The Essential Jill Johnston Reader

The Essential Jill Johnston Reader

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Jill Johnston began the 1960s as an influential dance columnist for the Village Voice and by the start of the next decade she was known as a keen observer of postmodern art and lesbian feminist life who challenged how dance, art, and women can and should be seen. The Essential Jill Johnston Reader collects dozens of pieces of her writing from across her career. These writings-many of which appeared in the Village Voice and the New York Times-survey the breadth of her work, braiding together her thinking, writing, and activism. From personal essays, travel writing, and artist profiles to dance and visual art reviews as well as her infamous series of columns for the Voice in which she came out as a lesbian, these pieces demonstrate the evolution of her philosophies and writing style. Illustrating how Johnston drew on lessons from dance to reconsider what it means to be a woman, this collection brings a fascinating and brilliant voice of American arts criticism, radical feminism, and gay liberation back to contemporary audiences.

Book information

ISBN: 9781478030904
Publisher: Duke University Press Books
Imprint: Duke University Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 070.4493054
DEWEY edition: 23/eng/20240511
Language: English
Number of pages: 296
Weight: 445g
Height: 229mm
Width: 152mm