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

All books added
Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha

Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice

Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha

8h 8m • 2018 • 6 editions

nonfiction essays health lgbtqia+ sociology emotional informative reflective medium-paced
The Power by Naomi Alderman

The Power

Naomi Alderman

12h 4m • 2016 • 92 editions

fiction dystopian literary dark tense medium-paced
Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo

Last Night at the Telegraph Club

Malinda Lo

12h 26m • 2021 • 47 editions

fiction historical lgbtqia+ romance young adult emotional hopeful medium-paced
The Great Divide by Cristina Henríquez

The Great Divide

Cristina Henríquez

321 pages • 2024 • 13 editions

fiction historical literary adventurous emotional informative medium-paced
Tsunami: Women's Voices from Mexico by Gabriela Jauregui, Heather Cleary

Tsunami: Women's Voices from Mexico

Gabriela Jauregui, Heather Cleary

312 pages • 2018 • 4 editions

nonfiction essays feminism poetry emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Travelling While Black: Essays Inspired by a Life on the Move by Nanjala Nyabola

Travelling While Black: Essays Inspired by a Life on the Move

Nanjala Nyabola

264 pages • 2020 • 3 editions

nonfiction essays race travel challenging reflective slow-paced
Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia by Jack Latimore, Deborah Cheetham, Patrick Johnson, Adam Goodes, Aileen Walsh, Tara June Winch, Ambelin Kwaymullina, Celeste Liddle, Jared Thomas, Terri Janke, Miranda Tapsell, Anita Heiss, Amy McQuire, Tony Birch, Kerry Reed-Gilbert, Alexis West

Growing Up

Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia

Jack Latimore, Deborah Cheetham, Patrick Johnson, Adam Goodes, Aileen Walsh, Tara June Winch, Ambelin Kwaymullina, Celeste Liddle, Jared Thomas, Terri Janke, Miranda Tapsell, Anita Heiss, Amy McQuire, Tony Birch, Kerry Reed-Gilbert, Alexis West

10h 21m • 2018 • 4 editions

nonfiction essays memoir race emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Growing Up Queer in Australia by Benjamin Law

Growing Up

Growing Up Queer in Australia

Benjamin Law

352 pages • 2019 • 4 editions

nonfiction essays lgbtqia+ memoir emotional reflective medium-paced
Growing Up Disabled in Australia by Carly Findlay

Growing Up

Growing Up Disabled in Australia

Carly Findlay

288 pages • 2021 • 6 editions

nonfiction essays memoir emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Different, Not Less: A Neurodivergent's Guide to Embracing Your True Self and Finding Your Happily Ever After by Chloé Hayden

Different, Not Less: A Neurodivergent's Guide to Embracing Your True Self and Finding Your Happily Ever After

Chloé Hayden

278 pages • 2022 • 7 editions

nonfiction memoir self help hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced