Against Ageism: A Queer Manifesto presents a radical critique of conventional arguments against ageism, rejecting constructs of ‘age’ and ‘youth’ and assumptions of their inherent qualities.
Drawing from personal experience, this manifesto by Simon(e) van Saarloos offers a reckoning with how ageism overlaps with structures of white supremacy and patriarchy. Through the lens of crip and queer theory, as well as anti-carceral and anti-colonial perspectives on time, this challenging text calls for the abolition of age-related laws, reframing commonly held understandings about age from van Saarloos’s defiant perspective.
Body/Politics release from SPBH, a new series which presents essays on ground-breaking ideas about the human body in relation to racial identities, sexuality and politics.
SPBH, 176pp, 10.5cm x 16.5cm, paperback, 2025