Sobre la libertad: Cuatro cantos de restricción y cuidados
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Summary
Maggie Nelson nos propone un replanteamiento de la libertad basado más en el respeto a los demás que en una idea maximalista o abstracta。
En esta época en que los sectores más reaccionarios de la sociedad hacen bandera de un concepto sesgado de la libertad， distorsionando， manipulando y apropiándose de su significado， parece indicado aplicar una estricta crítica del lenguaje y descubrir que， en el fondo， sean cuales sean las confusiones que provoca hablar de la libertad， esencialmente no difieren de los malentendidos a los que nos arriesgamos al hablar de cualquier otra cosa。 Este es el tema básico de este libro， que se aleja de cualquier elucubración metafísica para proponer una filosofía «práctica»， en la que el peso de la actualidad no impide la reflexión ni la lucidez， sino que aporta una luz que arranca esa palabra de cualquier supuesto o idea recibida。
La polifacética Maggie Nelson nos propone un replanteamiento del concepto de libertad desde la óptica de las cuestiones más acuciantes del momento， como la pandemia， el debate en torno al consentimiento sexual o el cambio climático， la discriminación racial， la droga como elemento que puede liberarnos o esclavizarnos （a veces al mismo tiempo） o el papel del artista a la hora de crear de manera «responsable»。 Centrándose en la dialéctica entre libertad y restricción， en este volumen de género fluido confluyen la filosofía， la sociología， la crítica de arte y la reivindicación de una libertad sexual no agresiva y carente de género y etiquetas。
En esta época en que los sectores más reaccionarios de la sociedad hacen bandera de un concepto sesgado de la libertad， distorsionando， manipulando y apropiándose de su significado， parece indicado aplicar una estricta crítica del lenguaje y descubrir que， en el fondo， sean cuales sean las confusiones que provoca hablar de la libertad， esencialmente no difieren de los malentendidos a los que nos arriesgamos al hablar de cualquier otra cosa。 Este es el tema básico de este libro， que se aleja de cualquier elucubración metafísica para proponer una filosofía «práctica»， en la que el peso de la actualidad no impide la reflexión ni la lucidez， sino que aporta una luz que arranca esa palabra de cualquier supuesto o idea recibida。
La polifacética Maggie Nelson nos propone un replanteamiento del concepto de libertad desde la óptica de las cuestiones más acuciantes del momento， como la pandemia， el debate en torno al consentimiento sexual o el cambio climático， la discriminación racial， la droga como elemento que puede liberarnos o esclavizarnos （a veces al mismo tiempo） o el papel del artista a la hora de crear de manera «responsable»。 Centrándose en la dialéctica entre libertad y restricción， en este volumen de género fluido confluyen la filosofía， la sociología， la crítica de arte y la reivindicación de una libertad sexual no agresiva y carente de género y etiquetas。
Reviews
Bekah Sk
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I loved this book。 Nelson is such a talented， thoughtful， and precise writer。
sula
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4。5
LT
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jasmine substack August 2022
Karina
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bought at greenlight when tessa and i were searching for a copy of bluets for her to take abroad （they were sold out）。 i remember maggie nelson talking about writing this at a vassar lecture in 2018 - she was being really all over the place。。 like this book lol。 buttttt i have a very real affinity for her it's so embarrassing bought at greenlight when tessa and i were searching for a copy of bluets for her to take abroad （they were sold out）。 i remember maggie nelson talking about writing this at a vassar lecture in 2018 - she was being really all over the place。。 like this book lol。 buttttt i have a very real affinity for her it's so embarrassing 。。。more
Rafael Musni
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The first two essays on art and sexuality were actually pretty interesting， as Nelson questions narratives both conservative and progressive on freedom of speech in art， censorship， consent culture， and more （including some always welcome discussion of Sontag）。 They're worth reading， even if one has to read carefully to tell what her actual conclusions are。 The third essay on drugs is a little weaker， but still good。 The fourth essay on climate change is utterly awful， not much better than readi The first two essays on art and sexuality were actually pretty interesting， as Nelson questions narratives both conservative and progressive on freedom of speech in art， censorship， consent culture， and more （including some always welcome discussion of Sontag）。 They're worth reading， even if one has to read carefully to tell what her actual conclusions are。 The third essay on drugs is a little weaker， but still good。 The fourth essay on climate change is utterly awful， not much better than reading climate doomer takes on twitter （muh "70% of emissions are by a few companies" is cited unquestioningly and unironically）。 The annoying mannerisms which I'd up to then tolerated （repeated， meaningless use of the term "neoliberal"， being yet another white author who feels the need to castigate white people/"whiteness" every ten lines， etc） became nearly the full substance of the essay。Worth reading？ Read the first two essays， read the third if you really like what you've been seeing， and skip the rest 。。。more
