A deliberate intervention written in direct and accessible prose,
building and nurturing the community it addresses...at a time when
social change is urgently needed, The Feminist Killjoy Handbook
provides sharp and usable tools for readers who have been made to
feel isolated, insignificant and difficult. It is a generous
offering from an important theorist, and highly recommended
*Irish Times*
The pioneering theorist Sara Ahmed's The Feminist Killjoy Handbook
... subverts guidebooks wonderfully
*New Statesman*
Odd and exciting to let out a shout as one reads a book of theory,
theory written for and about the ordinary outrages that demand a
feminist response. This book releases a sound that emerges from the
full diaphragm, a life force held in check for too long. Ahmed
moves from scene to scene with clarity, rage, and joy, building
through each refrain to mark the brutal violence of everyday
encounters and to show us what a life-affirming response can be.
Ahmed thinks in the middle of rage, never letting go of the
possibility of joyful resistance, writing, turning over what she
just wrote, showing how "obstinacy" is one form for the desire to
survive. And yet, throughout, the humility of this brilliant
feminist thinker shines through. This book is a great gift,
enormously important for overcoming this vicious trans/feminist
divide, showing how anti-racism and the struggle for disability
rights is central to feminist and queer thinking and politics
*Judith Butler*
Full of memorable zingers ... Ahmed has a rare power for naming
what many of us know to be true: her articulation holds the power
of clarity
*Vanity Fair*
In this fervent manifesto, Ahmed brings impressive clarity to a
field of study often opaque in the hands of others. Admirers of
Maggie Nelson’s The Argonauts should take note
*Publishers Weekly*
Combines her signature humor—bitingly funny, in this case—with
accessible language and theoretical discourse, making this title as
appropriate for university courses as it is for self-identified
“feminist killjoys,” people who point out sexist comments or don’t
laugh at offensive jokes… This book arms readers with a sense of
vital energy, often lost due to burnout, compassion fatigue, and
microaggressions. Audiences curious about navigating the
intersection between feminism and daily life, intellectualism,
poetry, and activism will love this title
*Library Journal*
Feminist and social activists are certain to find the book
encouraging. A good reminder that the work of activists is often
challenging yet important
*Kirkus*
A celebration ... Ahmed, one of the world's leading feminist and
queer theorists, is both clever and generous, and has a talent for
bringing her readers with her, without ever dumbing down or
sugar-coating her politics, love of theory, or lived experience as
a queer woman of colour ... Ahmed addresses the challenges of the
present and her ongoing project of platforming and protecting the
feminist killjoy remains vital and refreshing
*Inside Story*
Reading Sara Ahmed’s The Feminist Killjoy Handbook comes as a great
relief … With astonishingly clear and economical prose, she
examines the ways in which self-doubt and isolation – but also
solidarity – can come from being part of a network of feminist
“killjoys” … luminous … to be a feminist killjoy is [to take]
language by the hand to join a joyful and lucid struggle against
injustice
*Nation*
Sara Ahmed's Feminist Killjoy Handbook is not only a dazzling
analysis of the workings of sexism, but a balm for the soul.
Ahmed's insight that being a feminist is being a killjoy is as
consoling as it is revelatory. It makes sense of the bad
atmosphere, the uncomfortable feelings that swirl around feminism;
it gives you ballast in the storm. Read it. Give it to everyone. It
will teach you how to survive and how to transform the world
*Hannah Dawson*
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