I’m literally sitting writing this reading list in a Hugo Boss jacket that’s a bit too large for my small feminine frame. I found it barely worn in freshly dry cleaned in a “giveaway” box in my neighborhood. Everyone in the neighborhood leaves books, clothes and appliances out to share and trade. Some neighbors are a bit more well off than others. It’s not uncommon to find a wealthy student’s small collection of hand-me-downs that are clean, expensive and barely a year old. I almost like men’s jackets more than I like books, but as the season begins to change, and Fall makes chills the air crisp and chill, I can enjoy both at the same time. No need to choose.
These books are a combination of favorites, like my friend China Martens epic zine anthology, Future Generation and the enthralling Womanist literary effort, Hope is in the Holler: A Womanist Theory and a collection of books I’ve compiled while preparing for my feminist lectures and writing workshops like “Masculinity Studies & Feminist Theory: New Directions.” I rummage through libraries and independent books stores like Red Emma’s Books to find just what I need for my never ending literary pursuits.
The fall season is perfect for learning new things and growing our minds and perspectives, especially since school is now in session.
Future Generation: The Zine-Book for Subculture Parents, Kids, Friends & Others
By China Martens
One Dimensional Woman
By Nina Power
Role Models
By John Waters
Listen Up: Voices From the Next Generation
By: Barbara Findlen
The Concept and Measurement of Violence Against Women and Men
By: Sylvia Walby, Jude Towers, Susan Balderston, Brian Francis
Eros and Ethics: Reading Jacques Lacan’s Seminar VII
By: Marc De Kesel
A Brighter Coming Day: A Frances Ellen Watkins Reader
Edited By: Frances Smith Foster
Listen Little Man
By: Wilhelm Reich
New Black Man
By: Mark Anthony Neal
Masculinity Studies & Feminist Theory: New Directions
By: Judith Kegan Gardiner
Sex, Drag, and Male Roles: Investigating Gender as Performance
By: Diane Torr and Stephen J. Bottoms
Hope in the Holler: A Womanist Theology
By: A. Elaine Brown Crawford
The Violence of Care: Rape Victims, Forensic Nurses, and Sexual Assault Intervention
By: Sameena Mulla
Sister Outsider
By: Audre Lorde
On the Pill: A Social History of Oral Contraceptives, 1950-1970
By Elizabeth Siegel Watkins
High Lonesome: New & Selected Stories, 1966–2006
By Joyce Carol Oates
Shotgun Seamstress Zine Collection: Six Zine by and for Black Punks
By: Osa Atoe
Freedom Challenge: African American Homeschoolers
By: Grace Llewellyn