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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Limitarianism: The Case Against Extreme Wealth by Ingrid Robeyns

Limitarianism: The Case Against Extreme Wealth

Ingrid Robeyns

336 pages • 2024 • 9 editions

nonfiction economics politics hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced
He/She/They - Us: Essential information, vocabulary, and concepts to help you become a better ally to the transgender and gender diverse people in your life by Jessica Soukup

He/She/They - Us: Essential information, vocabulary, and concepts to help you become a better ally to the transgender and gender diverse people in your life

Jessica Soukup

65 pages • 2017 • 2 editions

nonfiction lgbtqia+ informative reflective slow-paced
He/She/They: How We Talk About Gender and Why It Matters by Schuyler Bailar

He/She/They: How We Talk About Gender and Why It Matters

Schuyler Bailar

370 pages • 2023 • 12 editions

nonfiction gender lgbtqia+ informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate by Naomi Klein

This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate

Naomi Klein

576 pages • 2014 • 55 editions

nonfiction economics politics challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza by Gloria E. Anzaldúa

Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza

Gloria E. Anzaldúa

260 pages • 1987 • 24 editions

nonfiction essays feminism poetry challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Becoming Abolitionists: Police, Protests, and the Pursuit of Freedom by Derecka Purnell

Becoming Abolitionists: Police, Protests, and the Pursuit of Freedom

Derecka Purnell

288 pages • 2021 • 13 editions

nonfiction politics challenging informative reflective medium-paced
The Originalism Trap: How Extremists Stole the Constitution and How We the People Can Take It Back by Madiba K. Dennie

The Originalism Trap: How Extremists Stole the Constitution and How We the People Can Take It Back

Madiba K. Dennie

286 pages • 2024 • 3 editions

nonfiction politics hopeful informative medium-paced
Normal Life: Administrative Violence, Critical Trans Politics and the Limits of Law by Dean Spade

Normal Life: Administrative Violence, Critical Trans Politics and the Limits of Law

Dean Spade

248 pages • 2011 • 7 editions

nonfiction lgbtqia+ challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Let This Radicalize You Workbook by Mariame Kaba, Kelly Hayes

Let This Radicalize You Workbook

Mariame Kaba, Kelly Hayes

106 pages • 2 editions

fiction politics medium-paced
She/He/They/Them: Understanding Gender Identity by Rebecca Stanborough

She/He/They/Them: Understanding Gender Identity

Rebecca Stanborough

64 pages • 2020 • 3 editions

nonfiction gender lgbtqia+ sociology young adult informative reflective medium-paced