Gone Feral is a compelling exploration of the untamed, the monstrous, and the transformative power of wildness as it intersects with femininity. Blending rigorous scholarship with evocative storytelling, and richly illustrated with vibrant color images, this book invites readers to not just engage intellectually but to feel the raw power of its arguments. The concept of ferality is explored across social, cultural, literary, and existential dimensions, revealing how it redefines norms around gender, motherhood, and autonomy. By turns infuriating, shocking, and profoundly moving, Gone Feral pushes the boundaries of gender studies and feminist thought. It is a bold, essential read that calls on readers to reconsider the meanings of unruliness, resistance, and liberation in a constrained and constraining world.- Dr Veronica Frigeni, Visiting Scholar in Gender Studies, Central European University and Centre for Feminist Research, York UniversityGone Feral takes an original, fresh, and convincing concept and executes it marvellously: it attends to the concept and lived experience of ferality in order to expose the consequences of being hemmed in by the restrictive idea(l)s of patriarchal domesticity. It probes notions of agency, liminality, liberation, and trauma recovery, among others. The inclusion of analytical chapters as well as artwork and genre-bending pieces makes this collection an outstanding resource not only for students and scholars but for anyone wishing to understand a so-far underexplored aspect of womanhood.
- Zsuzsanna Lénárt-Muszka, assistant professor, University of Debrecen; co-editor of the upcoming Contemporary Maternal Subjectivities on the Page and on the Screen (Sciendo-De Gruyter Brill, 2027).Gone Feral initiates the necessary work of integrating the maternal into the contemporary movement of feral feminism. The interdisciplinary nature of the collection, including art, photography, and poetry alongside scholarship in art history, psychoanalysis, history, film studies, and literary analysis, presents readers with a rich, engaging exploration of women reclaiming wildness, challenging normative and patriarchal norms of gender and maternity, and finding expression through creative and artistic forms.- Christa Baiada, Associate Professor of English, City University of New York.