Pleasure Activism / Edited by adrienne marie brown / 2019

Pleasure Activism / Edited by adrienne marie brown / 2019

I started reading this book in 2019 at the height of my PTSD symptoms and have sunken into it little by little. Built largely upon Audre Lorde's "The Uses of the Erotic," the collection includes abundant essays and interviews following activists' journeys into reconnecting with their joy and pleasure. Because of the genre, I actually recommend listening to the audio book rather than reading it. It reads like a thoughtful podcast. I'm immensely grateful for this book as it included many tools for reconnecting and rerooting myself. Without pleasure and joy at the center of our work, many of our struggles would be in vain. 3.7/5