Book Review: Sister Outsider

Sister Outsider
by Audre Lorde
Review by Maia

A crucial text for anyone interested in queer liberation, sisterhood and how the vicious mechanisms of white supremacy prevail. Lorde invites us to join her on an investigation of power relations, to examine and expose the ways different methods of oppression work to exploit and persecute people in different ways.

Lorde’s language is cheeky and genuine; she leaves room in her writing for her anger and frustration. We, too, are awarded this space as readers – we are informed about this beast of oppressive violence, and instructed on how to resist it. With warmth and indomitable hope, Lorde is generous with her insights and personal experiences, making this collection remarkably accessible for all readers. Sister Outsider offers the essential ABCs of intersectionality and solidarity.