{{Short description|American feminist, writer and public speaker}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2016}} {{Infobox writer <!-- for more information see :Template:Infobox writer/doc --> | name = Inga Muscio | image = | imagesize = | caption = | pseudonym = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1966}} | birth_place = Santa Maria, California, United States | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = Writer, public speaker | education = | period = | genre = | subject = Popular culture, sex, feminism | movement = | notableworks= | influences = | influenced = | signature = }}
'''Inga Muscio''' (born c. 1966) is an American feminist, writer and public speaker. Her books include ''Cunt: A Declaration of Independence'' (1998) and ''Rose: Love in Violent Times'' (2010).
==Work==
Muscio's book, ''Cunt: A Declaration of Independence'' (Seal Press, 1998),<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fzOF61JsU3MC&q=Inga+M&pg=PA373 |title=Cunt: A Declaration of Independence |first=Inga |last=Muscio |date=October 15, 2002 |publisher=Da Capo Press |isbn=9781580050753 |via=Google Books |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171220200750/https://books.google.com/books?id=fzOF61JsU3MC&pg=PA373&lpg=PA373&dq=Inga+Muscio+new+york+times&source=bl&ots=Z6mN-qbU04&sig=xET8IgWSl3o0bxvMzcYux_4sjWg&hl=en&ei=_NStTZ34C424sAOikv2RAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CCsQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=Inga+M |archivedate=December 20, 2017 |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Frequently Asked Questions |url=http://www.ingalagringa.com/faq/ |work=ingalagringa.com |accessdate=December 5, 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101123174912/http://ingalagringa.com/faq/ |archivedate=November 23, 2010 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> calls for women to break down boundaries between themselves, their bodies, and each other. The book was given the 1999 Firecracker Alternative Book Award for Nonfiction.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.readersread.com/awards/firecracker.htm|title=Firecracker Alternative Book Awards|work=ReadersRead.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090304133738/http://www.readersread.com/awards/firecracker.htm|archive-date=Mar 4, 2009}}</ref>
Her book ''Autobiography of a Blue-Eyed Devil: My Life and Times in a Racist Imperialist Society'' (Seal Press, 2005) examines and critiques white privilege, racism, and colonialism among other issues.
Her third book, ''Rose: Love in Violent Times'' (Seven Stories Press, 2010),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sevenstories.com/book/?GCOI=58322100187470 |title=Rose |publisher=Sevenstories.com |accessdate=2010-12-02 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110323045052/http://www.sevenstories.com/book/?GCOI=58322100187470 |archivedate=March 23, 2011 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> examines the presence of passive and physical violence in our daily lives and describes how we might find love within this violence.
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{official website|https://web.archive.org/web/20021128052932/http://ingalagringa.com/}} (Archived) *[http://www.edenfantasys.com/sexis/sex-and-society/inga-muscio-0322115/ Inga Muscio interview for SexIs]
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