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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Dangerous Ideas: A Brief History of Censorship in the West, from the Ancients to Fake News by Eric Berkowitz

Dangerous Ideas: A Brief History of Censorship in the West, from the Ancients to Fake News

Eric Berkowitz

312 pages • 2021 • 3 editions

nonfiction history politics challenging informative slow-paced
Internment by Samira Ahmed

Internment

Samira Ahmed

387 pages • 2019 • 18 editions

fiction contemporary young adult dark emotional tense medium-paced
The Care Manifesto: The Politics of Interdependence by The Care Collective

The Care Manifesto: The Politics of Interdependence

The Care Collective

128 pages • 2020 • 3 editions

nonfiction essays politics informative reflective slow-paced
Disaster Anarchy: Mutual Aid and Radical Action by Rhiannon Firth

Disaster Anarchy: Mutual Aid and Radical Action

Rhiannon Firth

256 pages • 2022 • 2 editions

nonfiction politics challenging informative medium-paced
Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity During This Crisis (and the Next) by Dean Spade

Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity During This Crisis (and the Next)

Dean Spade

152 pages • 2020 • 12 editions

nonfiction philosophy politics reference hopeful informative inspiring fast-paced
Sex Object: A Memoir by Jessica Valenti

Sex Object: A Memoir

Jessica Valenti

204 pages • 2016 • 13 editions

nonfiction biography feminism memoir emotional reflective fast-paced
By the Fire We Carry: The Generations-Long Fight for Justice on Native Land by Rebecca Nagle

By the Fire We Carry: The Generations-Long Fight for Justice on Native Land

Rebecca Nagle

8h 15m • 2024 • 9 editions

nonfiction history race true crime emotional informative reflective medium-paced
The Color of Money: Black Banks and the Racial Wealth Gap by Mehrsa Baradaran

The Color of Money: Black Banks and the Racial Wealth Gap

Mehrsa Baradaran

15h 10m • 2017 • 10 editions

nonfiction economics history race challenging informative reflective slow-paced
On Critical Race Theory: Why It Matters & Why You Should Care by Victor Ray

On Critical Race Theory: Why It Matters & Why You Should Care

Victor Ray

4h 26m • 2022 • 5 editions

nonfiction race sociology challenging informative reflective medium-paced
White Poverty: How Exposing Myths About Race and Class Can Reconstruct American Democracy by William J. Barber II, Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove

White Poverty: How Exposing Myths About Race and Class Can Reconstruct American Democracy

William J. Barber II, Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove

6h 57m • 2024 • 3 editions

nonfiction economics history politics race sociology