Bøger af Jessica Gaitan Johannesson

"The body as a measuring tool for planetary harm. A nervous system under increasing stress. In this urgent collection that moves from the personal to the political and back again, writer, activist, and migrant Jessica Gaitâan Johannesson explores how we respond to crises. She draws parallels between an eating disorder and environmental neurosis, examines the perils of an activist movement built on non-parenthood, dissects the privilege of how we talk about hope, and more. The synapses that spark between these essays connect essential narratives of response and responsibility, community and choice, belonging and bodies. They carry vital signals"--Provided by publisher.

Topical literary essays that draw on the author¿s work as an activist and her experiences as a mixed-race immigrant. For readers of Aja Barber, Alice Hattrick, Sinead Gleeson, and Rebecca Solnit.UK-based author with strong trade connections and a growing profile: Jess works at Lighthouse Books in Edinburgh and helps organise the Radical Book Fair; her debut novel, How We Are Translated, was longlisted for the Desmond Elliott Prize and praised by critics.