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In Living a Feminist Life, Sara Ahmed explores the journey of awakening to feminist consciousness, embodying the roles of the feminist killjoy and willful subject, and undertaking diversity work. She highlights the challenges feminists face and proposes lesbian feminism as the ultimate strategy for a fulfilling feminist life. The book concludes with practical advice for feminist survival, including a killjoy survival kit and manifesto. The source material addresses issues of sexism, racism, and other forms of discrimination, including personal accounts and literary analysis involving detailed discrimination and violence, both literal and figurative.