Survival, or making survival worth the bother, depends on seeking joy, uncovering and discovering humor, and, in one of life's great ironies, carefully nurturing a sense of the absurd....
Gina Barreca’s latest book, IF YOU LEAN IN, WILL MEN JUST LOOK DOWN YOUR BLOUSE? QUESTIONS AND THOUGHTS FOR LOUD SMART WOMEN IN TURBULENT TIMES will be published by St. Martin’s this March. She’s a columnist syndicated by the Tribune Co. and a professor of English and Feminist Theory at The University of Connecticut. She can be reached through www.ginabarreca.com