Check nearby libraries
Buy this book
"Myriam Gurba's debut is the bold and hilarious tale of her coming of age as a queer, mixed-race Chicana. Blending radical formal fluidity and caustic humor, Mean turns what might be tragic into piercing, revealing comedy. This is a confident, funny, brassy book that takes the cost of sexual assault, racism, misogyny, and homophobia deadly seriously. We act mean to defend ourselves from boredom and from those who would cut off our breasts. We act mean to defend our clubs and institutions. We act mean because we like to laugh. Being mean to boys is fun and a second-wave feminist duty. Being mean to men who deserve it is a holy mission. Sisterhood is powerful, but being mean is more exhilarating. Being mean isn't for everybody. Being mean is best practiced by those who understand it as an art form. These virtuosos live closer to the divine than the rest of humanity. They're queers. Myriam Gurba is a queer spoken-word performer, visual artist, and writer from Santa Maria, California. She's the author of Dahlia Season (2007, Manic D) which was a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award, Wish You Were Me (2011, Future Tense Books), and Painting Their Portraits in Winter (2015, Manic D). She has toured with Sister Spit and her work has been exhibited at the Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach. She lives in Long Beach, where she teaches social studies to eighth-graders"--
Check nearby libraries
Buy this book
Previews available in: English
Subjects
Mexican American women authors, Mexican American lesbians, Biography, Mexican americans, Lesbians, biography, Authors, biography, collection:judy_grahn_award=finalist, LGBTQ biography and memoir, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary, Gurba, myriam, Mexican american women authors, Mexican american women authors--21st century--biography, Mexican american lesbians, Mexican american lesbians--biography, Biography & autobiography / personal memoirs, Biography & autobiography / women, Biography & autobiography / literary, Ps3607.u5485 z46 2017, 813/.6 b, Bio026000 bio022000 bio007000People
Myriam GurbaTimes
21st centuryShowing 2 featured editions. View all 2 editions?
Edition | Availability |
---|---|
1 |
zzzz
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
2 |
aaaa
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
Book Details
Edition Notes
"An Emily Books original."
Classifications
The Physical Object
ID Numbers
Work Description
Myriam Gurba's debut is the bold and hilarious tale of her coming of age as a queer, mixed-race Chicana. Blending radical formal fluidity and caustic humor, Mean turns what might be tragic into piercing, revealing comedy.
This is a confident, funny, brassy book that takes the cost of sexual assault, racism, misogyny, and homophobia deadly seriously. We act mean to defend ourselves from boredom and from those who would cut off our breasts. We act mean to defend our clubs and institutions. We act mean because we like to laugh. Being mean to boys is fun and a second-wave feminist duty. Being mean to men who deserve it is a holy mission. Sisterhood is powerful, but being mean is more exhilarating. Being mean isn't for everybody. Being mean is best practiced by those who understand it as an art form. These virtuosos live closer to the divine than the rest of humanity. They're queers.
Community Reviews (0)
Feedback?December 20, 2023 | Edited by ImportBot | import existing book |
December 20, 2022 | Edited by MARC Bot | import existing book |
November 8, 2021 | Edited by Jenner | Edited without comment. |
August 5, 2020 | Edited by ImportBot | import existing book |
May 24, 2019 | Created by MARC Bot | import new book |