{"product_id":"pigeonholed-creative-freedom-as-an-act-of-resistance-9780571396610","title":"Pigeonholed: Creative Freedom as an Act of Resistance","description":"\u003ci\u003e'Responsible but not beholden; substantial as well as symbolic; sympathetic but not pandering; \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003epolitical but not proscriptive: there's not an awful lot of wiggle room there, but it's the space in which I \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003efeel I need to both operate and expand.'\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this incisive, moving and personal essay, one of the UK's leading political voices, explores the 'burden of representation'. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGary Younge analyses the pressures exerted upon the relatively small group of people from underrepresented communities, who break through into elite spaces and the expectations that may come from above, below, within and without, from those with power and those without. These are issues that have framed, frustrated, inspired, and inflected his entire working life as a writer. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYounge offers reflections on how to navigate representation, power and responsibility while keeping your job, your sanity and your freedom both as a human being and as a writer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eYounge, Gary:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eGary Younge\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning author and broadcaster, and is professor of sociology at the University of Manchester. Formerly a columnist and an editor-at-large at the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, he is an editorial board member of \u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e magazine. He is the author of five books, including\u003ci\u003e Another Day in the Death of America\u003c\/i\u003e (shortlisted for the Orwell Prize and the Jhalak Prize), and his writing has appeared in\u003ci\u003e Granta\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGQ\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e, and beyond. He has made several radio and television documentaries on subjects ranging from gay marriage to Brexit. Younge received the 2024 Orwell Prize for Journalism. In 2025 he received the prestigious Robert B. Silvers Award in recognition of his exceptional contribution to the field of journalism. He lives in London.\u003cbr\u003e@garyyounge \u003cbr\u003ewww.garyyounge.com","brand":"Faber \u0026 Faber","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51615489458450,"sku":"9780571396610","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_107ec992-23ac-4eb4-bb4d-7616365e05bf.jpg?v=1758098759","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/pigeonholed-creative-freedom-as-an-act-of-resistance-9780571396610","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}