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The 1970s witnessed a renaissance in women's print culture, as feminist presses and bookshops sprang up in the wake of the second-wave women's movement. At four decades' remove from that heady era, however, the landscape looks dramatically different, with only one press from the period still active in contemporary publishing: Virago. This engaging history explains how, from modest beginnings, Virago managed to weather epochal transformations in gender politics, literary culture, and the book publishing business. Drawing on original interviews with many of the press's principal figures, it…mehr
The 1970s witnessed a renaissance in women's print culture, as feminist presses and bookshops sprang up in the wake of the second-wave women's movement. At four decades' remove from that heady era, however, the landscape looks dramatically different, with only one press from the period still active in contemporary publishing: Virago. This engaging history explains how, from modest beginnings, Virago managed to weather epochal transformations in gender politics, literary culture, and the book publishing business. Drawing on original interviews with many of the press's principal figures, it gives a compelling account of Virago's place in recent women's history while also reflecting on the fraught relationship between activism and commerce.
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Catherine Riley received her doctorate from Birkbeck College. Her research focuses on trends in gender theory and praxis, particularly as it applies to publishing and social change.
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Acknowledgements Introduction PART I: 1973-1983 Chapter 1. Virago's Hands-on Brand of Feminism Chapter 2. Changing the Literary Landscape PART II: 1983-1994 Chapter 3. 'Alternative, Autonomous, and Viable': Feminist Publishing and the Mainstream Chapter 4. Fragmenting Feminism and Diversifying Women's Writing PART III: 1994-2004 Chapter 5. Working Women and the Changing Face(s) of the Book Industry Chapter 6. Third Waves and Disconnections PART IV: 2004-2017 Chapter 7. Virago's Place in the New Millennium's Literary Marketplace Chapter 8. Twenty-First Century Feminism(s) and Virago's Role for Women's Writing Conclusion Bibliography Index
Acknowledgements Introduction PART I: 1973-1983 Chapter 1. Virago's Hands-on Brand of Feminism Chapter 2. Changing the Literary Landscape PART II: 1983-1994 Chapter 3. 'Alternative, Autonomous, and Viable': Feminist Publishing and the Mainstream Chapter 4. Fragmenting Feminism and Diversifying Women's Writing PART III: 1994-2004 Chapter 5. Working Women and the Changing Face(s) of the Book Industry Chapter 6. Third Waves and Disconnections PART IV: 2004-2017 Chapter 7. Virago's Place in the New Millennium's Literary Marketplace Chapter 8. Twenty-First Century Feminism(s) and Virago's Role for Women's Writing Conclusion Bibliography Index
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