{"product_id":"the-essential-ellen-willis-9780816681211","title":"The Essential Ellen Willis","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOut of the Vinyl Deeps\u003c\/i\u003e, published in 2011, introduced a new generation to the incisive, witty, and merciless voice of Ellen Willis through her pioneering rock music criticism. In the years that followed, Willis's daring insights went beyond popular music, taking on such issues as pornography, religion, feminism, war, and drugs. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Essential Ellen Willis\u003c\/i\u003e gathers writings that span forty years and are both deeply engaged with the times in which they were first published and yet remain fresh and relevant amid today's seemingly intractable political and cultural battles. Whether addressing the women's movement, sex and abortion, race and class, or war and terrorism, Willis brought to each a distinctive attitude--passionate yet ironic, clear-sighted yet hopeful. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOffering a compelling and cohesive narrative of Willis's liberationist \"transcendence politics,\" the essays--among them previously unpublished and uncollected pieces--are organized by decade from the 1960s to the 2000s, with each section introduced by young writers who share Willis's intellectual bravery, curiosity, and lucidity: Irin Carmon, Spencer Ackerman, Cord Jefferson, Ann Friedman, and Sara Marcus. \u003ci\u003eThe Essential Ellen Willis\u003c\/i\u003e concludes with excerpts from Willis's unfinished book about politics and the cultural unconscious, introduced by her longtime partner, Stanley Aronowitz. An invaluable reckoning of American society since the 1960s, this volume is a testament to an iconoclastic and fiercely original voice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-370170\"\u003eEllen Willis\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Minnesota Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 536\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780816681211\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 081668121X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-LCO\"\u003eLiterary Collections\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-LCO010000\"\u003eEssays\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-LCO\"\u003eLiterary Collections\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-LCO019000\"\u003eWomen Authors\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-LCO\"\u003eLiterary Collections\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-LCO002000\"\u003eAmerican | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEllen Willis (1941-2006) was the first rock critic for the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, an editor and columnist at the \u003ci\u003eVillage Voice\u003c\/i\u003e, and cofounder of the radical feminist group Redstockings. Her writing appeared in numerous publications, including \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone, \u003c\/i\u003e the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eNation\u003c\/i\u003e. She established the Cultural Reporting and Criticism program at New York University and wrote \u003ci\u003eBeginning to See the Light\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNo More Nice Girls\u003c\/i\u003e as well as \u003ci\u003eDon't Think, Smile!\u003c\/i\u003e Her award-winning posthumous collection of rock criticism, \u003ci\u003eOut of the Vinyl Deeps: Ellen Willis on Rock Music\u003c\/i\u003e, was published in 2011 by the University of Minnesota Press. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNona Willis Aronowitz is a journalist and editor. She is a cofounder of \u003ci\u003eTomorrow\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, and a fellow at the Roosevelt Institute, coauthor of \u003ci\u003eGirldrive: Criss-crossing America, Redefining Feminism\u003c\/i\u003e, and editor of \u003ci\u003eOut of the Vinyl Deeps: Ellen Willis on Rock Music.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Minnesota Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44566428680429,"sku":"9780816681211","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_720d1535-bb6f-432a-8b67-f470f1df97e3.jpg?v=1701878932","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-essential-ellen-willis-9780816681211","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}