Magazine disruption

MAGAZINE ISSUE NO.10
BY REBECCA WORTH,
MYF WILLIAMS AND
ODETTE SHENFIELD,
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THE END WE
START FROM
Megan Hunter
Amongst the rising seawaters in
London, a woman gives birth to
a child and names it ‘Z’. Britain
is irrevocably thrown into a whirl
of disorder after flood waters
force residents of cities to flee
their homes, causing widespread
panic as food and shelter become
a scarce resource. After the
disappearance of her husband
and the death of her in-laws,
the unnamed narrator must
walk the path of motherhood
alone, keeping a chronicle of
‘Z’s’ first year growing up in
an increasingly chaotic world.
Though it could be considered
a cautionary tale told through
the lens of motherhood, this is
not a story of how to address
the social and environmental
stresses of our time, but rather an
intimate account of motherhood
held captive by disorder and the
resilience that can rise from the
love of one’s child.
THE DESCENT OF
MAN
Grayson
Perry
What does it mean to be a man?
Grayson Perry investigates this
curious question, uncovering the
complex nature of masculinity,
often disguised as an incredibly
simple concept. Unpacking
his personal explorations of
manhood through an anecdotal
style, Perry investigates the pitfalls
of toxic masculinity and seeks to
reframe the traditional notion of
'manliness'. Ultimately, it explores
the narrow set of behavioral
expectations that surround
masculinity and disrupting
long-held social expectations
for the sake of men and women
everywhere.
THE POWER
Naomi
Alderman
A revolution is coming, and this
time it’s women who will rise to
power. Akin to Atwood’s unnerving
The Handmaids Tale, women all
over the world slowly discover
‘the power’ of electricity that
pumps through their bodies, giving
them the ability to kill anyone
instantly. Women are truly free,
acting without fear of retribution,
indulging base whims, while men
are told not to walk the streets at
night. Alderman has constructed
a satirical masterpiece, where
gender roles are turned on their
head. The well-deserved winner
of the 2017 Bailey's Prize for
Women's Fiction.
BEAR AND THE
NIGHTINGALE
Katherine
Arden
Set in provincial pre-revolution
Russia, this is the story of Lila,
born in the depths of winter to a
wealthy farmer and his wife, who
dies shortly after childbirth. Lila
has the gift of 'the sight' and it
isn't long until it begins to cause
unrest with the newly-arrived
and overly-zealous clergyman.
Incorporating traditional Russian
and Baltic folktales along with
the iconography of the Russian
Orthodox Church, Arden works
the two elements of disruption
into a battle between cultural
tradition and religious ideology,
both vying for the faith and
commitment of the community.
THIS CHANGES
EVERYTHING
Naomi Klein
Originally published in 2014, This
Changes Everything: Capitalism
vs the Climate is more pressing
than ever. Naomi Klein examines
the relationship between the
climate crisis and capitalism,
arguing that to truly confront and
halt the climate crisis we must
address global capitalism. While
confronting, the book is hopeful,
positing that the climate crisis
might provide a vital wakeup
call for society to create
a more environmentally and
socially-just world.
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