{"product_id":"the-reality-shows-paperback","title":"The Reality Shows - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKaren Finley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKathleen Hanna\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by), \u003cb\u003eAnn Pellegrini\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMs. Finley hasn't lost the power to disturb.--Ben Brantley, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNo other performing artist has captured the psychological complexity of this decade as Karen Finley has. In her inimitable style, she has embodied some of the most troubling figures to cast a long shadow on the public imagination, and has envisioned a kind of catharsis within each drama: Liza Minnelli responds to the September 11 attacks; Terri Schiavo explains why Americans love a woman in a coma; Martha Stewart dumps George W. Bush during their tryst on the eve of the Republican National Convention; Silda Spitzer tells the former governor why \"I'm sorry\" just isn't enough; and the ghost of Jackie O cries, \"Please stop looking at me  \u003ci\u003eThe Reality Shows\u003c\/i\u003e is a revelation of a decade by one of our greatest interpreters of popular and political culture.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKaren Finley\u003c\/b\u003e is a New York-based artist whose raw and transgressive performances have long provoked controversy and debate. She has appeared and exhibited her visual art, performances and plays internationally. Her performances have been presented at Lincoln Center, New York City; The Guthrie, Minneapolis; American Repertory Theatre; The ICA in London; Harvard; The Steppenwolf in Chicago; and The Bobino in Paris. Her artworks are in numerous collections and museums including the Pompidou in Paris and Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShe is the author of many books including \u003ci\u003eShock Treatment\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEnough is Enough\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLiving It Up\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePooh Unplugged\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Different Kind Of Intimacy: The Collected Writings of Karen Finley\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGeorge \u0026amp; Martha\u003c\/i\u003e. She edited \u003ci\u003eAroused: A Collection of Erotic Writings\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFinley attended the San Francisco Art Institute receiving an MFA and honorary PhD. She has received numerous awards and fellowships including a Guggenheim, 2 Obies, 2 Bessies, \u003ci\u003eMs.\u003c\/i\u003e magazine Woman of the Year, NARAL Person of the Year (which she shared with Anna Quindlen and Walter Cronkite), and NYSCA and NEA Fellowships. She has appeared in many independent films and appeared in the film \u003ci\u003ePhiladelphia\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eKathleen Hanna\u003c\/b\u003e is a musician, feminist activist, and zine writer. In the 90s she was the lead singer of the punk band Bikini Kill, before fronting the dance-punk band Le Tigre. In 1998, Hanna released a solo album under the name Julie Ruin. She has collaborated with a wide variety of musicians, appearing on records with numerous artists, including Joan Jett, Mike Watt, Atari Teenage Riot, Comet Gain, Green Day, Tim Green, Metal Church, Helter Skillet, Internal\/External and Yoko Ono.\u003cbr\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 220\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 22, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47174605963513,"sku":"9781558616714","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/a0Z0QzRFZ0VvcFUxZ25PVU9uT2hqUT09.webp?v=1767647072","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-reality-shows-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}