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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Impounded: Dorothea Lange and the Censored Images of Japanese American Internment by Linda Gordon

Impounded: Dorothea Lange and the Censored Images of Japanese American Internment

Linda Gordon

224 pages • 2006 • 2 editions

nonfiction art history reflective slow-paced
When the Emperor Was Divine by Julie Otsuka

When the Emperor Was Divine

Julie Otsuka

144 pages • 2002 • 30 editions

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X

The Autobiography of Malcolm X

Malcolm X

496 pages • 1965 • 59 editions

nonfiction autobiography history informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
Half the World, Half a Chance: An Introduction to Gender and Development by Julia Cleves Mosse

Half the World, Half a Chance: An Introduction to Gender and Development

Julia Cleves Mosse

240 pages • 1992 • 1 edition

nonfiction gender sociology challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide by Sheryl WuDunn, Nicholas D. Kristof

Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide

Sheryl WuDunn, Nicholas D. Kristof

294 pages • 2008 • 20 editions

nonfiction feminism dark emotional informative fast-paced
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

Rebecca Skloot

369 pages • 2010 • 89 editions

nonfiction biography history science emotional informative medium-paced
The Conscious Closet: The Revolutionary Guide to Looking Good While Doing Good by Elizabeth L. Cline

The Conscious Closet: The Revolutionary Guide to Looking Good While Doing Good

Elizabeth L. Cline

348 pages • 2019 • 4 editions

nonfiction self help informative inspiring medium-paced
No Logo by Naomi Klein

No Logo

Naomi Klein

528 pages • 2000 • 55 editions

nonfiction business economics politics challenging informative reflective medium-paced
What Climate Justice Means and Why We Should Care by Elizabeth Cripps

What Climate Justice Means and Why We Should Care

Elizabeth Cripps

224 pages • 2022 • 2 editions

nonfiction challenging informative medium-paced
Climate Justice: Hope, Resilience, and the Fight for a Sustainable Future by Mary Robinson

Climate Justice: Hope, Resilience, and the Fight for a Sustainable Future

Mary Robinson

176 pages • 2018 • 11 editions

nonfiction science challenging informative reflective fast-paced