Known for shooting andy warhol in 1968 and for writing the infamous scum manifesto, solanas became one of the most famous women of her era. In 1968, she was arrested after an assassination attempt on the life andy warhol, and imprisoned for three years. First circulated on the streets of greenwich village in 1967, the scum manifesto is a searing indictment of patriarchal culture in all its forms. This edition includes an incisive introduction by acclaimed scholar avital ronell. Scum manifesto solanas, valerie, ronell, avital isbn. Valerie solanas was a radical feminist playwright and social propagandist best known as the author of the scum manifesto, which she selfpublished and sold on the streets of new york. Scum manifesto was widely lambasted when it first appeared in 1968. Download the authoritative biography of the 60s countercultural icon who wrote scum manifesto, shot andy warhol, and made an unforgettable mark on feminist history. Scum manifesto by solanas, valerie and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. There are many reasons why now is a good moment to bring back the scum manifesto, the wildeyed treatise by valerie solanas, a lesbian drifter, psychotic and wouldbe writer who is best known for shooting andy warhol nearly to death in june 1968. In 1967, solanas began selfpublishing the scum manifesto. The content of this book can pretty much be sumed up in a few sentences.
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Best known for attempting to shoot andy warhol, valerie solanas scum manifesto became a rallying cry for a generation of feminist thinkers. Valerie jean solanas 193688 was an american radical feminist writer who is best known for scum manifesto, as well as for the attempted murder of artist andy warhol. Download one of the free kindle apps to start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, and computer. Scum manifesto by valerie solanas, 9781784784409, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. Buy the paperback book scum manifesto by valerie solanas at indigo.
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Scum manifesto was considered one of the most outrageous, violent and certifiably crazy tracts when it first appeared in 1968. From this position of presumed powerlessness valerie sees through the thin veil of civility to call bullshit on patriarchal power. Buy scum manifesto book online at low prices in india scum. Jul 01, 2001 to fully understand valerie solanas scum manifesto, we must place it into historical context. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Scum manifesto project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks.
Valerie solanas was a radical feminist playwright and social propagandist who was arrested in 1968 after her attempted assassination of andy warhol. Check out other translated books in french, spanish languages. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Valerie jean solanas was an american radical feminist writer best known for shooting the artist andy warhol in 1968.
Valerie solanas s most popular book is scum manifesto. But for all its vitriol, it is impossible to dismiss as the mere rantings of a lesbian. Life in this society being, at best, an utter bore and no aspect of society being at all relevant to women, there remains to civicminded, responsible, thrillseeking females only to overthrow the government, eliminate the money system, institute complete automation and destroy the male sex. Scum manifesto is a radical feminist manifesto by valerie solanas, published in 1967. Honestly, this book is hilarious and i enjoy sending excerpts to my male friends. July 2004 dana stevens nonfiction scum manifesto by valerie solanas. In a corrective 1977 village voice interview, solanas said the book would not be autobiographical other than a small portion. Valerie solanas is one of the most polarizing figures of 1960s counterculture. The text used here is that of the 1983 edition of the manifesto that was published by the matriarchy study group. She was a product of the social upheavel of the 1960s. She wrote the scum manifesto, an essay on patriarchal culture advocating the creation of an allfemale society. Scum is short for society for cutting up men, and the manifesto is valerie solanas infamous text about why the destruction of the male sex is necessary, and her visions about a society free of men. But in the months after the shooting, solanass diatribe became a foundational document in the nascent movement of radical feminism, seized upon by women frustrated with the limits of existing forms of feminist protest.
Id like to read this book on kindle dont have a kindle. This book is enjoyable and interesting, cant say i agree with a lot of it but it is a book i would. Scum manifesto ebook by valerie solanas 9781849351812. To fully understand valerie solanas scum manifesto, we must place it into historical context.
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