Beginning to See the Light (Masterplots II: Women’s Literature Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Ellen Willis
- First Published: 1981
- Type of Work: Social criticism
- Genres: Criticism, Nonfiction, Essays, History, Sociology
- Subjects: Culture, 1960’s, 1970’s, Feminism, Women’s issues, Abortion, Popular culture, Mass media, Women’s movement, Judaism, Rock music, Pornography
Form and Content
Ellen Willis’ choice of the title Beginning to See the Light to name a selected collection of her journalism from the late 1960’s to the early 1980’s has a double significance. First, the title is lifted from a rock song by one of her favorite groups, the Velvet Underground, thus signaling that her origins as a writer were in music criticism and that she has an abiding concern with the lessons she learned in that field. Second, there is the literal meaning of the title, which refers to the process of enlightenment that the writer undergoes as she...
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