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If They Come in the Morning… - Voices of Resistance
An account of Angela Davis’s incarceration and the struggles surrounding it, but also perhaps the most comprehensive and thorough analysis of the prison system of the United State.
Darkwater: Voices from Within the Veil
Explicitly addresses significant issues, such as the oppression of women and Eurocentric standards of beauty, the historical rise of the idea of whiteness, and the abridgement of democracy along race, class, and gender lines.
Straight Sex: Rethinking the Politics of Pleasure
Examines an array of issues, including sex as a subversive activity, the “liberated orgasm,” sex advice literature, gender uncertainties, queer politics, anti-pornography campaigns and the rise of the moral right.
Women, Resistance and Revolution: A History of Women and Revolution in the Modern World
Provides a historical overview of feminist strands among the modern revolutionary movements of Russia, China and the Third World.
When Species Meet
Contemplates the interactions of humans with many kinds of critters, especially with those called domestic.
Life After Extinction
On the participatory performances of Robyne Latham.
How to Talk About Gender Equality With a 9-year-old
On performing feminist values for children.
Resist!: How to Be an Activist in the Age of Defiance
How-to guide for people looking to make a stand. Included are solid pieces of advice, practical tips and inspirational stories from those who have already successfully stood up and made a difference.
Part of the Library of Performing Rights (P3041).
Rhodes Must Fall: The Struggle to Decolonise the Racist Heart of Empire
When students at Oxford University called for a statue of Cecil Rhodes to be removed, following similar calls by students in Cape Town, the significance of these protests was felt across continents. This was not simply about tearing down an outward symbol of British imperialism – a monument glorifying a colonial conqueror – but about confronting the toxic inheritance of the past, and challenging the continued underrepresentation of people of colour at universities.
Part of the Library of Performing Rights (P3041).
Performance Now: Live Art for 21st Century
This major survey charts the development of live art across six continents since the turn of the twenty- first century, revealing how it has become an increasingly essential vehicle for communicating ideas across the globe in the new millennium.
