Democracy for Realists: Why Elections Do Not Produce Responsive Government
Christopher H. Achen and Larry M. Bartels
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Democracy for Realists assails the romantic folk-theory at the heart of contemporary thinking about...
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Michael Packner (32 KP) rated Black Christmas (1974) in Movies
Jun 15, 2019 (Updated Jun 15, 2019)
The Peripheral Mind: Philosophy of Mind and the Peripheral Nervous System
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The Peripheral Mind introduces a novel approach to a wide range of issues in the philosophy of mind...
Living as Form: Socially Engaged Art from 1991-2011
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Over the past twenty years, an abundance of art forms have emerged that use aesthetics to affect...
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From Patricia Lockwood—a writer acclaimed for her wildly original voice—a vivid, heartbreakingly...
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Suswatibasu (1701 KP) rated Bad Feminist in Books
Nov 23, 2017
Her essays on the intersection of feminism with misogynistic pop culture was incredibly on point, exploring E.L. James' infamous BDSM novel Fifty Shades of Grey, as well as other popular novels such as Twilight. She briefly mentions rape culture and how all of the above feeds into this notion.
Similarly her discussion on how race is portrayed in major Hollywood motion pictures is accurately disturbing - showing how African Americans are used in plots as a way to prop up white protagonists (The Help, Django Unchained).
Some of her other chapters seemed disconnected as if they were put in the book because there was no other place for it. This appears in the chapter on Scrabble. (Playing Scrabble doesn't make you a bad feminist).
There were a lot of haphazard thoughts that didn't quite thread together with the rest of the book ie. abortion rights, and male politicians' views on body autonomy. Gay was pretty adamant on her views on this, which appeared to showcase her opinion that she truly is a feminist.
The underlying message was that you may have flaws by enjoying aspects of pop culture, but as long as you are aware of how important it is that women receive equal rights, you can be any kind of feminist. But the book does feel as if she's trying to prove it to herself and to the world which seems rather unnecessary. We believe you Roxane.
Whatchareadin (174 KP) rated When She Woke in Books
May 10, 2018
Hannah Payne was one of those Chromes. Her whole body was now Red. Her crime? She had an abortion and had refused to name the father of her baby as well as the person responsible for its death. She has been shunned by her own mother and is a disgrace to her entire family. It's hard enough for Chromes to walk around everyday let alone get a job.
Hannah's father decides to help the best way that he can by putting her in a "christian" home so that she can repent her sins and begin on the path to righteousness. But this place is anything but that, there has to be a better way.
She finds a way to get out of the home, but the consequences of her actions, make it for a difficult road to get to a place of freedom.
Will she ever name the father of her baby, or the abortionist? Will there be a way for her to live as a chrome and have a slightly normal life? Will the people she meets along the way help her or hurt her?
When She Woke is an interesting novel that makes you think about what you would do if you new the person riding on the subway next to you was a murderer, or a theif, or a child molester. Just by the color of their skin.
Runaway: Wild Child, Working Girl, Survivor
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Beaten by her mother and whipped by her stepfather, Emily eventually finds her way into the care...
Hope for Common Ground: Mediating the Personal and the Political in a Divided Church
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Much like the rest of the country, American Catholics are politically divided, perhaps more so now...
Who Am I and If So How Many?
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There are many books about philosophy, but Who Am I? And If So How Many? is different from the rest....