Pleasure Activism

The Politics of Feeling Good (Emergent Strategy)

De: Adrienne Maree Brown

Narrado por: Adrienne Maree Brown

The New York Times best seller from AK Press is now an audiobook — read by Adrienne Maree Brown herself!

How do we make social justice the most pleasurable human experience? How can we awaken within ourselves desires that make it impossible to settle for anything less than a fulfilling life? Author and editor Adrienne Maree Brown finds the answer in something she calls “pleasure activism,” a politics of healing and happiness that explodes the dour myth that changing the world is just another form of work. Drawing on the black feminist tradition, she challenges us to rethink the ground rules of activism.

Her mindset-altering essays are interwoven with conversations and insights from other feminist thinkers, including Audre Lorde, Joan Morgan, Cara Page, Sonya Renee Taylor, and Alexis Pauline Gumbs. Together, they cover a wide array of subjects — from sex work to climate change, from race and gender to sex and drugs — building new narratives about how politics can feel good and how what feels good always has a complex politics of its own.

Building on the success of her popular Emergent Strategy, Adrienne brings her audience experimental, expansive, and innovative ways to meet the challenges that face our world today.

©2019 AK Press (P)2020 AK Press

Felt like a church sermon

AMB puts together a beautiful collection or stories, essays and interviews for a soul building experience. I love her narration and the content will leave you feeling inspired, seen and cared for.

Thank you Adrienne Maree Brown for this work.

Eye opening

Made me realize the limits of my experience, not just in my journey but understanding the myriad of sexual expressions of pleasure, shame, self worth, power, desire, and most importantly self-worth.

Beautifully read for a storytelling format that varied from song to interviews.

Probably already been said

Political, personal, Inter relational, spiritual. She puts a book together and puts the parts of being alive together masterfully. An amazing read, an equally amazing experience with wisdom to carry for life. THANK YOU AMB!

Ps- she’s a beautifully fun listen, as well. What a treat.

A Pleasure to Read

I'm always fulfilled when I read anything by AMB. This, however, may be my favorite. The necessity of pleasure in life is undeniable. AMB illuminates it from many angles that create an invitation for more folks to be curious and take ownership of their need for pleasure.
Another bonus is AMB's narration. No one else would have done this work justice!

Healing, wisdom, and pleasure 😌😍🙌🏼

Grateful for all the conversations and stories from phenomenal people. AMB’s charisma, facilitation, and embodied wisdom sustains your experience from start to finish. I was left with two key offerings: (1) I must be proactive about my fulfillment and pleasure - AND - of the people and spaces I frequent. It is essential our fulfillment and pleasure is rooted in healing, liberation, and love. (2) Books with multiple community features, songs, poetry, strategies, and invitations are so energizing. This audiobook energized me fully for the journey ahead ✨✨✨

The title is misleading. Good nuggets in places.

The title is misleading. Good nuggets in places. Not a waste of time. Enjoy.

Transformational

I had never conceived of pleasure in the many contexts the author examines it, not as a marginal element but as a central ethos AND telos.

Life changing

This has changed my whole view on life and how I approach being a change maker. I’ve always understood that loving yourself was a direct catalyst for being better to the world but this book explained it in so many different ways. I’m a pleasure driven person and finding balance but also not feeling shame has been hard.

I’d recommend for anyone going through a transformational journey trying to find yourself.

Also love Adrienne’s voice but I could’ve done without the singing and I know I’m terrible because it was a homage to our ancestors but yeah still no. (Disclaimer: I’m a Black woman)

Overall this was phenomenal. I’m going to go on to read emergent strategy

Love and pleasure are liberating!

Love and pleasure are liberating. It’s taken me 39 years to know this to be true. Growing up in America in a time where women were shamed at every turn, and made to feel as if we are never pretty enough, thin enough, good enough. Societal pressures caused unwavering body dysphoria in young women, trans and nonbinary folk. AMB addresses tearing down toxic societal norms to tap into pleasure and what pleasure can do for ALL, especially BIPOC & LGBTQIA + folks.

There are Song Inteludes ✨

This book is such a fantastical experience. I have a physical book, and I love being able to refer to it. But my goodness was the audible version a gift to my soul. AMB has such a soothing voice, and presence, anime to top it off she sings in between sections. It's not just and audiobook, it's an experience.