In other words : writing as a feminist / / edited by Gail Chester and Sigrid Nielsen

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910808547603321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013
• ISBN: 1-136-18951-3; 0-203-08411-X; 1-283-84599-7; 1-136-18952-1
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (249 p.)
• Collana: Routledge library editions : Feminist theory
• Altri autori (Persone): ChesterGail; NielsenSigrid
• Disciplina: 305.42; 820.99287; 820/.9/9287
• Soggetti: Women and literature - Great Britain; Feminism and literature - Great Britain
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: First published in 1987 by Hutchinson.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: IN OTHER WORDS Writing as a feminist; Copyright; In Other Words Writing as a feminist; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction: writing as a feminist; Part One What Women Write; Imaginary ape or The one-eyed monkey answers questions; Poetry - who cares?; The controversial feminist; A double knot on the peeny; I tell my 3 year old she's real . . . : writing lesbian-feminist children's books; Women and fiction: how we present ourselves and others; Meandering towards an ordinary job; The art of non-fiction (or the social construction of aesthetic divisions); Lesbian sexuality: joining the dotsWriting erotica; Part Two Taking Control; Lessons of history: beyond the male-stream classroom; Working in the word factory; Producing a feminist magazine; They tried to rip me off; Why there's a light-box where my typewriter should be - being a feminist publisher; I am a feminist and a journalist . . .; Translating as a feminist; What the hell is feminist editing?; Part Three Writing About Ourselves; T. S. Eliot never called himself a clerk; Writing ; for my mother; On being a late starter; Writing as a lesbian mother; Words are weapons; Leaving it 'til later; An apologyWriting as an Irish woman in England; Class conflicts; Young, gifted and getting there; Imprisoning vision: towards a non-visualist language; Part Four Support and Communication; Making connections: the collective working experience; Writer/worker/feminist; Not chance but a community: women and élitism in poetry; Women like us; Broadening visions; Voice; The script: a scene for four female characters; Resources section
• Sommario/riassunto: This is a book for all women writers, professional, amateur or aspiring, in which forty women talk about writing and the part it plays in their lives. Self-discovery, work, personal liberation, communication, hope for change - all these motives inspire these short and direct personal statements.The contributors come from very different backgrounds: some, like Sara Maitland, Rosemary Manning, Anna Livia, Suniti Namjoshi, are well known. Others are unpublished. In Other Words will provide practical support and encouragement for any woman who writes.