Ava
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This was definitely my favorite non-fiction book I've read this year so far！ Such eye-opening and fascinating insights on art， sex， drugs， and climate that I know I'm going to be thinking about for a long time to come。 This was definitely my favorite non-fiction book I've read this year so far！ Such eye-opening and fascinating insights on art， sex， drugs， and climate that I know I'm going to be thinking about for a long time to come。 。。。more
Charlie
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Section on Sex felt the most challenging and conceptually strong。 But in general I enjoyed the questions this book offers。 How do we enact accountability in the art word while also protecting the permissiveness of the artmaking process？ How do we reconcile both the realities and paranoia culture around sexual violence with our own sexual frailty & virulent desire？ While I do think the climate change and drug sections felt chaotic and less illuminating， I enjoyed the overall sentiment that no-one Section on Sex felt the most challenging and conceptually strong。 But in general I enjoyed the questions this book offers。 How do we enact accountability in the art word while also protecting the permissiveness of the artmaking process？ How do we reconcile both the realities and paranoia culture around sexual violence with our own sexual frailty & virulent desire？ While I do think the climate change and drug sections felt chaotic and less illuminating， I enjoyed the overall sentiment that no-one gets the last word， that we can pick the stories that help us best survive in our inevitable entanglement， but each and every one of those stories is fallible。 A lot going on！ Will spend more time with it… 。。。more
Joseph Dante
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Nelson is one of my favorite contemporary writers， but this was book was really disappointing--meandering， uneven， uncommitted， and dense without being substantial。 It was very tough to get through。 Long tangents abound， only to land on a really obvious point that no one is really arguing。 There are so many references and quotes--Nelson has such an interesting mind and I want to know what SHE thinks， not everyone else！The final essay about climate change， "Riding the Blinds，" was by far the most Nelson is one of my favorite contemporary writers， but this was book was really disappointing--meandering， uneven， uncommitted， and dense without being substantial。 It was very tough to get through。 Long tangents abound， only to land on a really obvious point that no one is really arguing。 There are so many references and quotes--Nelson has such an interesting mind and I want to know what SHE thinks， not everyone else！The final essay about climate change， "Riding the Blinds，" was by far the most interesting and personal。 Unfortunately， I had to trudge through the rest to get there。The poet Sandra Simonds wrote an excellent review in the Georgia Review about the book， and I am in perfect agreement with her thoughts:https://thegeorgiareview。com/posts/on。。。 。。。more
Marie
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I liked this book a lot more than anticipated based on reviews！ I especially enjoyed sections on sex and drugs - felt like pretty unique takes on very pop culture topics which was refreshing。 The book is incredibly well researched and gave me plenty of additional sources to look into ， but i feel like this was the double edged sword - it was so heavily researched / referenced so many sources that I feel like Nelson’s voice got a bit lost in it。 My favorite sections are when she clearly tied her I liked this book a lot more than anticipated based on reviews！ I especially enjoyed sections on sex and drugs - felt like pretty unique takes on very pop culture topics which was refreshing。 The book is incredibly well researched and gave me plenty of additional sources to look into ， but i feel like this was the double edged sword - it was so heavily researched / referenced so many sources that I feel like Nelson’s voice got a bit lost in it。 My favorite sections are when she clearly tied her experiences with her family ， son， addiction， relationship with art and sobriety and climate， etc， almost to the point where i wished she provided more of her own insight without relying on external sources for validation。 overall really enjoyed and would recommend ！！ 。。。more
kait
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“it also matters what spirit we choose to think with”
Michelle Morgan
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I frantically typed out so many notes on my little note app about this book but I also suspect there is sometime deeply unsettling about her basic premise throughout these essays that I haven’t quite lit on yet。 When I finally figure out what it is I’ll probably come back and give it two stars。
