Review of "Daring to Be Bad: Radical Feminism in American, 1967-1975" by Alice Echols. . This book analyzes the trajectory of the radical feminist movement from its beleaguered beginnings in 1967, through its ascendancy as the dominant tendency within the movement, to its decline and supplanting by cultural feminism in the mid-‘70s. Someone pointed out to me once that Babe Ruth not only held the home run title for decades, but also the most strike-out title. Daring To Be Bad: Radical Feminism in America 1967-1975: Echols, Alice: 9780816617876: Books - Amazon.ca She received her M.A. . And now we move into a new world where writers can take a chance and put up stories on sale directly to readers. Echols offers an oral history that is also an homage. we’re given the benefit of a clear and honest eye cast over two decades’ span of women working on that most influential social struggle toward liberation.” Village Voice, Gustavus Myers Center for the Study of Human Rights’s Outstanding Book Award winner, Winner of Outstanding Book Award of Gustavus Myers Center for the Study of Human Rights, $23.50 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-1787-6
440 pages, 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 1989. Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free. Form rejected, for the most part. Alice Echols is professor of history and the Barbra Streisand Chair of Contemporary Gender Studies at the University of Southern California. Paperback. Something went wrong. this balanced study deftly explores feminism, from its break with the coalition of leftist activist groups of the '60s to its abandonment of radicalism and separatism in the '70s. Brief content visible, double tap to read full content. offers the type of critical interpretation of the women’s liberation movement that contemporary feminism has lacked. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Daring to Be Bad : Radical Feminism in America, 1967-1975 by Alice Echols (1989, Hardcover) at the best online prices at … . Daring to Be Bad is a welcome addition to feminist bookshelves. To learn more about the rise and fall of radical feminism, I highly recommend Alice Echols’s Daring to Be Bad, a detailed and vivid account of the movement’s history. Her award-winning posthumous collection of rock criticism, Out of the Vinyl Deeps: Ellen Willis on Rock Music, was published in 2011 by the University of Minnesota Press. © 2011-2016 University of Minnesota Press | Privacy Policy | The University of Minnesota is an equal opportunity educator and employer. Daring to Be Bad is a welcome addition to feminist bookshelves. Please try again. There was a problem loading your book clubs. It is good to be your own person and say I want to be daring as well. . To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. Is a very well-written book (originally her PhD dissertation), and obviously pioneering the "official" herstory of the radical feminism movement in the US. [Daring to Be Bad] is path-breaking…based on abundant and painstaking interviewing, as well as the tracking down and assembling of the ephemera of short-lived committees, cells, and association.…[Echols’s] writing is lucid, detailed, and extremely responsible. It breaks new ground, making creative use of extensive interviews and early feminist publications to recreate the environment that elicited and shaped radical feminism.” —Sojourner In it, Alice Echols traces the trajectory of the radical feminist movement from its beleaguered beginnings in 1967, through its ascendance as the dominant tendency within the movement, to its decline and eventual supplantation by cultural … As the first major scholarly work on the history of the U.S. feminist movement . . "Rave On" is the Page Turner series that asks feminist writers, artists, musicians, activists, leaders, and scholars to talk about a book that completely rocked their world. . . . This is not a comprehensive history of the contemporary women’s movement… Rather, this is a thorough history of one wing of the women’s movement.” (Pg. Echols masterfully re-creates a perpetually divisive atmosphere . . There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. . Echols offers an oral history that is also an homage. A fascinating chronicle of radical feminism’s rise and fall from the mid-Sixties to the mid-Seventies, Daring to Be Bad is a must-read for both students of gender history and activists of intersectionality. Both rigorous and generous, Daring to Be Bad offers vital lessons to students of the revolutionary past, and to aspirants for a feminist future. . Help others learn more about this product by uploading a video! Find all the books, read about the author, and more. . . . we’re given the benefit of a clear and honest eye cast over two decades’ span of women working on that most influential social struggle toward liberation. Daring To Be Bad is an essential history of the Women's Liberation Movement. [It] breaks new ground, making creative use of extensive interviews and early feminist publications to recreate the environment that elicited and shaped radical feminism. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. 195), Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 23, 2013. Fear of missing a note, fear of making a scratch, fear, fear, fear. . At the core of Frei's philosophy is an appeal that Harvard MBAs are not used to hearing: in order to achieve excellence, you need the courage to be bad… In it, Alice Echols traces the trajectory of the radical feminist movement from its beleaguered beginnings in 1967, through its ascendance as the dominant tendency within the movement, to its decline and eventual supplantation by cultural … It breaks new ground, making creative use of extensive interviews and early feminist publications to recreate the environment that elicited and shaped radical feminism. Unable to add item to List. We work hard to protect your security and privacy. How to Borrow from Another Library. 1989, Daring to be bad : radical feminism in America, 1967-1975 / Alice Echols ; foreword by Ellen Willis University of Minnesota Press Minneapolis. . . . Full content visible, double tap to read brief content. Daring is nuanced in that it connects this movement to other protest movements of the 60's while remaining true to the Women's Movement's distinctive arc. Far beyond mere nostalgic value, the enduring worth of Echols’s book is as a resource, not only for future women’s studies courses but for all who want to understand contemporary feminism. This balanced study deftly explores feminism, from its break with the coalition of leftist activist groups of the ’60s to its abandonment of radicalism and separatism in the ’70s. Daring to Be Bad: Radical Feminism in America 1967-1975 (with foreword by Ellen Willis) Shaky Ground: The Sixties and its Aftershocks (2002) Scars of Sweet Paradise: The Life and Times of Janis Joplin (1999) Hot Stuff: Disco and the Remaking of American Culture (2009) References this balanced study deftly explores feminism, from its break with the coalition of leftist activist groups of the '60s to its abandonment of radicalism and separatism in the '70s. Maybe even fulfilled. I find this book very informative, but a little short on analysis outside the box. An award-winning and canonical history of radical feminism, whose activist heat and intellectual audacity powered second-wave feminism—30th anniversary edition. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. If we are still debating the relative importance of gender, class, and race, combating the power of capitalism and patriarchy, this valuable study shows that the discussion owes much to the radical feminists who hewed out the outlines of these issues. Please try your request again later. Daring to Be Bad is a valuable book . Reviewed in the United States on June 9, 2016. . Many younger feminists have a fairly negative stereotype of radical feminism: that it was an exclusively white and middle-class movement that promoted gender essentialism, ‘woman’s energy,’ separatism transphobia, and banning pornography... No book shattered that … Es bietet eine tolle und detailreiche Auseinandersetzung mit der Entwicklung der Frauenbewegung in den USA nach deren Abspaltung von der New Left. . Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for American Culture Ser. Daring To Be Bad . that grapples with the diversity inherent within the women’s movement while maintaining a critical stance throughout. . . Echols offers an oral history that is also an homage. Search for the book on E-ZBorrow.. E-ZBorrow is the easiest and fastest way to get the book you want (ebooks unavailable). This book is fantastic and should be considered a must-read for every historian of the 60s/70s, and every women's studies course. Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review › peer-review . The phrase “Dare to be Bad” is a phrase that allows you to gain courage. “Daring to be Bad” has paid the bills for going on three decades. / Morris, Aldon D. In: American Journal of Sociology, 1990. 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