3/4/2017 0 Comments OUR 2017 READING LISTPhoto by Trnava University on Unsplash This year, we seek to increase our understanding of how oppressive systems function, the multiple ways in which they cause harm, and the actions we can take to abolish these systems. To that end, here are 5 books on our 2017 reading list. 1. Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo FreireIn Pedagogy of the Oppressed, Paulo Freire notes that the education system is a tool of oppression and he proposes a new way of teaching in which both student and teacher are active creators of knowledge. Freire also lays out ways in which the oppressed can liberate themselves. 2. Pedagogy of Hope: Reliving the Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo FreireFreire's follow-up to the Pedagogy of the Oppressed in which he reflects on the aforementioned book. 3. Critical Disability TheoryEdited by Dianne Pothier and Richard Devlin, Critical Disability Theory consists of a collection of essays from 23 scholars from different disciplines. Together, these essays elaborate on the frameworks and policies targeted towards disabled people. 4. Feminism Without Borders: Decolonizing Theory, Practicing Solidarity by Chandra Talpade MohantyIn Feminism Without Borders, Chandra T Mohanty focuses on building transnational feminist networks and the anticapitalist struggle against neoliberal globalisation. 5. Black Feminist Thought: Knowledge, Conciousness, and the Politics of Empowerment by Patricia Hill CollinsIn Black Feminist Thought, Patricia H Collins explores the concepts and frameworks of Black feminism through the thoughts of Black feminist intellectuals such as Audre Lorde, Angela Davis, and bell hooks.
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