Meghan
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Augh， if I hadn't been reading this for a book club， I would've DNF'ed。 Y e s， it did make me think， but it also made me feel vaguely ~annoyed~ the entire time with its sheer all over-the-place-ness。 I also think it could've def used a stronger statement of positionally and honestly。。。 sense of。。。 care。。。。？ throughout。 I DID like the climate change essay at the end， but other than that， it wasn't for me！ ¯\_（ツ）_/¯ Augh， if I hadn't been reading this for a book club， I would've DNF'ed。 Y e s， it did make me think， but it also made me feel vaguely ~annoyed~ the entire time with its sheer all over-the-place-ness。 I also think it could've def used a stronger statement of positionally and honestly。。。 sense of。。。 care。。。。？ throughout。 I DID like the climate change essay at the end， but other than that， it wasn't for me！ ¯\_（ツ）_/¯ 。。。more
emily
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unlike others， i haven't read anything else by maggie nelson prior to picking this up。 in the wake of roe's overturning， i needed something substantial to sink my teeth into， to challenge me and my systems of existence， and this was a title that stuck out to me。 it ended up taking around two months， and those two months were extensive in their time spent with nelson's writing and critical， often roundabout ways of asking more than what's presented to us。i do agree with other reviews in that the unlike others， i haven't read anything else by maggie nelson prior to picking this up。 in the wake of roe's overturning， i needed something substantial to sink my teeth into， to challenge me and my systems of existence， and this was a title that stuck out to me。 it ended up taking around two months， and those two months were extensive in their time spent with nelson's writing and critical， often roundabout ways of asking more than what's presented to us。i do agree with other reviews in that the lacking of this was that nelson worked diligently in presenting other artists， writers， and journalists' opinions and ideas before her own。 it wasn't until the climate chapter that i really felt we had a personal understanding going on。 she poses more and more questions to one question， which is both a fault and a positive。 i felt that sometimes i wanted to hear her perspective， not in the form of a question， and other times the question served just fine in letting me imagine more and write what i could， in this present moment， constitute to be the answer。if anything， this is a book that asks you to engage with it。 i don't think it's meant to be a read that explains everything for you， as unconventional and frustrating as that can be， so once i got through the first two "songs" i understood the challenge tasked。 it's ultimately nothing remarkable above anything else i could have read surrounding these topics， since the bulk of them was supplemented with quotes and criticisms by others， but it was something， and that something gave me a whole lot。and that whole lot was some analysis， research， and self-reflection in a time that i was seeking it， so because i was， and i landed with this book in my hands， i got what i wished for。 。。。more
Emily
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Had a lot of thoughts and feelings about this one。。。 which often felt confusing because of the way that Maggie Nelson frames her own thoughts and feelings and the fluctuating nature of her storytelling and criticism。 I agree with previous reviews that the works cited were rich and exciting - otherwise， I felt rather disappointed by how rigid and prosaic the book was given that it was meant to be a collection of four "songs。" Had a lot of thoughts and feelings about this one。。。 which often felt confusing because of the way that Maggie Nelson frames her own thoughts and feelings and the fluctuating nature of her storytelling and criticism。 I agree with previous reviews that the works cited were rich and exciting - otherwise， I felt rather disappointed by how rigid and prosaic the book was given that it was meant to be a collection of four "songs。" 。。。more
Geertje
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I love Maggie Nelson's prose but thought this book was very unfocused。 Loved the chapter on sex though。 I love Maggie Nelson's prose but thought this book was very unfocused。 Loved the chapter on sex though。 。。。more
Josefine Schultz
