Against Purity

"Against Purity" challenges the idea that individual purity is the solution to the world's problems. With a focus on social movements, the author draws on theories of race, disability, gender, and animal ethics to offer an innovative approach to systemic issues. The book emphasizes the importance of critical memory practices and collective activism in bringing hope for a liberated future. Shotwell argues that rather than aiming for purity, we should embrace complexity and our own complicity in order to address the past, present, and future of colonialism, disease, pollution, and climate change.