BFFs : The Radical Potential of Female Friendship : 15-9781912489725

BFFs : The Radical Potential of Female Friendship : 15

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Author(s): Behrooz, Anahit,
Binding: Paperback,
Date of Publication: 09/03/2023,
Pagination: 112 pages,
Series: Inklings,
Imprint: 404 Ink,
Published By: 404 Ink,
Book Classification: Society & social sciences,
Dimensions: 175 x 121 x 12
ISBN13/EAN/SKU: 9781912489725

Friendships can be the foundation of our earliest memories and most formative moments. But why are they often seen as secondary to romantic, or familial connection, something to age out of and take a back seat to other relationships? BFFs is an examination of the power of female friendship, not as something lesser, but as a site of radical intimacy, as told through the cultural touchstones around us. From coming-of-age tales through physical intimacy and discovering personhood to break ups and parting of ways, Behrooz considers the vast significance of our friendships through the work of Toni Morrison and Elena Ferrante, Booksmart and Grey's Anatomy, Insecure, The Virgin Suicides and beyond. To have a life rich in love is often viewed through a specific lens; BFFs shows us that friendship can offer a more expansive and emancipatory understanding of female intimacy, and can be the most important, loving relationships in our lives.