Sophie Lewis & Lola Olufemi: Abolish the Family
<p>In <em>Abolish The Family</em>, leading feminist critic Sophie Lewis asks us to imagine a world without families. She traces the history of family abolitionism, before introducing us to the groundbreaking politics of radical feminists and gay liberationists that have called for a society organised without the family at its core.</p><p>Lewis was joined by Lola Olufemi, author of <em>Experiments In Imagining Otherwise.</em></p><p>Find more events at the Bookshop website: <a href="https://lrb.me/eventspod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lrb.me/eventspod</a></p><p>Subscribe to Close Readings: <a href="https://lrb.me/closereadings" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lrb.me/closereadings</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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In Abolish The Family, leading feminist critic Sophie Lewis asks us to imagine a world without families. She traces the history of family abolitionism, before introducing us to the groundbreaking politics of radical feminists and gay liberationists that have called for a society organised without the family at its core.
Lewis was joined by Lola Olufemi, author of Experiments In Imagining Otherwise.
Find more events at the Bookshop website: https://lrb.me/eventspod
Subscribe to Close Readings: https://lrb.me/closereadings
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.