Avital Ronell reconsiders Solanas in light of her social milieu. SCUM Manifesto was considered one of the most outrageous, violent and certifiably crazy tracts when it first appeared in 1968. Valerie Solanas, the woman who shot Andy Warhol, self-published this work just before her rampage against the king of Pop Art made her a household name and resulted in her confinement to a mental institution. But the Manifesto, for all its vitriol, is impossible to dismiss as just the rantings of a lesbian...
This foundational no-holds-barred feminist text has continued to enthrall readers both young and old.In the wake of the Pussy Riot scandal and the post-Occupy moment, a new confrontational feminism has re-emerged, pulling this classic text back into the spotlight.Valerie Solanas, the would be assassin of Andy Warhol, has been the subject of popular films, music, and novels.The original AK Press edition of SCUM Manifesto has sold well over 20,000 copies.
Avital Ronell reconsiders Solanas in light of her social milieu. SCUM Manifesto was considered one of the most outrageous, violent and certifiably crazy tracts when it first appeared in 1968. Valerie Solanas, the woman who shot Andy Warhol, self-published this work just before her rampage against the king of Pop Art made her a household name and resulted in her confinement to a mental institution. But the Manifesto, for all its vitriol, is impossible to dismiss as just the rantings of a lesbian...
