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A deep dive into the politics of the wellness, beauty and health industriesOur reading club offers physical, virtual, and mental space to engage with thought-provoking writing about contemporary issues. Drop in for discussions about books exploring gender, capitalism, police abolition, colonialism, the housing crisis, class and more. Sara Swerdlyk, Publicity and Promotions Manager at Between the Lines will join us this Saturday, from 10 am – 12 pm, to lead discussion of Decolonize Self-Care by Alyson K. Spurgas and Zoë Meleo-Erwin , Series edited by Bhakti Shringarpure .
Decolonize Self-Care mounts a sharply critical investigation into contemporary “self-care” practices—particularly those that embrace using mindfulness and other techniques such as tantra and yoga, as well as gluten-free and low-carbohydrate diets. The authors argue that “self-care” has become an industry, and one that is often marketed to and by wealthy, cisgender, white women in the global north. Has the rhetoric of “feminism” been co-opted in selling self-care, with wealthy white women being the primary consumer target and also those who profit from self-care entrepreneurship?
Utilizing critical feminist disability studies, madness studies, Black feminist scholarship, decolonial theory, and other intersectional and Marxist feminist critique, the authors re-theorize care outside of and beyond what current self-care rhetorics generally allow. A smart and often laugh-out-loud read, Decolonize Self-Care speaks to academic and lay audiences alike.
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51 Stuart St, Hamilton, ON L8L 1B5, Canada
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