Zuckerberg, Donna
Not All Dead White Men: Classics and Misogyny in the Digital Age
- ISBN 13:
- 9780674241411
- author:
- Zuckerberg, Donna
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Harvard University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2019
- Pages:
- 288
- Dimensions:
- 21 x 14 centimetres
- Genre:
- Nonfiction, Social Sciences, Gender Studies,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
A chilling account of the online proliferation of antifeminist ideologies and their misuse of ancient Greek and Latin texts is revealed in this timely book. Donna Zuckerberg explores how these communities distort and apply classical authors and texts to justify sexism and abuse, and how this is having a profound impact on our understanding of the past and its relevance to the present. The book sheds light on the ways in which online communities are embracing stoicism as a self-help tool, and how this is being used to promote a limited and distorted interpretation of ancient philosophy. By tracing the application and misapplication of classical authors and texts, Zuckerberg makes a persuasive case for why we need a new, more critical, and less comfortable relationship between the ancient and modern worlds. This important book is a worthwhile read for anyone interested in the intersection of history, technology, and social justice.
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