{"product_id":"the-essential-jill-johnston-reader-paperback","title":"The Essential Jill Johnston Reader - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJill Johnston\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eClare Croft\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJill Johnston began the 1960s as an influential dance columnist for the \u003ci\u003eVillage Voice\u003c\/i\u003e and by the start of the next decade she was known as a keen observer of postmodern art and lesbian feminist life who challenged how dance, art, and women can and should be seen. \u003ci\u003eThe Essential Jill Johnston Reader\u003c\/i\u003e collects dozens of pieces of her writing from across her career. These writings--many of which appeared in the \u003ci\u003eVillage Voice\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e--survey the breadth of her work, braiding together her thinking, writing, and activism. From personal essays, travel writing, and artist profiles to dance and visual art reviews as well as her infamous series of columns for the \u003ci\u003eVoice\u003c\/i\u003e in which she came out as a lesbian, these pieces demonstrate the evolution of her philosophies and writing style. Illustrating how Johnston drew on lessons from dance to reconsider what it means to be a woman, this collection brings a fascinating and brilliant voice of American arts criticism, radical feminism, and gay liberation back to contemporary audiences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJill Johnston (1929-2010) was a dance, arts, and literary critic and feminist activist whose books include \u003ci\u003eMarmalade Me\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLesbian Nation: The Feminist Solution\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eJasper Johns: Privileged Information\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Clare Croft is Associate Professor of American Culture at the University of Michigan and author of \u003ci\u003eJill Johnston in Motion: Dance, Writing, and Lesbian Life\u003c\/i\u003e, also published by Duke University Press.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 296\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.67 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 29, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42725093408831,"sku":"9781478030904","price":33.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/260b159e1b82a1eb4a6a52ab98b2205f.webp?v=1765105136","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-essential-jill-johnston-reader-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}