{"product_id":"9781784784409","title":"SCUM Manifesto","description":"\u003cb\u003eClassic radical feminist statement from the woman who shot Andy Warhol\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e“Life in this society being, at best, an utter bore and no aspect of society being at all relevant to women, there remains to civic-minded, responsible, thrill-seeking females only to overthrow the government, eliminate the money system, institute complete automation and destroy the male sex.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOutrageous and violent, \u003ci\u003eSCUM Manifesto\u003c\/i\u003e was widely lambasted when it first appeared in 1968. Valerie Solanas, the woman who shot Andy Warhol, self-published the book just before she became a notorious household name and was confined to a mental institution. But for all its vitriol, it is impossible to dismiss as the mere rantings of a lesbian lunatic. In fact, the work has proved prescient, not only as a radical feminist analysis light years ahead of its time—predicting artificial insemination, ATMs, a feminist uprising against underrepresentation in the arts—but also as a stunning testament to the rage of an abused and destitute woman.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this edition, philosopher Avital Ronell’s introduction reconsiders the evocative exuberance of this infamous text.","brand":"Valerie Solanas","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Trade paperback (US)","offer_id":45894408143060,"sku":"9781784784409","price":19.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/9208\/files\/BNCImageAPI_973dc2bb-8eed-4c72-9e5e-45d89396996b.jpg?v=1732450054","url":"https:\/\/penguinshop.ca\/products\/9781784784409","provider":"Penguin Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}