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Penny Red: Notes from the New Age of Dissent Paperback – July 10, 2011
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- Print length224 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherPluto Press
- Publication dateJuly 10, 2011
- Dimensions5.03 x 0.56 x 7.73 inches
- ISBN-100745332080
- ISBN-13978-0745332086
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"Cuts, sexism and riots, Laurie Penny's fresh and angry voice captures the moment and the important issues – highly recommended." --Polly Toynbee, columnist for The Guardian “The recent protests around the world have yet to produce a print journalist capable of transmitting the energy and immediacy of the protesters. In large part due to the easy availability of citizen-produced non-print media, there has not been a writer whose words put you in the crowd facing off against the police or enjoying the camaraderie of a fellow protester. However, if I were to nominate such a writer for the job it would be the British journalist Laurie Penny.” -- Counterpunch
About the Author
Laurie Penny is a journalist, feminist, and political activist from London. She is a regular writer for the New Statesman and the Guardian, and has also contributed to the Independent, Red Pepper, and the Evening Standard. She is the author of Meat Market: Female Flesh Under Capitalism (2011). She has presented Channel 4's Dispatches and been on the panel of the BBC's Any Questions. Her blog, "Penny Red", was shortlisted for the Orwell prize in 2010.
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- Publisher : Pluto Press (July 10, 2011)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 224 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0745332080
- ISBN-13 : 978-0745332086
- Item Weight : 8.5 ounces
- Dimensions : 5.03 x 0.56 x 7.73 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #5,815,642 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #3,197 in Political Advocacy Books
- #4,832 in Political Freedom (Books)
- #6,299 in Human Rights Law (Books)
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No one else reports from the center of protests and certainly not with her eloquent anger.
Contained within are early works from 2011-12, covering youth uprisings in Britain, British political disconnect, and of course, feminism.
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You might then wonder why I would choose to read this book. Its foreword by the comic-book writer Warren Ellis encouraged me. What moved me more was the claim that one of his characters inspired Ms. Penny to pursue a career in journalism. (It must have been Spider Jerusalem. Those who haven't heard the name have only my sympathy.)
Imagine my delight to find that 'Penny Red' is a passionate panoply. Ms. Penny's devotion to diverse issues, from media representation of women to protests against austerity measures, proves only that she addresses all forms of injustice, rather than her pet problems. Dismiss her not as 'another angry feminist'; she is much more challenging.
Negative reviews of the book make much of Ms. Penny's background. Yes, she attended Brighton College. Yes, she 'went up' to Oxford. Yes, she is clearly middle-class. This makes her more endearing. Subjects of her articles cannot claim a similar origin. She writes about all comers and all concerns - and with all compassion.
There is also a note of self-deprecation in the book that one would not expect of a 'champagne socialist'. Ms. Penny admits in her introduction that she achieved her position by dint of her upbringing and a timely inheritance. At least she's honest. Moreover, how can one claim that she is a 'champagne socialist' when one reads of her time in squats and protests?
Let me end by stating that I would often disagree with Ms. Penny. There were diatribes that left me baffled and conclusions that left me angry. Good. Journalism should make us think. Nobody should finish an article and wonder why the writer bothered. Fortunately, this book leaves no doubt. 'Penny Red' is worth every pound.
If you want a close up of some of the recent events that were under reported by the main news outlets and a little bit of hope that people do still care about this stuff this is well worth a read.
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Buy this and read it — but with an OPEN MIND.

