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Radical Intimacy

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Rosa invites us to intentionally expand our political imagination beyond the commodification of self-care, supremacy of heteronormativity and patriarchy, the atomised units of the nuclear family, and the individualisation of private housing. Radical Intimacy is a grounding, hopeful work that explores how we can build intimacy in abundance and richness – a reminder for people and political movements feeling the alienation and weight of capitalism that collective, radical, and profound alternatives are possible. As The Argonauts seems to suggest, perhaps intimacy, with (and despite) its problems, might offer new insights that are grounded in empathy, but nevertheless generative. Nelson’s work embraces the messiness, complexity and contradictions that are inherent in all social life: in our ideas, institutions and within each individual.

Radical Intimacy shows that it doesn't need to be this way. Including inspiring ideas for alternative ways to live, Sophie K Rosa demands we use our radical imagination to discover a new form of intimacy.

I do not wish to discredit The Argonauts on this basis. Nelson’s intention within this book was to ask difficult questions of herself, and to inspire her readers to do the same. In sitting in discomfort and reflecting, one can radically reimagine one’s own positionalities and politics. In particular, Nelson’s commentary on language and LGBTQI+ lives is an essential intervention in contemporary “post-gay” politics, which insist on monolithic representation of LGBTQI+ lives that often advocate for normalisation in line with cis-heterosexual hegemonies, as seen in the works by Ghaziani and Kampler and Connell. Capitalist ideology wants us to believe that there is an optimal way to live. 'Making connections' means networking for work. Our emotional needs are to be fulfilled by a single romantic partner, and self-care equates to taking personal responsibility for our suffering. As Hilton Als writes in his New Yorker reflection on The Argonauts, this book is an “articulation of [Nelson’s] many selves”. This is not only with regard to the many “Maggies” we as readers meet – Maggie the academic, Maggie the lover, Maggie the step-parent, Maggie the mother, Maggie the stalked – but also in how Nelson blends different aspects of her artistic and literary life into the prose itself. The book compounds the many elements of Nelson’s expansive oeuvre, where she has worked across and within poetry, criticism, non-fiction and memoir. Proposes radical answers for people longing for real intimacy, just as she proposes the need to centre all forms of intimacy as radical praxis. We are invited to look for the possibilities of abundant post-capitalist relating, and how they might nurture us in overcoming the systems which trap us in scarcity. It’s great. Please read it!’ Sophie K. Rosa challenges us to rethink, reimagine, resist and redefine intimacy according to our own standards instead of those force-fed to us via the white supremacist capitalist cisheteropatriarchy. Consider this the next read in your study group.’

Want more sex and dating stories in your inbox? Sign up for Mashable's new weekly After Dark newsletter . A clarion voice from a new generation of British feminists accessibly expanding family-abolitionist thought and praxis into new spheres in response to a swingeing care crisis ... I was gripped’ Though Nelson mostly focuses on her own perspectives of her relationship with Dodge, her text is deeply reflexive throughout. The Argonauts is a work that highlights our need to be open to critique and to be accountable for ourselves, both through communication with others and through self-reflection. For sociologists, reflexivity is a key part of doing social research. Despite being something that affects each and every one of us, the way we understand and treat mental health continues to be largely ineffective and reductive. Micha Frazer-Carroll argues that mental health must be understood not only as a health issue, but a political one too, and that ‘raising awareness’ is no longer enough. This book traces the history of psychiatric diagnosis, alternative models of care, law and the decarceration of health, and more. Mad World offers a radical antidote to the constraints of our current conceptualisation of mental health and calls for a transformative reimagination of this sphere.Made me reconsider so many of the cultural scripts I've been fed my whole life. Unsparing, important and hopeful’ A narrative guide and practical methodology for nurturing and sustaining our relationships with ourselves, others, and the world. “With intimacy as the foundational principle of our existence, we can build a life based on what we truly need, not what we think we need or have been told we need. By embracing the practice of radical intimacy, I can confidently promise my readers a personal revolution of self-acceptance, appreciation, vitality, and confidence. And without fail, mind-blowing, soul-stirring, earth-shattering sex follows.” —Zoë Kors It is a devastating reality that so much of our lifeforce is directed towards labour, rather than love.

It can be very difficult to build relationships outside of normative frameworks. Even if people experience non-normative desires as an essential aspect of who they are – rather than as a choice – there can be material as well as psychic and social barriers to living them out. "The personal is not political because personal choices are necessarily political choices", Lennard writes, "but because the very terrain of what gets to be a choice and what types of persons get to be choosers – what types of persons get to be – are shaped by political power". In this inspiring 10-day course by healer and women's empowerment leader Jumana Sophia, you'll be guided through a journey that will teach you how to welcome and thrive in both the physical and emotional aspects of intimacy. With expert teachings and insightful questions, you’ll learn how to tap into your feminine wisdom and uncover your needs and wants, as well as what is negotiable for creating the environment you desire. Tap Into Your Feminine WisdomI decided to read this after scanning the blurb and thinking "Huh, this reminds me of 'all about love' by bell hooks. I love that book!" 'all about love' is referenced a lot in Radical Intimacy, so I'm not surprised I came to that conclusion at first glance, but reading Radical Intimacy didn't inspire me with hope or make me question the fundamental concept of love, let alone to the extent that 'all about love' did. It was mostly a bummer. Most people struggle under capitalism to locate enough time and energy to nurture relationships at all. Being able to tend to our intimate relationships should not be a privilege. It is a devastating reality that so much of our lifeforce is directed towards labour, rather than love. While "Who has time for that?" is often a throwaway dismissal of the idea that people might maintain more than one intimate partnership, it could instead be a question of intimate justice. Rather than giving up on alternative visions for our relationships as inexorably impossible, and rather than cajoling individuals to build ‘radical’ relationships that may not make sense for their lives, let us imagine and fight for a future in which multitudinous love, in multivalent forms, will be conceivable for everyone. With intimacy as the foundational principle of our existence, we can build a life based on what we truly need, not what we think we need or have been told we need. By embracing the practice of radical intimacy, I can confidently promise my readers a personal revolution of self-acceptance, appreciation, vitality, and confidence. And without fail, mind-blowing, soul-stirring, earth-shattering sex follows.” —Zoë Kors Radical Intimacy shows that it doesn't need to be this way. A punchy and impassioned account of inspiring ideas about alternative ways to live, Sophie K Rosa demands we use our radical imagination to discover a new form of intimacy and to transform our personal lives and in turn society as a whole.



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