Prishita Maheshwari-Aplin

Roses for Hedone (eBook, ePUB)

On Queer Hedonism and World-Making Through Pleasure

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

What more can pleasure offer us, and how can we transform this pleasure into intentional practice in pursuit of a collective liberatory future? When a society marginalises a people, their humanity is revolutionary in all its hunger and joy. As the queer community worldwide faces rampant transphobia, rising hate crime, and unequal access to support services - all in the context of humanitarian crises, a climate crisis, and a destabilised political landscape - hedonism can play a central role in how we seek to organise as a symbiotic system. When viewed through a queer lens, hedonism undergoes a process of transformation, embodying the power for change and much more. Borrowing from the Ancient Greeks' understanding of love's multiplicity, Roses for Hedone explores queer hedonism not as a momentary phenomenon or indulgence, but rather a transformational route - whether via euphoric raves, inspired art, marching side by side in protest, or sharing simple delights - through which we can learn from our past, connect in the present, and look towards a more fair, hopeful future together.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: 404 Ink
• Seitenzahl: 112
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Mai 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781916637115
• Artikelnr.: 74278359

Autorenporträt

Prishita (they/them) has been writing about the experiences of the queer community - historical, personal, and political - for the past five years, drawing on their knowledge and connections as an LGBTQ+ rights campaigner and community organiser. Previously Politics Editor at BRICKS Magazine, they have by-lines in Gay Times, gal-dem, Dazed, Metal, and Cosmopolitan, among others. Prishita has also written for a range of scientific publications, including Triple Helix Cambridge, and is a co-author on a paper on the second plague pandemic published in Nature Communications.