Pleasure Activism

The Politics of Feeling Good (Emergent Strategy)

By: Adrienne Maree Brown

Narrated by: 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

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

Wow! AMB really outdid herself!

Im at a loss for words! I laughed, I cried, I epiphanied. I cannot wait to start it all over again!