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In this enlightening yet devastating book, Susan Hawthorne writes with clarity and incisiveness on how patriarchy is wreaking destruction on the planet and on communities. The twin mantras of globalisation and growth expounded by the neoliberalism that has hijacked the planet are revealed in all their shabby deception. Backed by meticulous research, the author shows how so-called advances in technology are, like a Trojan horse, used to mask sinister political agendas that sacrifice the common good for the shallow profiteering of corporations and mega-rich individuals. The biotechnologists see the lure of cure, rising share prices and profits. She details how women, lesbians, people with disabilities, Indigenous peoples, the poor, refugees and the very earth itself are being damaged by the crisis of patriarchy that is sucking everyone into its vortex. Importantly, this precise and insightful volume also shows what is needed to get ourselves out of this spiral of destruction: a radical feminist approach with compassion and empathy at its core. Shame is an emotion of the powerless because they cannot change the rules. The book shows a way out of the vortex: it is now up to the collective imagination and action of people everywhere to take up the challenges Susan Hawthorne shows are needed. This is a vital book for a world in crisis and should be read by everyone who cares about our future.

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Author:   Susan Hawthorne
Publisher:   Spinifex Press
Imprint:   Spinifex Press
ISBN:  

9781925950168

ISBN 10:   1925950166
Pages:   30
Publication Date:   11 January 2020
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface: The Year of the Pandemic Introduction A note on truth A note on words Key terms in this book Chapter One: The Crisis of Economics: Patriarchal Wars against People and the Planet Appropriation of politics How has criticism of globalisation shifted sides? The speeding vortex: every failure is a new business opportunity Understanding neoliberalism Resistance Markets, work and the Universal Basic Income Chapter Two: Less Than Perfect: Medical Wars against People with Disabilities Feminism Ruling classes Infantilisation Colonisation Harm minimisation Normalisation Erasure The technology of bodies Money The personal is political Chapter Three: Feminist Cassandras: Men’s Patriotic Wars against Women’s Intimate Lives War and the institution of heterosexuality intersect War and masculinity, torture and heterosexuality Intimacy and war To counter war is to counter the militarism embedded in daily life Postmodern war Money What would it take for a woman to be free of injury and to live without fear for her safety? Chapter Four: Biocolonialism and Bioprospecting: Wars against Indigenous Peoples and Women What is bioprospecting? What is biopiracy? Biopiracy of earth-based resources Biopiracy and value Biopiracy of body-based resources Separation Microcolonialism of Indigenous bodies Gynocolonialism Bodies with disabilities Heterocolonialism Intergenerational sustainability and cultural integrity Money What practices and laws can be implemented to prevent knowledge theft and biocolonialism? Chapter Five: Deterritoriality and Breaking the Spirit: Land, Refugees and Trauma Being homeless in the body Dispossession Land as relationship Land as relationship in prehistory Trauma Refusing refugees Money What systems could be put in place to end planetary theft? Chapter Six: Colonisation, Erasure and Torture: Wars against Lesbians Globalisation The politics of shame The phallus and the penis Origins of patriarchy and violence against lesbians Nationalism and exile Global recolonisation Lesbian refugees Money Guidelines for officials interviewing lesbian refugees Chapter Seven:Breaking the Spirit of the Women's Liberation Movement: The War against Biology Trans v cis Trans vs intersex Trans vs lesbian Trans vs women Women's Circus Oppression Postmodernism and queer theory Silence Trauma Hatred and shame Breaking the spirit Theft of a future and a past Commodification Strategies used by the trans lobby Violence against trans people Institutionalising trans laws Money for astroturfing and transgender causes Why sexual orientation not gender identity? Chapter Eight:Breaking the Spirit of the Planet: Climate Catastrophe Breaking the spirit of the planet Temperate zone: bushfires Dry zone: drought and water wars Wet zone: coral death, cyclones, floods Money Breaking the heart of the planet Chapter Nine: Sovereignty and the Spirit of Nature Uncultivated Sovereignty

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Susan Hawthorne is an award-winning writer of poetry, fiction and non-fiction. Her works include eight collections of poetry. Her collection Cow (2011) was shortlisted for the Kenneth Slessor Poetry prize in the NSW Premier’s Literary Awards and was a Finalist in the Audre Lorde Lesbian Poetry Prize (USA). Earth’s Breath (2009) was shortlisted for the Judith Wright Poetry Prize. Susan has been the recipient on international residencies in Turkey, Italy and India. She has translated literary works from Sanskrit, Greek and Latin and her books have been translated into German, Spanish, Arabic, French and Czech. She was the winner of the 2017 Penguin Random House Best Achievement in Writing in the Inspire Awards for her work increasing awareness about epilepsy and the politics of disability.

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