{"product_id":"mean-9781566894913","title":"Mean","description":"\u003cp\u003eTrue crime, memoir, and ghost story, \u003ci\u003eMean\u003c\/i\u003e is the bold and hilarious tale of Myriam Gurba's coming of age as a queer, mixed-race Chicana. Blending radical formal fluidity and caustic humor, Gurba takes on sexual violence, small towns, and race, turning what might be tragic into piercing, revealing comedy. This is a confident, intoxicating, brassy book that takes the cost of sexual assault, racism, misogyny, and homophobia deadly seriously.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe act mean to defend ourselves from boredom and from those who would cut off our breasts. We act mean to defend our clubs and institutions. We act mean because we like to laugh. Being mean to boys is fun and a second-wave feminist duty. Being mean to men who deserve it is a holy mission. Sisterhood is powerful, but being mean is more exhilarating.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeing mean isn't for everybody.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeing mean is best practiced by those who understand it as an art form.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese virtuosos live closer to the divine than the rest of humanity. They're queers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMyriam Gurba \u003c\/b\u003eis a queer spoken-word performer, visual artist, and writer from Santa Maria, California. She's the author of \u003ci\u003eDahlia Season \u003c\/i\u003e(2007, Manic D) which was a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award, \u003ci\u003eWish You Were Me \u003c\/i\u003e(2011, Future Tense Books), and \u003ci\u003ePainting Their Portraits in Winter \u003c\/i\u003e(2015, Manic D). She has toured with Sister Spit and her work has been exhibited at the Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach. She lives in Long Beach, where she teaches social studies to eighth-graders.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Coffee House Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/07\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781566894913\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/18\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2017 pg. 9\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/24\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2018 pg. 93\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Myriam Gurba","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36659992592540,"sku":"9781566894913","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_de744bac-3919-4e51-8907-487bd6e4ce58.jpg?v=1603895891","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/mean-9781566894913","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}