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
I Never Called It Rape - Updated Edition: The Ms. Report on Recognizing, Fighting, and Surviving Date and Acquaintance Rape by Gloria Steinem, Robin Warshaw, Salamishah Tillet

I Never Called It Rape - Updated Edition: The Ms. Report on Recognizing, Fighting, and Surviving Date and Acquaintance Rape

Gloria Steinem, Robin Warshaw, Salamishah Tillet

288 pages • 1988 • 4 editions

nonfiction crime feminism psychology challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture by Roxane Gay

Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture

Roxane Gay

368 pages • 2018 • 23 editions

nonfiction essays feminism memoir sociology challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
No Visible Bruises: What We Don't Know about Domestic Violence Can Kill Us by Rachel Louise Snyder

No Visible Bruises: What We Don't Know about Domestic Violence Can Kill Us

Rachel Louise Snyder

336 pages • 2019 • 12 editions

nonfiction feminism sociology true crime challenging informative sad slow-paced
The Enchanted by Rene Denfeld

The Enchanted

Rene Denfeld

233 pages • 2014 • 17 editions

fiction fantasy magical realism dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
American Prison: A Reporter's Undercover Journey Into the Business of Punishment by Shane Bauer

American Prison: A Reporter's Undercover Journey Into the Business of Punishment

Shane Bauer

368 pages • 2018 • 12 editions

nonfiction history politics sociology informative reflective medium-paced
The Book of Night Women by Marlon James

The Book of Night Women

Marlon James

417 pages • 2009 • 14 editions

fiction historical challenging dark emotional medium-paced
The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin

The Fire Next Time

James Baldwin

106 pages • 1963 • 77 editions

nonfiction classics essays memoir race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson

Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption

Bryan Stevenson

352 pages • 2014 • 43 editions

nonfiction memoir race emotional informative inspiring medium-paced
The Invisible Thread by Yoshiko Uchida

The Invisible Thread

Yoshiko Uchida

136 pages • 1991 • 5 editions

nonfiction biography history memoir emotional slow-paced
Desert Exile: The Uprooting of a Japanese American Family by Yoshiko Uchida

Desert Exile: The Uprooting of a Japanese American Family

Yoshiko Uchida

160 pages • 1982 • 3 editions

nonfiction biography history emotional slow-paced