Jessica Gaitan Johannesson
The Nerves and Their Endings: essays on crisis and response
The Nerves and Their Endings: essays on crisis and response
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The body is a measuring tool for planetary harm, a nervous system under increasing stress, and Jessica Gaitán Johannesson explores how we respond to crises. She draws parallels between an eating disorder and environmental neurosis, examines the perils of an activist movement built on non-parenthood, dissects the privilege of how we talk about hope, and more.
Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 192 pages
Publication date: 11 August 2022
Publisher: Scribe Publications
The body serves as a poignant measuring tool for the profound harm inflicted upon our planet. A nervous system under relentless strain, we navigate a world plagued by crises, each one demanding a unique response. In this captivating collection, writer, activist, and migrant Jessica Gaitán Johannesson delves deep into the human psyche, exploring our reactions to adversity. Through a series of thought-provoking essays, she draws parallels between an eating disorder and environmental neurosis, uncovers the dangers inherent in an activist movement that excludes parenthood, dissects the privilege of discussing hope, and much more. The synapses that connect these essays form a vital tapestry, weaving together essential narratives of response and responsibility, community and choice, belonging, and bodies. These essays carry a profound urgency, serving as vital signals that urge us to awaken, to take action, and to shape a future where our collective well-being is prioritized above all else.
In this urgent collection that moves from the personal to the political and back again, writer, activist, and migrant Jessica Gaitán Johannesson explores how we respond to crises.
She draws parallels between an eating disorder and environmental neurosis, examines the perils of an activist movement built on non-parenthood, dissects the privilege of how we talk about hope, and more.
The synapses that spark between these essays connect essential narratives of response and responsibility, community and choice, belonging, and bodies. They carry vital signals.
Weight: 186g
Dimension: 128 x 198 x 18 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781913348656
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