Toilet: Public Restrooms and the Politics of Sharing (Nyu Series in Social and Cultural Analysis)
“When Molotch and Norén let slip a few “pissings” or “pees,” the book becomes livelier, as is befitting of the subject. And the inclusion of essays from scholars of many different disciplines--gender studies, disability rights, architecture--makes this a toilet book not to be missed.”-Book Bench,The New YorkerBlog ,“Who could have imagined? A book that weaves cutting edge gender theory into urban planning policy by way of the lowly toilet? A wondrous compendium.”-Jane Mansbridge,Adams Professor in the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University“Peeing is political. The authors ofToilet showus how. In provocative essays from a range of perspectives, we learn what toilets (and their lack) teach us--about hierarchy, inequality, the body, aesthetics and politics. Using toilets as social and cultural prisms, they analyze global collective (in)action, outlining the deeply personal consequences for us all. This is wickedly smart, pointed and passionate public interest scholarship at its best..”-Lisa Duggan,author ofTwilight of Equality: Neoliberalism, Cultural Politics and the Attack on Democracy“Toiletopens the door to a profound and fascinating understanding of the way we use and are abused by public conveniences.”-Howard S. Becker,author ofOutsiders: Studies In The Sociology Of Deviance“We may not feel comfortable discussing them, but questions of where and how we do our business, particularly in public, have a tremendous impact on our everyday lives. That’s whyToilet: Public Restrooms and the Politics of Sharing, a new collection of academic essays, is so necessary.” -Salon.com,