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Four essay-type texts discussing freedom in relation to art， sex， drugs and climate。 It is not the easiest book to read， both in terms of abstract thought but also in the less personal and more academic style of writing （compared to Bluets and the Argonauts）。 I found the most touching and memorable parts of the book to be those where Nelson is in fact more personal and where her - at times incredible - writing gets a bit more space。 Many of her arguments are interesting， brave and some I feel I Four essay-type texts discussing freedom in relation to art， sex， drugs and climate。 It is not the easiest book to read， both in terms of abstract thought but also in the less personal and more academic style of writing （compared to Bluets and the Argonauts）。 I found the most touching and memorable parts of the book to be those where Nelson is in fact more personal and where her - at times incredible - writing gets a bit more space。 Many of her arguments are interesting， brave and some I feel I will be coming back to again later。 Maybe because On Freedom has a more academic style， I do however still feel like some of the points Nelson makes are a little underdeveloped， like when she mentions being very inspired by Foucault but doesn't go very deep into how she understand Foucault's （often contradicting！） thoughts on freedom & power。 At times it also felt like Nelson mentioned different views on a topic， then decided which one she liked best in a way that felt more pick & choose than like a prism for looking at a problem from different angles。 Because of this I feel a bit irritated towards this book， while at the same time being really impressed by Nelson's tackling of a topic with so many frustrating connotations。 All in all a both impressing and irritating book， which I think I'll need some time to process。 But I also look forward to coming back to it and hopefully finding it a bit easier to navigate:） 。。。more
Naomi
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she just never misses！
Electra
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J'ai lu la moitié mais j'ai du arrêter - mon esprit trop préoccupé par le travail。 Je compte évidemment y revenir。 Son essai sur la notion de liberté est passionnant。 Maggie forever J'ai lu la moitié mais j'ai du arrêter - mon esprit trop préoccupé par le travail。 Je compte évidemment y revenir。 Son essai sur la notion de liberté est passionnant。 Maggie forever 。。。more
Michael Weinraub
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If my Libby app had an audiobook version of one of Eve Sedgwick's books， or another Maggie Nelson book that I hadn't already read， I might have chosen that。 But instead， I started On Freedom again。 This book left me breathless。 Nelson's style of citation and annotation is outstanding， and I have begun to dig deeper on thinkers like Sedgwick， Foucault， Moten， and Zadie Smith。 I loved this book and am learning even more the second time around。 If my Libby app had an audiobook version of one of Eve Sedgwick's books， or another Maggie Nelson book that I hadn't already read， I might have chosen that。 But instead， I started On Freedom again。 This book left me breathless。 Nelson's style of citation and annotation is outstanding， and I have begun to dig deeper on thinkers like Sedgwick， Foucault， Moten， and Zadie Smith。 I loved this book and am learning even more the second time around。 。。。more
Andrea McDowell
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In a time when the question of what freedom means， who it's for and why， is deeply contested in a dozen ways， I really appreciated this thoughtful collection of essays exploring the concept of freedom in opposition to care and constraint。 It's not a perfect book -- I sometimes felt Nelson avoided an obvious point or conclusion simply in order to keep things complicated or confusing or because 'conclusions' are somehow problematic or flawed as a concept -- but it's satisfying and thought-provokin In a time when the question of what freedom means， who it's for and why， is deeply contested in a dozen ways， I really appreciated this thoughtful collection of essays exploring the concept of freedom in opposition to care and constraint。 It's not a perfect book -- I sometimes felt Nelson avoided an obvious point or conclusion simply in order to keep things complicated or confusing or because 'conclusions' are somehow problematic or flawed as a concept -- but it's satisfying and thought-provoking nonetheless。 Because of this， I can't summarize her theories or theses as anything other than "it's really， really complicated，" which likely makes this review less satisfying than the book。 I particularly appreciated the final chapter on freedom and the climate emergency， exploring as it did the inevitable tensions between one person's freedom to pollute at will and other persons' freedom to eat， to keep their home， to earn a living， or to live， and a very honest and full-hearted exploration of the emotional toll and whether our narratives are doing more harm than good。 Doubling down on the conviction--so common in academic and leftist circles--that if we could just agree on the correct framing of the issue （or if we could at least all agree on what frame definitely to jettison）， we would be closer to forging the kind of livable collaborations necessary for coexistence and survival， has become a waste of time we don't have。 Rather than seek one singular frame to mobilize people on climate issues， we would likely benefit from getting more comfortable with diversity， enacting what Felix Guattari once imagined （in The Three Ecologies） as a 'plurality of disparate groups [coming] together in a kind of unified disunity， a pragmatic solidarity without solidity。 This is exactly right （and you'll notice here again she's not coming down hard on a single position， which is true of the entire book）。 It's the army-mobilizers who get the headlines， the ones with large followings at large protests （and this is important to be sure）， but it's the people who are able to work with anyone who shows up willing to pull their weight who actually make progress。 It's fine to have a creed and a catechism， but we're going to need a lot of tolerance for the full diversity of those creeds and catechisms if we're going to get through this。 。。。more
