminism" and Naomi Wolf's "Brideland." Interestingly, they both involve weddings--Shutlz deals with a feminist bachelor party and Wolf deals with the lure of weddings.
Overall, it was a great book. I highly recommend it. Even if you wouldn't consider yourself a feminist, read it, and you may find out some interesting things about yourself.
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• A Very Important Work On Third Wave Feminism
16 January, 2007
I'm a sociologist who is currently teaching an intriguing course on Feminist Thought. I adopted this book as a required text and told my class on the first day that this will be the best and most important text we will read. I can't tell you how much I enjoyed the essays in this book. Its most important contribution is to present issues that third-wave feminists are concerned about. I really enjoyed Manifesta and other books on third-wave feminism but To Be Real is definitely the best. Walker is an incredible editor and her introduction is fantastic. Angela Davis does a great job at the end of delineating this book's important contributions. If you have any interest in understanding contemporary feminist issues then I beseech you to read this book! Just to let you know, the author is Alice Walker's daughter and is a very very important thought-leader in contemporary feminist thought. I hope to meet her one day and convey how much I gained from reading this seminal (I mean ovarian) work.
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• Is This Relevant Now?
10 February, 2007
This book includes Naomi Wolf and bell hooks. How are these women supposed to be the voices of a new generation? Of third-wave feminism? They simply are not. They have contributed enormously to women's political voice, and we thank them for it. But writing this review as a woman in her 20s, they are not my generation and they are not the voices of my generation. We have new battles and choices to make, and we have to respond or uphold to the old ones in our own "new" way as well. Not theirs.
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• This Was Supposed To Respect My Generation Of Feminists??
15 May, 2003
Having read this book for my feminist theories class, I was shocked at the celebrity afterward from Angela Davis, which admitted she hadn't initially thought our generation of feminist theorists was important enough to read for their own sakes. Because Davis had once pointedly lectured both the women's movement and mainstream society about the dangers of making presumptions (and subsequently allowing those preconcieved notions to guide your own politics) I had hoped she (more than any other second waver name-dropped in this project) would also be aware of the dangers from ageism. My heart consequently fell as I realizes she was never actually interested in 'bridging' or mentoring with my generation of feminist activist/theorists, but simply touting her own horn about how great she was, and how by implication we would somehow never be able to match up. Ironically, the multipronged social justice strategies she freely champions in other settings become impossible with her own condescending view of 'feminist activism' since a single generation of activists will not live forever, and younger ones might provide critical insights for victory (that is assuming they were allowed to speak in meaningful ways, and were listened to). No, Davis might not like everything in exactly the format that is said by the newer theorists, but then the proverbial million dollar question begs: Why lend your name and words to something you don't particularly care for at all anyways? Editor Walker (daughter of Alice Walker) bears some responsibilty for this literary mess since she seems to have culled 'famous feminists' from her mother's rolodex without pondering if they would actually treat herself or the audience as whole people, instead of annoying interlopers who are threatining 'other's' feminist movement. Such, a shame too because this book really could have been a huge breakthrough with the correct editing.
- Amazon Customer Review
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