Description
| Product ID: | 9781682193358 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Decolonize That! |
| Title: | Decolonize Self-Care |
| Authors: | Author: Alyson K. Spurgas, Bhakti Shringarpure, Zo C. Meleo-Erwin |
| Page Count: | 286 |
| Subjects: | Social discrimination and social justice, Social discrimination & inequality, Social and cultural anthropology, Self-help, personal development and practical advice, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Self-help & personal development |
| Description: | For radical twentieth-century feminists, it was a rallying cry for bodily autonomy and political power. For influencers and lifestyle brands, it’s buying fancy nutrition and body products at a premium. And it has now infiltrated nearly every food, leisure, and pop-culture space as a multi-billion-dollar industry. What is it? To quote a million memes: it’s called self-care. In Decolonize Self-Care Alyson K. Spurgas and Zoë C. Meleo-Erwin deliver a comprehensive sociological analysis and scathing critique of the catchphrase’s capitalist, racist undertones. To decolonize self-care, they argue, requires a full reckoning with the exclusionary, appropriative nature of most of the wellness industry, but this education is only the first step in the process. We must commit to new models of care and well-being that allow for health, pleasure, and community—for everyone. For radical twentieth-century feminists, it was a rallying cry for bodily autonomy and political power. For influencers and lifestyle brands, it’s buying fancy nutrition and body products at a premium. And it has now infiltrated nearly every food, leisure, and pop-culture space as a multi-billion-dollar industry. In Decolonize Self-Care Alyson K. Spurgas and Zoë C. Meleo-Erwin deliver a comprehensive sociological analysis and scathing critique of the catchphrase’s capitalist, racist undertones. To decolonize self-care, they argue, requires a full reckoning with the exclusionary, appropriative nature of most of the wellness industry, but this education is only the first step in the process. We must commit to new models of care and well-being that allow for health, pleasure, and community—for everyone. |
| Imprint Name: | OR Books |
| Publisher Name: | OR Books |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2023-03-02 |