Jason
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Maggie Nelson's a real one。 These essays are both challenging in their ideas presented， complicating in the conundrums created， and nourishing in their spirit。 I found myself feeling clearer about why art matters， what I wanted out of sex and drugs that were ultimately unfulfilling， and some views on the climate crisis that left me feeling humbled and hopeful。 It definitely has some insight into what it's like to be alive right now and makes the experience feel richer and more vital than before Maggie Nelson's a real one。 These essays are both challenging in their ideas presented， complicating in the conundrums created， and nourishing in their spirit。 I found myself feeling clearer about why art matters， what I wanted out of sex and drugs that were ultimately unfulfilling， and some views on the climate crisis that left me feeling humbled and hopeful。 It definitely has some insight into what it's like to be alive right now and makes the experience feel richer and more vital than before having read it。 。。。more
MJ
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i agree with maggie i disagree with maggie i agree with maggie again
Lovis
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“We are going to need methods by which we feel and know that other ways of being are possible， not just in some revolutionary future that may never come， or in some idealised past that likely never existed or is irretrievably lost， but right here and now。 This is Graever’s point about “acting as if one is already free。” And while this sometimes means more opment of more understated practices by which one develops a greater tolerance for indeterminacy， as well as for the joys and pains of our ine “We are going to need methods by which we feel and know that other ways of being are possible， not just in some revolutionary future that may never come， or in some idealised past that likely never existed or is irretrievably lost， but right here and now。 This is Graever’s point about “acting as if one is already free。” And while this sometimes means more opment of more understated practices by which one develops a greater tolerance for indeterminacy， as well as for the joys and pains of our inescapable relation。” 。。。more
Kate Savage
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My favorite Nelson book yet。 I was a little jolted at first by the idiosyncrasies of academics -- everything's couched in what this person said about what that person wrote about what that artist created。。。。 -- but once I caught my stride I remembered also how delicious all this close reading can be。 I can fall prey to the kinds of thinking Eve Sedgwick classifies as 'paranoid' -- totalizing and immovable interpretations which homogenize and flatten the world into a classifying system。 I mean th My favorite Nelson book yet。 I was a little jolted at first by the idiosyncrasies of academics -- everything's couched in what this person said about what that person wrote about what that artist created。。。。 -- but once I caught my stride I remembered also how delicious all this close reading can be。 I can fall prey to the kinds of thinking Eve Sedgwick classifies as 'paranoid' -- totalizing and immovable interpretations which homogenize and flatten the world into a classifying system。 I mean the world is chaotic -- it's comforting to diagram it out into a clear meaning， whether that's a religion or a political stance or any other big theory。 But it's also an ever-tightening net。 I left social media （except for this barely-functional website） because I was feeling that urge to weigh and adjudicate each artifact of our time， to label it with a Correct Opinion， to bite my nails over the fear I didn't get it 'right'。 What an exhausting way to live。And so it's a real joy to consider drugs and sex and art and biospheres and all the things that trouble the neat lines of our diagrams。 Even if Nelson has no clear answers， reading this book actually makes me feel more free。 。。。more
Amy Wiley
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Love everything else MN has written。 DNF。
Sandra
