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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At the Dark End of the Street: Black Women, Rape, and Resistance--A New History of the Civil Rights Movement from Rosa Parks to the Rise of Black Power by Danielle L. McGuire

At the Dark End of the Street: Black Women, Rape, and Resistance--A New History of the Civil Rights Movement from Rosa Parks to the Rise of Black Power

Danielle L. McGuire

324 pages • 2010 • 7 editions

nonfiction feminism history race emotional slow-paced
Neuroróżnorodne. Jak żyć w świecie skrojonym nie na naszą miarę by Jenara Nerenberg

Neuroróżnorodne. Jak żyć w świecie skrojonym nie na naszą miarę

Jenara Nerenberg

262 pages • 2020 • 11 editions

nonfiction psychology challenging informative slow-paced
White Flight: Atlanta and the Making of Modern Conservatism by Kevin M. Kruse

White Flight: Atlanta and the Making of Modern Conservatism

Kevin M. Kruse

325 pages • 2005 • 3 editions

nonfiction history politics race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Trans and Disabled: An Anthology of Identities and Experiences by Alex Iantaffi

Trans and Disabled: An Anthology of Identities and Experiences

Alex Iantaffi

176 pages • 2025 • 4 editions

nonfiction gender lgbtqia+ emotional reflective medium-paced
They Came for the Schools: One Town's Fight Over Race and Identity, and the New War for America's Classrooms by Mike Hixenbaugh

They Came for the Schools: One Town's Fight Over Race and Identity, and the New War for America's Classrooms

Mike Hixenbaugh

288 pages • 2024 • 5 editions

nonfiction education politics challenging informative medium-paced
When McKinsey Comes to Town: The Hidden Influence of the World's Most Powerful Consulting Firm by Walt Bogdanich, Michael Forsythe

When McKinsey Comes to Town: The Hidden Influence of the World's Most Powerful Consulting Firm

Walt Bogdanich, Michael Forsythe

354 pages • 2022 • 16 editions

nonfiction business economics challenging informative medium-paced
No Choice: The Past, Present, and Perilous Future of Abortion in the United States by Becca Andrews

No Choice: The Past, Present, and Perilous Future of Abortion in the United States

Becca Andrews

288 pages • 2022 • 6 editions

nonfiction feminism challenging emotional informative medium-paced
Undue Burden: Life and Death Decisions in Post-Roe America by Shefali Luthra

Undue Burden: Life and Death Decisions in Post-Roe America

Shefali Luthra

368 pages • 2024 • 5 editions

nonfiction feminism health emotional informative medium-paced
Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here: The United States, Central America, and the Making of a Crisis by Jonathan Blitzer

Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here: The United States, Central America, and the Making of a Crisis

Jonathan Blitzer

534 pages • 2024 • 10 editions

nonfiction history politics informative reflective medium-paced
On Disinformation: How to Fight for Truth and Protect Democracy by Lee McIntyre

On Disinformation: How to Fight for Truth and Protect Democracy

Lee McIntyre

144 pages • 2023 • 3 editions

nonfiction politics challenging informative fast-paced