\"I feel happier when I put on something strong. And pink is very strong and happy for me. I think others also get happy when you are visible or when you wear something nice.\"

Pink is a color that evokes emotions, from lust and desire to disgust and hatred. But what makes the color so charged? Why can a man wear a pink shirt without attracting attention in some contexts, but be considered provocative if he does so in others? What does pink mean to young feminists? And why are some parents hesitant to dress their daughters in pink while the girls themselves eagerly indulge in the color?

In Pink: The Dangerous Color, Fanny Ambjörnsson tries to find out what people mean when they say they love pink, and what they hate and feel disgusted by. By examining the meaning of a pink men's shirt, the pink princess phase, and pink resistance, she scrutinizes what the color stands for here and now. And what people's attitudes towards pink tell us about our contemporary society.

Fanny Ambjörnsson is a social anthropologist and gender researcher at Stockholm University. In 2004, her acclaimed doctoral thesis In a Class of Its Own was published. She has, among other things, written What is Queer? (2006) and contributed to the anthologies Queersverige (2005), Resistance (2009), Lifelines (2010), and Modern Homophobia (2011). She lives in Stockholm.

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Media type: Book
Binding type: Paperback
Author: Fanny Ambjörnsson
Publisher: Ordfront förlag
Language: Swedish
Extent: 264 pages
Dimensions (wxhxd): 135x190x18 mm
Weight: 298 grams
Illustrated: No

Barcode: 9789177751984
SKU: 760855