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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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The Kaepernick Effect: Taking a Knee, Changing the World by Dave Zirin

The Kaepernick Effect: Taking a Knee, Changing the World

Dave Zirin

304 pages • 2021 • 3 editions

nonfiction race sports challenging informative reflective medium-paced
White Evangelical Racism: The Politics of Morality in America by Anthea Butler

White Evangelical Racism: The Politics of Morality in America

Anthea Butler

176 pages • 2021 • 5 editions

nonfiction history politics race religion challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Nice White Ladies: The Truth about White Supremacy, Our Role in It, and How We Can Help Dismantle It by Jessie Daniels

Nice White Ladies: The Truth about White Supremacy, Our Role in It, and How We Can Help Dismantle It

Jessie Daniels

304 pages • 2021 • 3 editions

nonfiction feminism race informative reflective medium-paced
White Lies: Race, Class, Gender and Sexuality in White Supremacist Discourse by Jessie Daniels

White Lies: Race, Class, Gender and Sexuality in White Supremacist Discourse

Jessie Daniels

192 pages • 1996 • 2 editions

nonfiction gender politics race challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Feminism and Women's Rights Worldwide [3 Volumes] by

Feminism and Women's Rights Worldwide [3 Volumes]

816 pages • 1 edition

nonfiction feminism gender psychology medium-paced
The Right to Sex by Amia Srinivasan

The Right to Sex

Amia Srinivasan

304 pages • 2021 • 33 editions

nonfiction essays feminism sociology challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Equality for Women = Prosperity for All: The Disastrous Global Crisis of Gender Inequality by Augusto Lopez-Claros, Bahíyyih Nakhjavání

Equality for Women = Prosperity for All: The Disastrous Global Crisis of Gender Inequality

Augusto Lopez-Claros, Bahíyyih Nakhjavání

320 pages • 2018 • 4 editions

nonfiction economics feminism gender challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Race Talk and the Conspiracy of Silence: Understanding and Facilitating Difficult Dialogues on Race by Derald Wing Sue

Race Talk and the Conspiracy of Silence: Understanding and Facilitating Difficult Dialogues on Race

Derald Wing Sue

10h 54m • 2015 • 3 editions

user-added

nonfiction race challenging informative reflective slow-paced
White Fear How the Browning of America is Making White Folks Lose TheirMinds by Leah Lakins, Roland S. Martin

White Fear How the Browning of America is Making White Folks Lose TheirMinds

Leah Lakins, Roland S. Martin

176 pages • 2022 • 4 editions

nonfiction race sociology
For Brown Girls with Sharp Edges and Tender Hearts: A Love Letter to Women of Color by Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez

For Brown Girls with Sharp Edges and Tender Hearts: A Love Letter to Women of Color

Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez

272 pages • 2021 • 7 editions

nonfiction race challenging emotional informative medium-paced