Welcome to Litsy!

Went to a wonderful, cathartic, and productive student conference this weekend at Simmons: #DERAIL2018

Any #librarystudents or interested parties should check out the hashtag on Twitter. The tagged book is from an author quoted in my favorite presentation. Not a student anymore so this is my last eligible year to attend in-person, but alumni like me are encouraged to promote the conference.

I don't agree with every move she makes in this book (I had some qualms with the last chapter on Lesbian Feminism), but wow is this book crucial and inspiring. It's going to take me awhile to fully digest and reflect on the ideas in this book. 5/5

"Institutional passing would then include the work you do to pass through by passing out of an expectation: you try not to be the angry person of colour, the troublemaker, that difficult person. You have to demonstrate that you are willing to ease the burden of your own difference."

I'm trying to be better about reviewing ARCs this year since I can't seem to stop requesting them. Heard wonderful things about this one so far, plus seems like it's right in my wheelhouse! #feminism #diversebooks #LitsyPartyOfOne

Fitting read for today: Living A Feminist Life by Sara Ahmed ✊💜 As you March today, remember feminism is intersectional!

#feminism #diversebooks #UPPress #DukeUP #nonfiction #academic

The writing style takes a bit of getting use to & may feel a bit rambling or stream of conscious. However, Ahmed writes a good work that centers the self attempting as well as actively challenging sexism & patriarchy. Her feminist killjoy manifesto towards the end requires backbone but she does the work to get us there

"As you become aware of how the social world is organized, norms appear as palpable things."

"Norms become striking: holdable as palpable things."
#feminism