Among the books that I have recently found myself in, Marco Sommariva's
"Le Ribelli", volume one, published by the Ligurian publishing house il
Geko (302 pages, 18 euros), certainly deserves mention. ---- It is a
journey through history through the biographies of women figures
unjustly considered marginal, who instead left a significant mark on the
time in which they lived. ---- It is a full-bodied, rich and very
interesting volume for the approach with which these portraits of women
are presented: each one is introduced by a presentation card, cards all
written by Roberta Cospito, very effective in accompanying us in the
period and in the historical events relating to each figure. Following
is a selection of excerpts from some of the most significant writings,
which allow us to understand the rebellious thoughts of each of the
women included in the volume.
But an important contribution, which makes the book captivating, is
provided by the reasons why these intellectuals, writers and activists,
or as they were once called, militants, were chosen; each one, in fact,
is introduced by a "Why we like it..." and a "Why read..., (the dots
refer to the names).
In this first volume we meet: Mary Wollstonecraft, Voltairine de Cleyre,
Emma Goldman, Sibilla Aleramo, Virginia Woolf, Simone Weil, Alba de
Céspedes, Joyce Lussu, Etty Hillesum, Maya Angelou, Anne Frank, Azar
Nafisi, Gioconda Belli, bell hooks, Priya Basil, Jude Ellison Sady
Doyle, Caroline Criado-Perez, Afghan Women, plus a pot pourri of quotes
with which the book ends.
Marco Sommaria offers us an approach to history from a gender point of
view and manages, in his overall view, to stimulate in-depth analysis
towards both the figures and the theories that emerge, or in any case,
for those who were completely ignorant, to have a first taste.
The rebels follow one another chronologically taking into account the
date of birth, they embrace different countries in the world; the topics
addressed in the quotes have a common thread that unites them despite
the authors living in different times: patriarchy, gender violence,
self-determination, anti-militarism, anti-racism, aversion to imposed
motherhood as the realization of woman, opposition to dictatorships and
discrimination, to privileges and oppression, critical considerations on
church and religions and much more. In short, a volume that opens up
knowledge through many angles and points of view.
Letizia Giarratana
https://www.sicilialibertaria.it/
_________________________________________
A - I N F O S N E W S S E R V I C E
By, For, and About Anarchists
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"Le Ribelli", volume one, published by the Ligurian publishing house il
Geko (302 pages, 18 euros), certainly deserves mention. ---- It is a
journey through history through the biographies of women figures
unjustly considered marginal, who instead left a significant mark on the
time in which they lived. ---- It is a full-bodied, rich and very
interesting volume for the approach with which these portraits of women
are presented: each one is introduced by a presentation card, cards all
written by Roberta Cospito, very effective in accompanying us in the
period and in the historical events relating to each figure. Following
is a selection of excerpts from some of the most significant writings,
which allow us to understand the rebellious thoughts of each of the
women included in the volume.
But an important contribution, which makes the book captivating, is
provided by the reasons why these intellectuals, writers and activists,
or as they were once called, militants, were chosen; each one, in fact,
is introduced by a "Why we like it..." and a "Why read..., (the dots
refer to the names).
In this first volume we meet: Mary Wollstonecraft, Voltairine de Cleyre,
Emma Goldman, Sibilla Aleramo, Virginia Woolf, Simone Weil, Alba de
Céspedes, Joyce Lussu, Etty Hillesum, Maya Angelou, Anne Frank, Azar
Nafisi, Gioconda Belli, bell hooks, Priya Basil, Jude Ellison Sady
Doyle, Caroline Criado-Perez, Afghan Women, plus a pot pourri of quotes
with which the book ends.
Marco Sommaria offers us an approach to history from a gender point of
view and manages, in his overall view, to stimulate in-depth analysis
towards both the figures and the theories that emerge, or in any case,
for those who were completely ignorant, to have a first taste.
The rebels follow one another chronologically taking into account the
date of birth, they embrace different countries in the world; the topics
addressed in the quotes have a common thread that unites them despite
the authors living in different times: patriarchy, gender violence,
self-determination, anti-militarism, anti-racism, aversion to imposed
motherhood as the realization of woman, opposition to dictatorships and
discrimination, to privileges and oppression, critical considerations on
church and religions and much more. In short, a volume that opens up
knowledge through many angles and points of view.
Letizia Giarratana
https://www.sicilialibertaria.it/
_________________________________________
A - I N F O S N E W S S E R V I C E
By, For, and About Anarchists
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