This Has Always Been A War: The Radicalization of a Working Class Queer by Lori

Description: This Has Always Been A War by Lori Fox A powerful, personal critique of capitalist patriarchy as seen through the eyes of a queer radical. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Capitalism has infiltrated every aspect of our personal, social, economic, and sexual lives. By examining the politics of gender, environment and sexuality, we can see the ways straight, cis, white, and especially male upper-class people control and subvert the other-queer, non-binary, BIPOC, and female bodies-in order to keep the working lower classes divided. Patriarchy and classism are forms of systemic violence which ensure that the main commodity of capitalism-a large, disposable, cheap, and ideally subjugated work force-is readily available. There is a lot wrong with the ways we live, work, and treat each other.In essays that are both accessible and inspiring, Lori Fox examines their confrontations with the capitalist patriarchy through their experiences as a queer, non-binary, working-class farm hand, labourer, bartender, bush-worker, and road dog, exploring the ugly places where issues of gender, sexuality, class, and the environment intersect.In applying the micro to the macro, demonstrating how the personal is political and vice versa, Fox exposes the flaws in believing that this is the only way our society can or should work. Brash, topical, and passionate, This Has Always Been a War is not only a collection of essays, but a series of dispatches from the combative front lines of our present-day culture. Author Biography Lori Fox is a queer, non-binary, working-class writer and journalist. Their work, which focuses on issues of class, gender, sexuality, the environment, and the messy places where these things intersect, has appeared with The Guardian, Vice, and The Globe and Mail, among many others. This Has Always Been a War is their first book. Table of Contents Introduction Chapter 1: Walking Distance Chapter 2: At Your Service Chapter 3: Where Are We in Your Dystopia? Chapter 4: The Happy Family Game Chapter 5: An Abrupt and Brutal Stop Chapter 6: Dalhousie Street Chapter 7: This Has Always Been a War Chapter 8: The Hour You Are Most Alone Chapter 9: After the Hungry Days Chapter 10: This Is How I Sleep at Night Chapter 11: The Lame One Long Description Capitalism has infiltrated every aspect of our personal, social, economic, and sexual lives. By examining the politics of gender, environment and sexuality, we can see the ways straight, cis, white, and especially male upper-class people control and subvert the other--queer, non-binary, BIPOC, and female bodies--in order to keep the working lower classes divided. Patriarchy and classism are forms of systemic violence which ensure that the main commodity of capitalism--a large, disposable, cheap, and ideally subjugated work force--is readily available. There is a lot wrong with the ways we live, work, and treat each other. In essays that are both accessible and inspiring, Lori Fox examines their confrontations with the capitalist patriarchy through their experiences as a queer, non-binary, working-class farm hand, labourer, bartender, bush-worker, and road dog, exploring the ugly places where issues of gender, sexuality, class, and the environment intersect. In applying the micro to the macro, demonstrating how the personal is political and vice versa, Fox exposes the flaws in believing that this is the only way our society can or should work. Brash, topical, and passionate, This Has Always Been a War is not only a collection of essays, but a series of dispatches from the combative front lines of our present-day culture. Review Text This bold, uncompromising and inspiring debut collection of essays explores the themes of our time: gender, capitalism, power, violence, class, environment and more. - Ms. Magazine Review Quote This bold, uncompromising and inspiring debut collection of essays explores the themes of our time: gender, capitalism, power, violence, class, environment and more. - Ms. Magazine Description for Sales People * This Has Always Been a War is a provocative essay collection that views the forces of capitalism and patriarchy through a genderqueer lens. Specifically it focuses on the way capitalism infiltrates every aspect of our personal, social, economic and sexual lives. By examining the politics of gender, environment and sexuality, we can see the ways straight, cis, white and especially male upper class people control and subvert the other -- queer, non-binary, BIPOC, working class and female bodies -- for what are ultimately socio-economic power benefits. * Like Ivan Coyote, Lori Fox is a queer writer whose work is informed by their location in Whitehorse, Yukon in Canadas North. But Loris work combines the experiential writing of Coyote and andrea bennett ( Like a Boy But Not a Boy ) with the expansive and socially engaged writing of Sarah Schulman. * In the title essay, Lori writes about working the vineyards in affluent wine country where the line drawn between classes was exceedingly clear; they ask: is non-violent reform of the upper classes even possible, when improving the daily lives of the working classes would require not only fundamentally altering the lives of the wealthy, but the way they think? "After the Hungry Days" highlights the link between poverty and mental health; and "The Lame One" documents Loris nervous breakdown resulting from homelessness and trauma, exploring the ways in which the capitalist patriarchy not only contributes to but benefits from traumatizing and damaging working class bodies and minds, especially female ones. * In Loris own words: "I think theres a lot wrong with the way we live and the way we work and the way we treat each other, and I think the primary cause of that is capitalism. The people who benefit from capitalism -- upper and middle class, largely white men and their cis-heterosexual spouses and children -- benefit from keeping the lower working classes divided and under the belief that this is not only the only way our society can work, but that its the way it should work. I want to try to expose that by examining critically the situations I found myself in throughout my life." * Will appeal to LGBTQ+ readers as well as those interested in gender, social justice, and socio-economic issues. Details ISBN1551528770 Author Lori Fox Short Title This Has Always Been a War Pages 224 Publisher Arsenal Pulp Press Language English Year 2022 ISBN-10 1551528770 ISBN-13 9781551528779 Format Paperback Subtitle The Radicalization of a Working Class Queer Imprint Arsenal Pulp Press Place of Publication Vancouver Country of Publication Canada UK Release Date 2022-06-30 DEWEY 814.6 Audience General AU Release Date 2022-09-30 Publication Date 2022-06-30 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:139181642;

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