Carla Accardi – Superior and Inferior
Carla Accardi – Superior and Inferior
| Author | |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Crackers |
| ISBN | 9791298505117 |
| Idea Code | 250742 |
First published in 1972 by Carla Accardi, 'Superiore e Inferiore' records discussions among middle school girls aged 10 to 13 about society’s discriminatory behaviour toward women. The students also reflected on the Manifesto of the revolutionary feminist group Rivolta Femminile - collectively written by Accardi, art critic and activist Carla Lonzi, and Elvira Banotti - which had first appeared on the walls of Rome in July 1970. Because she raised sex-related issues with her pupils, Accardi was dismissed and permanently barred from teaching (her letter of dismissal from the Italian Ministry of Education is included in the book’s introduction). Echoing Pasolini’s Comizi d’Amore (Love Meetings), Accardi’s own voice remains secondary, allowing space for the girls’ thoughts, narratives, opinions, and debates on the role of women and girls, family conflicts, and intimate relations.
| 304 p, no ills, 16 x 22 cm, pb, Italian/English |
