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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Financial Feminist: Overcome the Patriarchy's Bullsh*t to Master Your Money and Build a Life You Love by Tori Dunlap

Financial Feminist: Overcome the Patriarchy's Bullsh*t to Master Your Money and Build a Life You Love

Tori Dunlap

305 pages • 2022 • 7 editions

nonfiction economics challenging informative medium-paced
Sisters in Hate: American Women on the Front Lines of White Nationalism by Seyward Darby

Sisters in Hate: American Women on the Front Lines of White Nationalism

Seyward Darby

9h 58m • 2020 • 12 editions

nonfiction history politics challenging dark informative medium-paced
White Feminism by Koa Beck

White Feminism

Koa Beck

320 pages • 2021 • 13 editions

nonfiction feminism history race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
What White People Can Do Next: From Allyship to Coalition by Emma Dabiri

What White People Can Do Next: From Allyship to Coalition

Emma Dabiri

176 pages • 2021 • 9 editions

nonfiction essays race sociology challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation by Kristin Kobes Du Mez

Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation

Kristin Kobes Du Mez

366 pages • 2020 • 11 editions

nonfiction history politics religion challenging informative reflective medium-paced
The Black Friend: On Being a Better White Person by Frederick Joseph

The Black Friend: On Being a Better White Person

Frederick Joseph

272 pages • 2021 • 7 editions

nonfiction race challenging informative reflective fast-paced
Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books by Azar Nafisi

Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books

Azar Nafisi

356 pages • 2003 • 74 editions

nonfiction memoir informative reflective slow-paced
Arbitrary Lines: How Zoning Broke the American City and How to Fix It by Nolan Gray

Arbitrary Lines: How Zoning Broke the American City and How to Fix It

Nolan Gray

248 pages • 4 editions

nonfiction reference sociology informative medium-paced
Read This to Get Smarter About Race, Class, Gender, Disability, and More by Blair Imani

Read This to Get Smarter About Race, Class, Gender, Disability, and More

Blair Imani

181 pages • 2021 • 6 editions

nonfiction gender lgbtqia+ politics race self help challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America by Ibram X. Kendi

Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America

Ibram X. Kendi

592 pages • 2016 • 19 editions

nonfiction history race sociology challenging informative reflective slow-paced