Decolonize Self-Care

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Decolonize Self-CareZoë C Meleo-Erwin,Alyson K SpurgasPublisher: OR BooksJanuary 17 2023EAN: 9781682193358ISBN: 1682193357Items marked as WAREHOUSE may take additional time to be d elivered to your address or picked up in the store.Synopsis: For radical twentieth-century feminists, it was a rallying cry for bodily autonomy and political power. For influencers and lifestyle brands, it's buying fancy nutrition and body products at a premium. And it has now infiltrated nearly every food, leisure, and pop-culture space as a multi-billion-dollar industry.What is it? To quote a million memes: it's called self-care.In Decolonize Self-Care Alyson K. Spurgas and Zoëeuml; C. Meleo-Erwin deliver a comprehensive sociological analysis and scathing critique of the catchphrase's capitalist, racist undertones. To decolonize self-care, they argue, requires a full reckoning with the exclusionary, appropriative nature of most of the wellness industry, but this education is only the first step in the process. We must commit to new models of care and well-being that allow for health, pleasure, and community-for everyone. Show more