{"product_id":"valerie-solanas-the-defiant-life-of-the-woman-who-wrote-scum-and-shot-andy-warhol-paperback","title":"Valerie Solanas: The Defiant Life of the Woman Who Wrote Scum (and Shot Andy Warhol) - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBreanne Fahs\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe authoritative biography of the 60s countercultural icon who wrote \u003cem\u003eSCUM Manifesto\u003c\/em\u003e, shot Andy Warhol, and made an unforgettable mark on feminist history.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eToo drastic, too crazy, too out there, too early, too late, too damaged, too much--Valerie Solanas has been dismissed but never forgotten. She has become, unwittingly, a figurehead for women's unexpressed rage, and stands at the center of many worlds. She inhabited Andy Warhol's Factory scene, circulated among feminists and the countercultural underground, charged men money for conversation, despised daddy's girls, and outlined a vision for radical gender dystopia.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKnown for shooting Andy Warhol in 1968 and for writing the polemical diatribe \u003cem\u003eSCUM Manifesto\u003c\/em\u003e, Solanas is one of the most famous women of her era.\u003cem\u003e SCUM Manifesto\u003c\/em\u003e--which predicted ATMs, test-tube babies, the Internet, and artificial insemination long before they existed--has sold more copies, and has been translated into more languages, than nearly all other feminist texts of its time.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShockingly little work has interrogated Solanas's life. This book is the first biography about Solanas, including original interviews with family, friends (and enemies), and numerous living Warhol associates. It reveals surprising details about her life: the children nearly no one knew she had, her drive for control over her own writing and copyright, and her elusive personal and professional relationships.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eValerie Solanas\u003c\/em\u003e reveals the tragic, remarkable life of an iconic figure. It is \"not only a remarkable biographical feat but also a delicate navigation of an unwieldy, demanding, and complex life story\" (\u003cem\u003eBOMB Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBreanne Fahs\u003c\/b\u003e is an associate professor of women and gender studies at Arizona State University, where she specializes in studying women's sexuality, critical embodiment studies, radical feminism, and political activism. She has a BA in women's studies\/gender studies and psychology from Occidental College and a PhD in women's studies and clinical psychology from the University of Michigan. She has published widely in feminist, social science, and humanities journals, as well as the books \u003ci\u003ePerforming Sex\u003c\/i\u003e with SUNY Press (2011) and \u003ci\u003eThe Moral Panics of Sexuality\u003c\/i\u003e (2013). She is the director of the Feminist Research on Gender and Sexuality Group at Arizona State University, and also works as a private practice clinical psychologist specializing in sexuality, couples work, and trauma recovery.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 22, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Independent Publisher Book Awards (2015)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760539631904,"sku":"9781558618480","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c6804c47886bc688077b0493e057b336.webp?v=1780182748","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/valerie-solanas-the-defiant-life-of-the-woman-who-wrote-scum-and-shot-andy-warhol-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}