Social Justice & Women's Studies

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13 participants (715 books)

11 Dec 2024—31 Dec 2029

Overview

 Social Justice & Women's Studies

Reading is Resistance!

De-colonize your history references,  education, and bookshelves. 

Fight the patriarchy! 

Core values: 
  • Anti-ableism, 
  • Anti-racism & white supremacy, 
  • Anti-queerphobia & transphobia, 
  • Anti-misogyny & patriarchy, 
  • Anti-colonialism, 
  • Anti-monosexism, heterosexism, & cisgenderism, 
  • Pro-survivor & anti-abuse, 
  • Anti-capitalism, Harm reduction & trauma-informed responses

A journey through learning via books both fiction and nonfiction during the next five years.

"Women's Studies is a category of books that focuses on the experiences, perspectives, and contributions of women in society. It encompasses a wide range of topics, including gender roles, feminism, women's history, sexuality, and reproductive rights. The goal of Women's Studies is to promote a deeper understanding of the social, cultural, and political issues that affect women, and to empower women to challenge and change the status quo. Books in this category often offer critical analysis and insights into the ways in which gender intersects with other forms of oppression, such as race, class, and sexuality."

If you would like to do a book club with some of these reads or a Readalong, let me know via email at blreads@gmail.com, and I'll set it up. 

Challenge Books

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Climate Change Is Racist: Race, Privilege and the Struggle for Climate Justice by Jeremy Williams

Climate Change Is Racist: Race, Privilege and the Struggle for Climate Justice

Jeremy Williams

4h 53m • 2021 • 4 editions

user-added

nonfiction race sociology challenging informative reflective fast-paced
Bi: The Hidden Culture, History, and Science of Bisexuality by Julia Shaw

Bi: The Hidden Culture, History, and Science of Bisexuality

Julia Shaw

240 pages • 2022 • 22 editions

nonfiction history lgbtqia+ science informative reflective medium-paced
We Hereby Refuse: Japanese American Acts of Resistance During World War II by Tamiko Nimura, Frank Abe

We Hereby Refuse: Japanese American Acts of Resistance During World War II

Tamiko Nimura, Frank Abe

160 pages • 2021 • 2 editions

nonfiction graphic novel history informative reflective medium-paced
Solito by Javier Zamora

Solito

Javier Zamora

17h 9m • 2022 • 25 editions

nonfiction memoir emotional sad tense medium-paced
Dragon Fighter: One Woman's Epic Struggle for Peace with China by Alexandra Cavelius, Dalai Lama XIV, Rebiya Kadeer

Dragon Fighter: One Woman's Epic Struggle for Peace with China

Alexandra Cavelius, Dalai Lama XIV, Rebiya Kadeer

426 pages • 2007 • 7 editions

nonfiction memoir politics challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Who's Afraid of Gender? by Judith Butler

Who's Afraid of Gender?

Judith Butler

320 pages • 2024 • 23 editions

nonfiction feminism gender lgbtqia+ philosophy politics challenging informative reflective slow-paced
I'm Afraid of Men by Vivek Shraya

I'm Afraid of Men

Vivek Shraya

85 pages • 2018 • 9 editions

nonfiction feminism gender lgbtqia+ memoir emotional informative reflective fast-paced
When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir by asha bandele, Patrisse Khan-Cullors

When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir

asha bandele, Patrisse Khan-Cullors

257 pages • 2018 • 19 editions

nonfiction memoir politics race challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Too Migrant, Too Muslim, Too Loud by Mehreen Faruqi

Too Migrant, Too Muslim, Too Loud

Mehreen Faruqi

7h 48m • 2021 • 5 editions

user-added

nonfiction challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town by Jon Krakauer

Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town

Jon Krakauer

11h 51m • 2015 • 19 editions

nonfiction feminism true crime challenging dark informative slow-paced