Shaw Jo Shaw (EDT), Fletcher-Watson Ben Fletcher-Watson (EDT) Art of Being Dangerous

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"Amajor inspiration for the project was the tendency by some in the media todescribe particular women as 'the most dangerous woman in' Scotland, or the UK,or the world.", Jo Shaw, editor 'The Art of Being Dangerous'Browse a preview of the book >Unique and kaleidoscopic collection of feminist visual and literary artThe idea that women are dangerous - individually or collectively - runs throughout history and across cultures. Behind this label lies a significant set of questions about the dynamics, conflicts, identities and power relations with which women live today.The Art of Being Dangerous offers many different images of women, some humorous,some challenging, some well-known, some forgotten, but all unique. In adazzling variety of creative forms, artists and writers of diverse identitiesexplore what it means to be a dangerous woman.With almost 100 evocative images, this collectionshowcases an array of contemporary art that highlights the staggering breadthof talent among today's female artists. It offers an unparalleled gallery of feministcreativity, ranging from emerging visual artists from the UK tomulti-award-winning writers and translators from the Global South.Contributors: Margie Orford, Meredith Bergmann, K.E. Carver, Sasha de Buyl-Pisco, Mary Paulson-Ellis, Melissa lvaro Mutolo, KerriTurner, Heshani Sothiraj Eddleston, Joanie Conwell, Dilys Rose, Alison Jones, Sim Bajwa, Hilaire, Tara Pixley, Leonie Mhari, Kate Feld, MillieEarle-Wright, Helen Boden, Elif Sezen, Rebecca Vedavathy, Irene Hossack, SECraythorne, Roisin Kelly, Nkateko Masinga, Elaine Gallagher, Ildiko Nova, RachelRoberts, susan c. dessel, SavannaScott Leslie, Heather Pearson, Eva Moreda Rodriguez, Tanya Krzywinska, SirisGallinat, Clare Archibald, Maya Mackrandilal, Zuhal Feraidon, Anna Brazier, ShirleyDay, Treasa Nealon, Satdeep Grewal, Lucy Walters, Priyanthini Guns, KateSchneider, Alana Tyson, Jayde Kirchert, Boris Eldagsen, Brenda Rosete, VictoriaDuckett, Patricia Allmer, JL Williams, Carly Brown, Sotiria Grek, SepidehJodeyri, Brooke Bolander, Maria Stoian, Maria Fusco, Claire Askew and MarianneBoruch.This book emerges from the Dangerous Women Project. For more information, visit dangerouswomenproject.org