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
Disability and Human Rights: Global Perspectives by

Interdisciplinary Disability Studies

Disability and Human Rights: Global Perspectives

344 pages • 1 edition

nonfiction reference sociology challenging informative medium-paced
Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Brittney Cooper

Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower

Brittney Cooper

280 pages • 2018 • 8 editions

nonfiction essays feminism memoir race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
We Are All Birds of Uganda by Hafsa Zayyan

We Are All Birds of Uganda

Hafsa Zayyan

384 pages • 2021 • 9 editions

fiction literary emotional reflective slow-paced
Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Half of a Yellow Sun

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

433 pages • 2006 • 113 editions

fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
We Are Displaced: My Journey and Stories from Refugee Girls Around the World by Malala Yousafzai

We Are Displaced: My Journey and Stories from Refugee Girls Around the World

Malala Yousafzai

224 pages • 2018 • 43 editions

nonfiction biography feminism memoir emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced
Beyond Inclusion: How to Raise Anti-Ableist Kids by Carrie Cherney Hahn

Beyond Inclusion: How to Raise Anti-Ableist Kids

Carrie Cherney Hahn

272 pages • 1 edition

nonfiction education reference self help sociology
New England Bound: Slavery and Colonization in Early America by Wendy Warren

New England Bound: Slavery and Colonization in Early America

Wendy Warren

368 pages • 2016 • 4 editions

nonfiction history race challenging informative reflective slow-paced
We Are Not Refugees: True Stories of the Displaced by Agus Morales

We Are Not Refugees: True Stories of the Displaced

Agus Morales

288 pages • 2017 • 10 editions

nonfiction politics challenging hopeful informative medium-paced
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

Homegoing

Yaa Gyasi

300 pages • 2016 • 88 editions

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Crip Kinship: The Disability Justice & Art Activism of Sins Invalid by Shayda Kafai

Crip Kinship: The Disability Justice & Art Activism of Sins Invalid

Shayda Kafai

199 pages • 2021 • 3 editions

nonfiction art health history lgbtqia+ politics challenging hopeful informative medium-paced