Rest is resistance : a manifesto / Tricia Hersey.

Rest is resistance : a manifesto / Tricia Hersey.

By
Hersey, Tricia.

Publication Date
2022

Publication Information
New York : Little, Brown Spark,

Physical Description
211 p.

Subject Term
Feminism.
 
Mind and body.
 
Rest.
 
Work -- Psychological aspects.
 
Capitalism -- Psychological aspects.
 
Self-esteem.
 
Social justice.
 
African Americans -- Psychology.

Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (page 199-202) and index.

Summary
What would it be like to live in a well-rested world? Far too many of us have claimed productivity as the cornerstone of success. Brainwashed by capitalism, we subject our bodies and minds to work at an unrealistic, damaging, and machine-level pace -- feeding into the same engine that enslaved millions into brutal labor for its own relentless benefit. In Rest Is Resistance, Tricia Hersey, aka the Nap Bishop, casts an illuminating light on our troubled relationship with rest and how to imagine and dream our way to a future where rest is exalted. Our worth does not reside in how much we produce, especially not for a system that exploits and dehumanizes us. Rest, in its simplest form, becomes an act of resistance and a reclaiming of power because it asserts our most basic humanity. We are enough. The systems cannot have us. Rest Is Resistance is rooted in spiritual energy and centered in Black liberation, womanism, somatics, and Afrofuturism. Rest Is Resistance is a call to action, a battle cry, a field guide, and a manifesto for all of us who are sleep deprived, searching for justice, and longing to be liberated from the oppressive grip of Grind Culture.

Language
English

ISBN
9780316365215


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St. John's - A.C. Hunter (SJH)Adult NFicAdult Non-Fiction155.2 H43Checked In