Description
Feminists have long challenged the ways in which men tend to sexualize women. But pioneering activist, biologist, and trans woman Julia Serano argues that sexualization is a far more pervasive problem, as it's something that we all do to other people, often without being aware of it.
Why do we perceive men as sexual predators and women as sexual objects? Why are LGBTQ+ people stereotyped as being sexually indiscriminate and deceptive? Why are people of color still being hypersexualized? These stereotypes push minorities farther into the margins, and even the privileged are policed from transgressing, lest they also become targets. Many view sexualization as a mere component of sexism, racism, or queerphobia, but Serano argues that liberation from sexual violence comes through collectively confronting sexualization itself.
About the Author
Julia Serano? is the author of four books, including?the?acclaimed modern classic?Whipping Girl.?Her writing has been published?in?the New York Times, ?the Guardian,?TIME,?Salon, Out, and Bitch.?Serano holds a?PhD?in biochemistry from Columbia University. She lives in Oakland,?California.?
Book Information
ISBN 9781541674806
Author Julia Serano
Format Hardback
Page Count 320
Imprint Basic Books
Publisher Basic Books
Weight(grams) 510g
Dimensions(mm) 240mm * 154mm * 34mm