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At first， I had a hard time getting into this book because Nelson refers to so many whose works with which I am not familiar。 This was particularly true in the first of four “songs” on art。 Once she moved into modes of sexual expression and drug lifestyles， I was in more familiar though often not comfortable territory。 The last section climate change is almost a dirge for the earth， and it resonated deeply with me。 She speaks very clearly about the shifting boundaries between freedom and constra At first， I had a hard time getting into this book because Nelson refers to so many whose works with which I am not familiar。 This was particularly true in the first of four “songs” on art。 Once she moved into modes of sexual expression and drug lifestyles， I was in more familiar though often not comfortable territory。 The last section climate change is almost a dirge for the earth， and it resonated deeply with me。 She speaks very clearly about the shifting boundaries between freedom and constraint， and the risks of extreme behaviors。 She left me feeling very sober about our current challenges， but I was pleasantly surprised when she reminded readers of Viktor Frankl’s wisdom of being present to the moment with love even in the face of brutality， intransigence， or impending death。 His wisdom， which she adopts， is hope。 Once again， Nelson brings me nuanced considerations that I wish a number of us would heed as we navigate the contemporary world。 。。。more
Rasmus Tillander
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Nelsonin teksteissä arvostan eniten sitä etteivät ne päästä lukijaa helpolla。 Vapaudesta on hyvin kaukana sellaisesta esseistiikasta， jota tehdään argumentatiivisella vasaralla， ei， tämä on tehty pohtivilla kutimilla。 Tavallaan tällaisen verkkomaisen， vähän poikkelehtivan tekstin lukeminen on raivostuttavaa: kerro jo mitä mieltä olet！ Ja miksi minun pitäisi olla sitä mieltä！ Mutta sen sijaan on beckettmaista vastauksettomuutta ja kvääriä monitahoisuutta。 Raivostuttavana ohjenuorana toimii Emerso Nelsonin teksteissä arvostan eniten sitä etteivät ne päästä lukijaa helpolla。 Vapaudesta on hyvin kaukana sellaisesta esseistiikasta， jota tehdään argumentatiivisella vasaralla， ei， tämä on tehty pohtivilla kutimilla。 Tavallaan tällaisen verkkomaisen， vähän poikkelehtivan tekstin lukeminen on raivostuttavaa: kerro jo mitä mieltä olet！ Ja miksi minun pitäisi olla sitä mieltä！ Mutta sen sijaan on beckettmaista vastauksettomuutta ja kvääriä monitahoisuutta。 Raivostuttavana ohjenuorana toimii Emersonin lause "Kaikkien aikojen tavoin aikakautemme on varsin hyvä， kunhan vain tiedämme， mitä sillä tehdä。" Nelsonin valitsema tyyli antaa mahdollisuuden hienovaraisuuteen， mutta toisaalta riski on， että tekstin tarkoitus jää hämäräksi。 Näin kävi ainakin itselle ensimmäisen， taiteen ja hoivan suhdetta， käsittelevän esseen kohdalla。 Kolme muuta， seksuaalisuutta， huumeita ja ympäristöä， käsittelevää tekstiä olivat jotain mistä sain enemmän irti。 Huume-essee oli ehkä kaikista helpoiten lähestyttävä， kenties johtuen siitä， että siinä käsiteltiin beat-kirjailijoita ja toisaalta taas siksi， että olin Nelsonin kanssa aika samoilla linjoilla vapauden ja addiktion suhteesta。 Siinä määrin myös freesi essee， että siinä ei päädytä kieltäymykseen， hekumaan eikä kohtuuteen！ Seksuaalista vapautta käsittelevä teksti oli monella tapaa samanlainen kuin huume-esseessä vaikka alistumisen ja vapauden dynamiikka on tietenkin erilainen。 Vahva Foucault'n ja Deleuzen värittämä teksti tuntui kuitenkin jokseenkin tutulta。 Ilmastonmuutoksen ja vapauden suhdetta käsitelessä keskiössä taas oli Timothy Morton， joka on myös sangen hauska ajattelija。 Itse esseen johtopäätös， tarinan hylkääminen "sokeana kulkeminen"， jättää vähän ristiriitaiset fiilikset。 Kuten oikeastaan koko kokoelma。 En ehkä saanut tästä kovin paljoa irti。 Mutta kuten Nelsonin kanssa aiemminkin， en tiedä johtuu se minusta vai hänestä。 。。。more
Jennie Chantal
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DNF at 11%An inaccessible academic text that will surely have a limited audience。 Disappointing。
Petra
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On Freedom is a wonderful essay collection written by the beloved Maggie Nelson。 I have loved everything that Nelson has written and I'm happy to say that I did so with this one as well。 On Freedom includes four essays about freedom and how it's linked to art， sex， drugs and climate。 It is purely an essay collection which makes it little bit different than Nelson's famous works。 However it does have the signature style of Nelson -- fluid writing， mixture of personal experience and research and t On Freedom is a wonderful essay collection written by the beloved Maggie Nelson。 I have loved everything that Nelson has written and I'm happy to say that I did so with this one as well。 On Freedom includes four essays about freedom and how it's linked to art， sex， drugs and climate。 It is purely an essay collection which makes it little bit different than Nelson's famous works。 However it does have the signature style of Nelson -- fluid writing， mixture of personal experience and research and thought-provoking themes。 Nelson proves how difficult it is to explain what freedom is and points out how white freedom is in our culture and society。 While I didn't necessarily love this as much as Argonauts and Bluets， I really enjoyed Nelson's argumentative approach and highly recommend this to lovers of essays that don't stay away from hard topics。 。。。more
Mike Polizzi
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