I am currently reading "Women, Race and Class" by Angela Davis and I like it a lot. I'd like to get some more political literature so please recommend.
If you’re enjoying Angela Davis you’ll probably enjoy it.
*Sister, Outsider*, by Audre Lorde likewise.
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Not necessarily political but more cultural: Losing My Cool by Thomas Chatterton Williams is about a kid growing up in hip hop culture and his break with it.
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*The capital order* by Clara Mattei
*Black against empire* by Bloom and Martin
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The Jakarta Method; The Divide by Jason Hickel; People’s History of the United States; The New Jim Crow
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All the King’s Men
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Caste by Isabelle Wilkerson
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The New Age of Sexism by Laura Bates is excellent, its about the biases and misogyny baked into the design of AI systems and it’s an important read considering how AI is everywhere now
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Capital
Wretched of the Earth
Origins of Totalitarianism
Orientalism
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Two by John Steinbeck:
The Grapes of Wrath
In Dubious Battle
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Silvia Federici is great. Her book Caliban and the Witch is about capitalism and witch hunts in 17th century Europe.
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Women, Race, and Class is one of my favorites. If you want to keep on reading feminist theory, which I strongly recommend because it goes a long way to explain current politics, then Bell Hooks is another necessary read, and “feminist theory from margin to center” and “the will to change, men, masculinity, and love” are my two favorites. They’re both relatively easy reads that pack a lot of good material in.
“Invisible women” and “the new age of sexism” are both books that I think of as applied feminism and are great for demonstrating the practical problems that come from entrenched patriarchy. Also very accessible.
As a millennial, “girl on girl” was a book I reread three times, as it explains the world that women grew up in over the course of the 90s and 00s and I could heavily relate.
Revolting Prostitutes explores political issues surrounding sex work in a really helpful way.
And I know it’s not as favored these days, but I just did a read of the feminine mystique – a second wave classic. There’s a reason it sold so many copies. It is an important book. It is best to read with a critical eye (as all things should be read) and the understanding that it has limited scope (it doesn’t consider the experiences of all women – it was based on a survey of predominantly white college graduates, and also has some very weird takes on homosexuality). It’s a great time capsule that provides good context to the women’s liberation movement that followed.
Editing to add “black pill” by Elle reeve is also a great explainer regarding our current situation.
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Progress and Poverty by Henry George
Criminally underrated these days but no less pertinent.
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Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner
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‘What’s our Problem’ by Tim Urban
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It Can’t Happen Here by Sinclair Lewis
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Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Silko (fiction)
Citizen and Don’t Let Me Be Lonely by Claudia Rankine (poetry)
People Love Dead Jews by Dara Horn (essays)
The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee by David Treuer (nonfiction)
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*Ain’t I a Woman?*, by bell hooks.
If you’re enjoying Angela Davis you’ll probably enjoy it.
*Sister, Outsider*, by Audre Lorde likewise.
Not necessarily political but more cultural: Losing My Cool by Thomas Chatterton Williams is about a kid growing up in hip hop culture and his break with it.
*The capital order* by Clara Mattei
*Black against empire* by Bloom and Martin
The Jakarta Method; The Divide by Jason Hickel; People’s History of the United States; The New Jim Crow
All the King’s Men
Caste by Isabelle Wilkerson
The New Age of Sexism by Laura Bates is excellent, its about the biases and misogyny baked into the design of AI systems and it’s an important read considering how AI is everywhere now
Capital
Wretched of the Earth
Origins of Totalitarianism
Orientalism
Two by John Steinbeck:
The Grapes of Wrath
In Dubious Battle
Silvia Federici is great. Her book Caliban and the Witch is about capitalism and witch hunts in 17th century Europe.
Women, Race, and Class is one of my favorites. If you want to keep on reading feminist theory, which I strongly recommend because it goes a long way to explain current politics, then Bell Hooks is another necessary read, and “feminist theory from margin to center” and “the will to change, men, masculinity, and love” are my two favorites. They’re both relatively easy reads that pack a lot of good material in.
“Invisible women” and “the new age of sexism” are both books that I think of as applied feminism and are great for demonstrating the practical problems that come from entrenched patriarchy. Also very accessible.
As a millennial, “girl on girl” was a book I reread three times, as it explains the world that women grew up in over the course of the 90s and 00s and I could heavily relate.
Revolting Prostitutes explores political issues surrounding sex work in a really helpful way.
And I know it’s not as favored these days, but I just did a read of the feminine mystique – a second wave classic. There’s a reason it sold so many copies. It is an important book. It is best to read with a critical eye (as all things should be read) and the understanding that it has limited scope (it doesn’t consider the experiences of all women – it was based on a survey of predominantly white college graduates, and also has some very weird takes on homosexuality). It’s a great time capsule that provides good context to the women’s liberation movement that followed.
Editing to add “black pill” by Elle reeve is also a great explainer regarding our current situation.
Progress and Poverty by Henry George
Criminally underrated these days but no less pertinent.
Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner
‘What’s our Problem’ by Tim Urban
It Can’t Happen Here by Sinclair Lewis
Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Silko (fiction)
Citizen and Don’t Let Me Be Lonely by Claudia Rankine (poetry)
People Love Dead Jews by Dara Horn (essays)
The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee by David Treuer (nonfiction)
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