Social Justice & Women's Studies

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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 Locust Effect: Why the End of Poverty Requires the End of Violence by Gary A. Haugen, Victor Boutros

The Locust Effect: Why the End of Poverty Requires the End of Violence

Gary A. Haugen, Victor Boutros

346 pages • 2013 • 6 editions

nonfiction economics politics sociology challenging informative slow-paced
Toxic Communities: Environmental Racism, Industrial Pollution, and Residential Mobility by Dorceta Taylor

Toxic Communities: Environmental Racism, Industrial Pollution, and Residential Mobility

Dorceta Taylor

352 pages • 2014 • 4 editions

nonfiction nature race sociology challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Toxic Charity: How Churches and Charities Hurt Those They Help (And How to Reverse It) by Robert D. Lupton

Toxic Charity: How Churches and Charities Hurt Those They Help (And How to Reverse It)

Robert D. Lupton

208 pages • 2011 • 8 editions

nonfiction religion sociology informative reflective slow-paced
Technically Wrong: Sexist Apps, Biased Algorithms, and Other Threats of Toxic Tech by Sara Wachter-Boettcher

Technically Wrong: Sexist Apps, Biased Algorithms, and Other Threats of Toxic Tech

Sara Wachter-Boettcher

240 pages • 2017 • 5 editions

nonfiction feminism technology challenging informative medium-paced
Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive by Stephanie Land

Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive

Stephanie Land

288 pages • 2019 • 42 editions

nonfiction memoir emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
Broke, USA: From Pawnshops to Poverty, Inc. - How the Working Poor Became Big Business by Gary Rivlin

Broke, USA: From Pawnshops to Poverty, Inc. - How the Working Poor Became Big Business

Gary Rivlin

358 pages • 2010 • 4 editions

nonfiction business economics politics challenging informative slow-paced
The Working Poor: Invisible in America by David K. Shipler

The Working Poor: Invisible in America

David K. Shipler

352 pages • 2004 • 4 editions

nonfiction economics politics sociology challenging informative reflective slow-paced
The Color Purple by Alice Walker

The Color Purple Collection #1

The Color Purple

Alice Walker

298 pages • 1982 • 223 editions

fiction classics historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Know My Name by Chanel Miller

Know My Name

Chanel Miller

15h 24m • 2019 • 63 editions

nonfiction memoir emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
Beloved by Toni Morrison

Beloved Trilogy #1

Beloved

Toni Morrison

321 pages • 1987 • 182 editions

fiction classics historical literary magical realism dark emotional sad slow-paced