Book, Sister outsider: essays and conferences[LS]

Language: Brazilian Portuguese. Audre Lorde is many and unique. Black woman, poet, lesbian and warrior. Mother and teacher. Activist and thinker. All these facets coexist in harmony in the fifteen essays of Sister Outsider, which makes its contribution as one of the most important works for the development of contemporary feminist theories. Lorde's thinking is deeply rooted in the experience of being outside of what she called the “mythical norm” – white, heterosexual, thin. The outsider's perspective, displaced, foreign, is capable of accurate analyzes of the need to act to transform society and proposes possible paths: knowing who we are and defining ourselves through our words; recognize alliances as a force against the dehumanizing structures of racism and machismo; understand the erotic as a power. In this book, Lorde invites us to face our fears and break the silence. And it examines a wide range of topics, including love, war, imperialism, police brutality, coalition building, violence against women, black feminism, and equality movements.