Not just sex: Talking about Alex Comfort with Eric Laursen
Uri Gordon talks to the author of "Polymath": The Life and Professions of Dr. Alex Comfort, Author of The Joy of Sex"
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Not just sex: Talking about Alex Comfort with Eric Laursen - Freedom News

Uri Gordon talks to the author of "Polymath": The Life and Professions of Dr. Alex Comfort, Author of The Joy of Sex"

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💗 Tomorrow 💗 Tune in for this virtual event to learn about the life and work of sexologist Dr. Alex Comfort!

Eric Laursen will be joined by @margaret to discuss the impact of the groundbreaking 1972 book "The Joy of Sex," and the anarchic author who brought pleasure out from the shadows in mainstream sexual discourse.

"Polymath is a captivating, illuminating, and penetrating account of Alex Comfort’s life and work. Eric Laursen brilliantly captures the ambience of Comfort’s times to reveal the inventiveness of his thinking and explain his interventions. His impressive research does not shy away from Comfort’s intellectual accomplishments. It underlines the consistency of Comfort’s creative application of anarchist principles and his optimistic view of anarchism as a path to liberation and community." —Ruth Kinna, author of The Government of No One

You can register at https://firestorm.coop/events/3108-the-joy-of-anarchy.html. Registering is completely free, and you should still sign up even if you aren't sure you can make it because you'll receive a recording of the conversation to enjoy later!

#TheJoyOfSex #SexualLiberation #Anarchism #AlexComfort #FeministBookstore #EricLaursen #MargaretKilljoy #CoolPeopleWhoDidCoolStuff #FirestormBooks (-Esme)

The Joy of Anarchy

Writer Eric Laursen presents his new book Polymath in conversation with fellow author and podcaster Margaret Killjoy.

When it was published in 1972, "The Joy of Sex" was the first mass-market book to offer a playful and pleasure-centered approach to sexual education. The text was enormously successful, eventually making its way into twelve million homes. In a new book, "Polymath: The Life and Professions of Dr. Alex Comfort, Author of The Joy of Sex," Eric Laursen tells the story of the iconic sex manual's eccentric author, a British physician and wide-ranging intellectual who passionately espoused anarchism, pacifism, and civil disobedience.

Later this month we'll be discussing the life of Alex Comfort with biographer Eric Laursen and @margaret Killjoy, host of the "Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff" podcast. Register for free and grab the book at https://firestorm.coop/events/3108-the-joy-of-anarchy.html. Not sure if you can make the event? Sign up anyway and you'll receive a link to the recorded conversation when we post it!

#TheJoyOfSex #SexualLiberation #Anarchism #AlexComfort #FeministBookstore #EricLaursen #MargaretKilljoy #CoolPeopleWhoDidCoolStuff #FirestormBooks (- L)

The Joy of Anarchy

Writer Eric Laursen presents his new book Polymath in conversation with fellow author and podcaster Margaret Killjoy.

Laursen, Eric. 'Getting the Word Out By Any Means Necessary: The First Twenty-Five Years of AK Press'. AK Press, 2015.
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Scored this for free from Ana at Book Haven/The Freedom Shop in Newtown, Wellington. Thanks, homie!
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I loved this essay/booklet, been looking for it for a while now. Serendipitous to find it at my fave anarchist infoshop. It's an inspiring read, a snapshot of the way AK Press was founded and evolved over 25 yrs, from the UK to the US, the major shifts in its publishing trajectory and the problems they've had to maneuver.
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Anyone who has had even a tangential involvement with The Beautiful Idea will know AK and their work. The bulk of my anarchist library is work they've published. And in November, my first piece of writing in print is coming out in an anthology published by AK.
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I loved reading this celebration of AK Press, a short and welcome diversion from work in the garden yesterday. My mind wandered frequently, inspired by the events mentioned by Laursen. Big ups to AK Press!
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