{"product_id":"creep-myriam-gurba-9781797165752","title":"Creep: Accusations and Confessions","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eA ruthless and razor-sharp essay collection that tackles the pervasive, creeping oppression and toxicity that has wormed its way into society--in our books, schools, and homes, as well as the systems that perpetuate them--from the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eMean\u003c\/i\u003e, and one of our fiercest, foremost explorers of intersectional Latinx identity.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eA creep can be a singular figure, a villain who makes things go bump in the night. Yet creep is also what the fog does--it lurks into place to do its dirty work, muffling screams, obscuring the truth, and providing cover for those prowling within it. \u003ci\u003eCreep\u003c\/i\u003e is Myriam Gurba's informal sociology of creeps, a deep dive into the dark recesses of the toxic traditions that plague the United States and create the abusers who haunt our books, schools, and homes. Through cultural criticism disguised as personal essay, Gurba studies the ways in which oppression is collectively enacted, sustaining ecosystems that unfairly distribute suffering and premature death to our most vulnerable. Yet identifying individual creeps, creepy social groups, and creepy cultures is only half of this book's project--the other half is examining how we as individuals, communities, and institutions can challenge creeps and rid ourselves of the fog that seeks to blind us. With her ruthless mind, wry humor, and adventurous style, Gurba implicates everyone from Joan Didion to her former abuser, everything from Mexican stereotypes to the carceral state. Braiding her own history and identity throughout, she argues for a new way of conceptualizing oppression, and she does it with her signature blend of bravado and humility.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Myriam Gurba\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1797165755\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781797165752\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster Audio\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/05\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e CD\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.59h x 5.75w x 1.10d","brand":"Myriam Gurba","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":44128729202943,"sku":"9781797165752","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9b62b38d-6139-4f1f-af01-8b1eaf4a51ec.jpg?v=1687460217","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/creep-myriam-gurba-9781797165752","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}