{"title":"Laura Kipnis","description":"\u003cp\u003eExplore the thought-provoking works of \u003cem\u003eLaura Kipnis\u003c\/em\u003e, an influential author renowned for her incisive commentary on contemporary culture and politics. Her collection delves into the dynamics of personal relationships, sexuality, and societal norms, offering readers a profound perspective on these intricate subjects.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cstrong\u003eLove in the Time of Contagion\u003c\/strong\u003e, Kipnis examines how pandemics reshape intimate connections, blending personal narrative with cultural critique. This book is a compelling exploration of how global crises affect personal lives and link communities in unexpected ways.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUnwanted Advances\u003c\/strong\u003e addresses the delicate terrain of campus politics, sexual harassment, and academic freedom. In this work, Kipnis provides a critical analysis of the power structures within educational institutions, sparking essential conversations about freedom and accountability.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe works of Laura Kipnis reside at the intersection of \u003cem\u003eEducation \u0026amp; Reference\u003c\/em\u003e, offering readers not only factual knowledge but also a lens through which to question societal norms and conventions. Her books are essential reads for anyone interested in understanding the complexities of modern society and the forces that shape personal and public life.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"love-in-the-time-of-contagion-by-laura-kipnis-9780593316283","title":"Love in the Time of Contagion","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this timely, insightful, and darkly funny investigation, the acclaimed author of \u003cem\u003eAgainst Love\u003c\/em\u003e asks—what does living in dystopic times do to our ability to love each other and the world?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCOVID-19 has produced new taxonomies of love, intimacy, and vulnerability. Will its cultural afterlife be as lasting as that of HIV, which reshaped consciousness about sex and love even after AIDS itself had been beaten back by medical science? Will COVID end up making us more relationally conservative, as some think HIV did within gay culture? Will it send us fleeing into emotional silos or coupled cocoons, despite the fact that, pre-COVID, domestic coupledom had been steadily losing fans?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJust as COVID revealed our nation to itself, so did it hold a mirror up to our relationships. In \u003cem\u003eLove in the Time of Contagion\u003c\/em\u003e, Laura Kipnis weaves (often hilariously) her own (ambivalent) coupled lockdown experiences together with those of others and sets them against a larger backdrop—the politics of the virus, economic disparities, changing gender relations, and the ongoing institutional crack-ups prompted by #MeToo and Black Lives Matter, mapping their effects on the everyday routines and occasional solaces of love and sex.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46354934923500,"sku":"9780593316283","price":45.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/6152623482399.jpg?v=1744291864"},{"product_id":"unwanted-advances-by-laura-kipnis-9781788732574","title":"Unwanted Advances","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFeminism is broken, argues Laura Kipnis, if anyone thinks the sexual hysteria overtaking American campuses is a sign of gender progress.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA committed feminist, Kipnis was surprised to find herself the object of a protest march by student activists at her university for writing an essay about sexual paranoia on campus. Next, she was brought up on Title IX complaints for creating a 'hostile environment.' Defying confidentiality strictures, she wrote a whistleblowing essay about the ensuing seventy-two-day investigation, which propelled her to the centre of national debates over free speech, 'safe spaces,' and the vast federal overreach of Title IX.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the process, she uncovered an astonishing netherworld of accused professors and students, campus witch hunts, rigged investigations, and Title IX officers run amok. Drawing on interviews and internal documents, \u003ci\u003eUnwanted Advances\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates the chilling effect of this new sexual McCarthyism on intellectual freedom. Without minimising the seriousness of campus assault, Kipnis argues for more honesty about the sexual realities and ambivalences hidden behind the notion of 'rape culture.' Instead, regulation is replacing education, and women's hard-won right to be treated as consenting adults is being repealed by well-meaning bureaucrats.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnwanted Advances\u003c\/i\u003e is a risk-taking, often darkly funny interrogation of feminist paternalism, the covert sexual conservatism of hook-up culture, and the institutionalised backlash of holding men alone responsible for mutually drunken sex. It's not just compulsively readable; it will change the national conversation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47363307405548,"sku":"9781788732574","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/23854783482824.jpg?v=1772920225"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/laura-kipnis.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}