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In the tradition of Octavia Butler, radical self-help, society-help, and planet-help to shape the futures we want.
Inspired by Octavia …
Both a recounting of trauma and its impacts, as well as a retelling of a Nigerian fable. The main character's …
Everyone is female "When I say that everyone is female, I mean very simply that …
Interesting ideas, thoughts, concepts of seeing gender
"We are coming apart. We're a rope, breaking, a single strand at a time.
America …
Near future dystopia (hopefully, prospects don't look to good right now in real live either) Starts 2024. Main themes are surviving and humanity in an inhumane world. I cried a little bit. A bit like a very dark version of grapes of wrath.
Analysis and critiques the more problematic aspects of mainstream/white middle class feminism like e.g. reliance on punishing state, strife for power inside generally oppressive system and exclusionary elements. The book tries to incentivise self reflection. The book is relatively compact and easy to follow. Some repetition when looking at things from different angels. I liked.
The author states that the book is for white feminists by a white feminist. Probably not much news in there for BIPoC feminists.
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Balli Kaur Jaswal: Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows (2017, HarperCollins Publishers Limited)
After her father's death, Nikki, who has spent most of her life distancing herself from the traditional Sikh community, takes …
Sie lehnen alles Staatliche ab, propagieren „White-Supremacy“, kämpfen gegen Abtreibung, befürworten erzkonservative Geschlechterrollen und wähnen …
Guter Überblick übers Thema. Fasst die entsprechende amerikanische Literatur und die Aussagen/Aktionen der Akteure umfassend zusammen. Sehr viele Quellen. Es ist etwas schwierig bei den ganzen Organisationen und Protagonisten den Überblick zu behalten. Die Unterteilung in viele Themen hilft, führt aber zu einigen Wiederholungen. Aus irgendwelchen Gründen mag der Springer Zeitungsverlag dieses Buch überhaupt nicht. Mir hat es gefallen.
This sometimes shocking collection of short stories about life in mid-20th-century Bombay captures the city's …
Short stories taking place during his time as a screenwriter in Mumbai in the 40s. Much less violent than his stuff about the partition of India. Mainly about prostitutes and alcohol. Sometimes surprisingly beautiful and progressive.
Very dark, I liked it. However, hilarious? What is wrong with journalists and book cover designers? Be aware of the trigger warnings.
Trans people in Britain today have become a culture war 'issue'. Despite making up less …
I liked how the book links the topic with other struggles against oppression.
Men Who Hate Women examines the rise of secretive extremist communities who despise women and …
Pretty traumatizing, but important to know. Be warned, the lefttube videos you watched in 2017 on this topic only scratched the surface of the vile stuff. Has extensive examples and research. She doesn't shy away from showing the really bad stuff. She basically follows the chain from the darkest places of the internet to "normal" people and shows how the ideas/misogyny spreads
'Work hard, get paid.' It's simple. Self-evident. But it's also a lie—at least for most of us. For young people …
Von der Krise der Sozialdemokratie ist allerorten die Rede. Doch auch viele traditionsreiche Mitte-rechts-Parteien befinden …
Definiert und Beschreibt das Konzept Radikalisierter Konservatismus an den Beispielen Trump und Kurz und vergleicht die beiden.
How should we talk about sex?
It is a thing we have and also a …
Lots of food for thought and reflection.
I like how she shows how seemingly "easy" questions can be rather complex and in the end easy again.
Impressive bibliography - the source notes are nearly half the book
