Misogynies
About the Book
Misogynies is one of the most celebrated feminist texts by a British author. First published in 1989, it created shock waves with its analyses of history, literature and popular culture.
Joan Smith drew on her own experience as one of the few women reporting the Yorkshire Ripper murders and looked at novels, slasher movies, Page Three and Princess Diana, teasing out the attitudes that brought them together.
A feminist classic, Smith’s exploration of fear and hatred of women resonates to this day.
About the Author
Joan Smith is a novelist, columnist and human rights activist. She has been involved in campaigns for free expression, authors’ rights, and literacy in Sierra Leone. She currently speaks for Hacked Off, the organisation which represents victims of phone hacking. She is an honorary associate of the National Secular Society and supports Republic, the campaign for an elected head of state. Her publications include Misogynies and The Public Woman (both by The Westbourne Press).
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Reviews
‘Brilliant and unerring … a fascinating book’ Marilyn French, author of The Women's Room
‘A superb and vivid piece of writing, eminently readable, wonderfully fresh’ Phyllis Chesler, author of Women and Madness
‘A fine and invigorating achievement’ Guardian
‘A thought-provoking book’ The Times
