A brief yet potent read on why arbitrary gender norms stifle creativity, infinite possibility-making and our capacity to embrace transformation or selA brief yet potent read on why arbitrary gender norms stifle creativity, infinite possibility-making and our capacity to embrace transformation or self-determine gender in today’s world....more
All one needs to take away from Gender Trouble is that the binary apparatus which generates abiding gender norms is “phantasmatic”—illusory, if you wiAll one needs to take away from Gender Trouble is that the binary apparatus which generates abiding gender norms is “phantasmatic”—illusory, if you will. Three decades after its initial release and there is still so much work to do when it comes to examining the limits of particular, external inscriptions on gender. ...more
S.L. Manyika breathes life into her characters through gentle and memorable connections between them that you feel privy to the whispers lining their S.L. Manyika breathes life into her characters through gentle and memorable connections between them that you feel privy to the whispers lining their encounters. I just wish it was a little bit longer.
A critical zine that goes in detail about diverse anarchist tactics that can be applied in response to abuse among harmed communities. What About The A critical zine that goes in detail about diverse anarchist tactics that can be applied in response to abuse among harmed communities. What About The Rapists interestingly emphasizes how hegemonies and dogmatism might be replicated and propagated even through mechanisms such as Transformative Justice and the Accountability Process.
Only issue I had with this zine was that the language was extremely dated, essentialist or non-resonant. Otherwise, it’s an indispensable resource and is easily accessible online....more
Fascinating concepts around organizing and a holistic reading experience in general. It’s evident that adrienne’s words converse with several others tFascinating concepts around organizing and a holistic reading experience in general. It’s evident that adrienne’s words converse with several others to produce the amalgamation of interconnected ideas and practices here. At some points it does read as self-help but ultimately, it offers an abundance of tools with which to participate in shaping movement work regardless of one’s disposition while encountering Emergent Strategy.
adrienne maree brown is truly a visionary force of our time....more
Too racy, explicit and assault triggering for my liking... In spite of that, I still offer praise to Jones on her sharp ability to tie generations of Too racy, explicit and assault triggering for my liking... In spite of that, I still offer praise to Jones on her sharp ability to tie generations of Black women’s trauma and fraught relationships with memory together....more
Explains radical self-love and the systems of oppression that obstruct us from practicing it in a clear and simplified manner. It still felt like a loExplains radical self-love and the systems of oppression that obstruct us from practicing it in a clear and simplified manner. It still felt like a long twitter thread or facebook post though. ...more
Read this to grasp why Gloria Steinem is a celebrated feminist writer but grew increasingly unimpressed as I flipped through the pages. Popular quotesRead this to grasp why Gloria Steinem is a celebrated feminist writer but grew increasingly unimpressed as I flipped through the pages. Popular quotes sprinkled across the book and packaged in dynamic graphics were the only bonus....more
Touchy topics are covered and many invaluable truths unearthed and learned. Schulman doesn’t go as deep as to delineate abuse as much as she does confTouchy topics are covered and many invaluable truths unearthed and learned. Schulman doesn’t go as deep as to delineate abuse as much as she does conflict which is a little disappointing and renders the literature somewhat incomplete. I thoroughly enjoyed it though and found it fundamentally life-enhancing. ...more
Tamale’s splendid volume dovetails Afro-feminism with decolonization and decoloniality in a manner that has not been discursively undertaken before. DTamale’s splendid volume dovetails Afro-feminism with decolonization and decoloniality in a manner that has not been discursively undertaken before. Decolonization and Afro-Feminism is so encyclopedic and rich on the matters it takes on, even the footnotes are a great place to wander.
Highly suggest for anyone interested in decolonization, intersectionality in direct application to the African context, Pan-Africanism, and more along those lines.
This doc-podcast series broaches the vague nostalgia, impartiality and amnesia that endure as mainstream memory of British empire in stead of the harsThis doc-podcast series broaches the vague nostalgia, impartiality and amnesia that endure as mainstream memory of British empire in stead of the harsh realities of physical and cultural dispossession, racial inferiority and seismic precarity that are etched onto the memories of the colonized.
Admirers & equivocators of empire listening to these first-person accounts are asked to critically acknowledge the horrendous impacts and legacies of British empire.
There’s a lot to glean from The Ethical Slut about how to pursue and sustain a much wider spectrum of relationships whether or not you’re interested iThere’s a lot to glean from The Ethical Slut about how to pursue and sustain a much wider spectrum of relationships whether or not you’re interested in non-monogamy. It is quite impressive. ...more
An honest, poignant and vibrant* journey into what it truly feels like to be intimate with heartbreak, loss and the many difficult emotions attached tAn honest, poignant and vibrant* journey into what it truly feels like to be intimate with heartbreak, loss and the many difficult emotions attached to negative episodes of our lives.
If Vivek wasn’t so charming, this novel would be terribly grim and hard to finish. That said, I’ll always commend Emezi for their capacity to imbue thIf Vivek wasn’t so charming, this novel would be terribly grim and hard to finish. That said, I’ll always commend Emezi for their capacity to imbue their novels with interiority. That aspect is nothing short of stupendous. ...more
I do appreciate the level of emotional/poetic/intellectual inquiry that this anthology sought to achieve—however, a number of the poems were not cominI do appreciate the level of emotional/poetic/intellectual inquiry that this anthology sought to achieve—however, a number of the poems were not coming together for me or were simply uninteresting. I’d attribute much of this to its arrangement choices.
It was lovely discovering new voices though! ...more
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