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''In Fury: Women write about sex, power and violence, 16 exceptional writers, led by editor Samantha Trenoweth, put violence against women into the spotlight.
'Their perspectives range from the searingly personal to the positively political. What emerges is a fascinating exploration of the power dynamic between men and women, and some creative strategies to address the inequalities built into it.
'Mandy Sayer gives a moving account of her childhood spent fleeing a violent stepfather; Anne Summers revisits the anarchic early days of the women’s refuge movement; Van Badham and Susan Chenery give accounts of violence in suburban Australia and pastoral Tuscany that suggest even the smartest women are vulnerable to assault; Indian poet and novelist Meena Kandasamy addresses rape culture on the subcontinent; and inspiring young activist Fahma Mohamed writes of her crusade against female genital mutilation.
'In recent times, we have seen girlfriends shot in their bathrooms and thrown from balconies; mothers and kids turned away from underfunded refuges; women raped on Indian buses, American campuses, and in Australian homes. It’s time we talked about it. Fury explores the intersection between culture, gender and social change through voices that are passionate, insightful and, above all, empowering.' (Publication summary)
Notes
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Only literary material by Australian authors individually indexed. Other material in this issue includes:
- India : Our Rape Nation by Indian writer Meena Kandasamy
- Can You Hear the Thunder? by British writers, Fahma Mohamed and Lisa Zimmerman
- You Sometimes Hit a Girl if You Get Annoyed by Scottish writer, Nancy Lombard
Contents
- Introduction, single work essay (p. 1-11)
- Metafiction : A Fissure of Light, single work autobiography (p. 13-36)
- Revisiting Elsie, single work autobiography (p. 37-67)
- The Most Dangerous Time, single work autobiography (p. 69-82)
- A National Emergency, single work essay (p. 83-92)
- Women against the Machine, single work essay (p. 107-124)
- Eighty. Times. More. Likely., single work essay (p. 139-146)
- That Was Not Love, It Was Taking a Prisoner, single work essay (p. 147-170)
- You Can't Mute a Revolution, single work essay (p. 171-180)
- Smash It Up, single work essay (p. 181-191)
- Off (with) Her Head, single work autobiography (p. 193-204)
- My War, single work autobiography (p. 205-219)
- The Kid's All Right : Paddling Against a Tsunami, single work essay (p. 237-252)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Why the Fight Still Goes on for Women
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 22 March 2015; (p. 17)
— Review of Fury : Women Write About Sex, Power and Violence 2015 anthology single work essay autobiography -
Confronting the Real Domestic Threat Level
The Violence Lurking on the Home Front
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 7 March 2015; (p. 25) The Age , 7 March 2015; The Sydney Morning Herald , 7 March 2015; (p. 28)
— Review of Fury : Women Write About Sex, Power and Violence 2015 anthology single work essay autobiography
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Confronting the Real Domestic Threat Level
The Violence Lurking on the Home Front
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 7 March 2015; (p. 25) The Age , 7 March 2015; The Sydney Morning Herald , 7 March 2015; (p. 28)
— Review of Fury : Women Write About Sex, Power and Violence 2015 anthology single work essay autobiography -
Why the Fight Still Goes on for Women
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 22 March 2015; (p. 17)
— Review of Fury : Women Write About Sex, Power and Violence 2015 anthology single work essay autobiography