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Book SynopsisCatherine Grant examines how contemporary feminist artists such as Sharon Hayes, Mary Kelly, Allyson Mitchell, Deirdre Logue, Lubaina Himid, and Pauline Boudry and Renate Lorenz are turning to the history of feminism in the twenty-first century as a way to understand the present moment.
Trade Review"Grant’s evocative writing delineates the affective contours of collective art participation, and she vividly transports the reader with her on various expeditions – to an outdoor group performance in a wintry Trafalgar Square, to cacophonous choral readings of feminist texts or sitting alone on the last quiet days of a gallery exhibition. One of the true pleasures of the volume is its deep attentiveness to the textures, materials and experience of works of art, interwoven with the author’s compelling account of how cultural encounters strengthened her feminist consciousness."
-- Victoria Horne * Burlington Contemporary *
"Grant’s writing opens avenues for imagining possible feminist pasts, presents, and futures." -- Julia Alting * Trigger *
“An original, associative and compelling account of archival fever and fandom in feminist practice … An exemplar for the ways we can, and should, learn together.”
-- Susannah Thompson * Art History *
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix
Introduction. Anachronizing Feminism 1
1. Fans of Feminism 21
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Killjoy’s Kastle in London 47
3. A Time of One’s Own 67
4. A Feminist Chorus 87
5. Conversations and Constellations 109
Conclusion. Rooms of Our Own 133
Notes 151
Bibliography 179
Index 205
