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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Inventing Latinos: A New Story of American Racism by Laura E. Gómez

Inventing Latinos: A New Story of American Racism

Laura E. Gómez

255 pages • 2020 • 4 editions

nonfiction history race sociology challenging informative reflective fast-paced
The Inner Work of Racial Justice: Healing Ourselves and Transforming Our Communities Through Mindfulness by Rhonda V. Magee

The Inner Work of Racial Justice: Healing Ourselves and Transforming Our Communities Through Mindfulness

Rhonda V. Magee

368 pages • 2019 • 4 editions

nonfiction psychology race challenging informative reflective slow-paced
The Innocent Classroom: Dismantling Racial Bias to Support Students of Color by Alexs Pate

The Innocent Classroom: Dismantling Racial Bias to Support Students of Color

Alexs Pate

122 pages • 2020 • 4 editions

hopeful medium-paced
Mormonism and White Supremacy: American Religion and the Problem of Racial Innocence by Joanna Brooks

Mormonism and White Supremacy: American Religion and the Problem of Racial Innocence

Joanna Brooks

240 pages • 2020 • 3 editions

nonfiction history race religion informative reflective slow-paced
Racial Innocence: Unmasking Latino Anti-Black Bias and the Struggle for Equality by Tanya Katerí Hernández

Racial Innocence: Unmasking Latino Anti-Black Bias and the Struggle for Equality

Tanya Katerí Hernández

216 pages • 2022 • 5 editions

nonfiction history race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Defectors: The Rise of the Latino Far Right and What It Means for America by Paola Ramos

Defectors: The Rise of the Latino Far Right and What It Means for America

Paola Ramos

252 pages • 2024 • 4 editions

nonfiction politics race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Except for Palestine: The Limits of Progressive Politics by Mitchell Plitnick, Marc Lamont Hill

Except for Palestine: The Limits of Progressive Politics

Mitchell Plitnick, Marc Lamont Hill

240 pages • 2021 • 6 editions

nonfiction politics challenging informative medium-paced
Lobbying for Zionism on Both Sides of the Atlantic by Ilan Pappé

Lobbying for Zionism on Both Sides of the Atlantic

Ilan Pappé

590 pages • 2024 • 3 editions

nonfiction history politics religion challenging informative medium-paced
The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine by Ilan Pappé

The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine

Ilan Pappé

320 pages • 2006 • 30 editions

nonfiction history politics dark informative sad slow-paced
The Message by Ta-Nehisi Coates

The Message

Ta-Nehisi Coates

235 pages • 2024 • 12 editions

nonfiction essays politics race challenging informative reflective medium-paced