Brolaski, Julian T.; erica kaufman; & E. Tracy Grinnell (eds.): No Gender: Reflections on the Life & Work of kari edwards

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No Gender: Reflections on the Life & Work of kari edwardsedited byJulian T. Brolaski,erica kaufman & E. Tracy Grinnell (Litmus Press / Belladonna Books, paperback)

Publication Date: September 15, 2009

Publisher Marketing:Literary Nonfiction. LGBT Studies. “kari’s authorial ‘signature’ undoes the authorial body in favor of a visible obfuscation-strikethru: kari never just signed, but rather crossed out hir name and wrote “NO GENDER.” The erasurewell no, the palimpsestic remaking of the name into a symbol for the dismantling of enforced gender codes is a profound and provocative gesturethe name is still visible behind the NO GENDER, as if behind bars … kari’s genius moved others to their own words, art, actionfollowing a mandate of reclaiming the very words we speak and writewriting our selves, our other(ed) bodies, into a foundational post-gender post-genre state. This book is the start of what hopefully will be a much longer conversation”from the introduction by Julian T. Brolaski & erica kaufman. Venn Diagram Productions is the collaborative intersection between Belladonna Books and Litmus Press. This imprint actualizes our mutual commitment to publishing innovative, cross-genre, multicultural, feminist and queer work by writers and artists working beyond and between borders.