Badly Behaved Women: The History of Modern Feminism by Anna-Marie Crowhurst
Category: Sociology
Badly Behaved Women is the illustrated story of the past 100 years of the women's movement, from suffrage, alleged bra burning and the politics of hair to Beyoncé, body positivity and #MeToo. In the early twentieth century, through ceaseless dedication and fearless campaigning, the women's movement ac ...Show more
2020 When the World Lost Its Balance - Living in Covid by Kristina McGhee (Editor)
Category: Sociology
An anthology of experiences and thoughts from around the world, during the Coronavirus pandemic of 2020.
2020 Dictionary by Dominic Knight
Category: Sociology
2020 sucked. It's been a year of bushfires, floods, a recession, a global pandemic and Kanye West's presidential campaign. But it was also the year we all watched Hamilton, baked sourdough, had dinner parties on Zoom and drank constantly - okay, so maybe that wasn't such a great thing either.Amid the no ...Show more
The Queer Bible by Jack Guinness (Editor)
Category: Sociology
‘We stand on the shoulders of giants. Now we learn their names.' The Queer Bible is a collection of essays written by queer icons, about the queer trailblazers throughout history who inspired them. From Elton John on Divine to Graham Norton on Armistead Maupin; Russell Tovey on David Robilliard to Lady ...Show more
2020: The Year That Changed Us by The Conversation; Molly Glassey (Contribution by)
Category: Sociology
In January 2020, Australia went from battling one of its worst-ever bushfire seasons to preparing for COVID-19 to hit its shores. What ensued was crisis: a pandemic, political upheaval, an international human rights movement, global recession and localised emergencies dwarfed by a world spinning on an a ...Show more
Gen F'd?: How Young Australians Can Reclaim Their Uncertain Futures by Alison Pennington
Category: Sociology | Series: The\Crikey Read Ser.
In Gen F-d?, economist Alison Pennington shows how the most educated generation in Australia's history stands to be the first generation worse off than their parents, and gives young people the tools to create the change we need. This is the fifth book in The Crikey Read series from Crikey and Hardie G ...Show more
How to Win at Feminism: The Definitive Guide to Having it All-and Then Some! by Reductress
Category: Sociology
Feminism is all about demanding equality and learning to love yourself. But not too much - men hate that! From the writers of Reductress, the subversive, satirical women's magazine read by over 2.5 million visitors a month, comes HOW TO WIN AT FEMINISM: The Definitive Guide to Having It All--And Then So ...Show more
Feminists Don't Wear Pink (and other lies): Amazing women on what the F-word means to them by Scarlett Curtis
Category: Sociology | Series: And Other Lies Ser.
________ The Sunday Times Bestseller National Book Awards - Young Adult Book of the Year 2018! "Brilliant, hysterical, truthful and real. These essays illuminate the path for our future female leaders." - Reese Witherspoon "As a feminist who loves pink, I give this brilliant book of essays an enthus ...Show more
You're Doing it Wrong: A History of Bad & Bonkers Advice to Women by Kaz Cooke
Category: Sociology
A fresh, funny and furious look at the terrible advice women have been told for centuries. Stroll with bestselling author Kaz Cooke through instructions on how to day-drink, wear a dress made of arsenic, pretend you're an idiot, have sex with a billionaire biker, curtsey, get properly harassed at work, ...Show more
Unbound: My Story of Liberation and the Birth of the Me Too Movement by Tarana Burke
Category: Sociology
From the founder and activist behind one of the largest movements of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, the me too movement, Tarana Burke debuts a powerful memoir about her own journey to saying those two simple yet infinitely powerful words and how she brought empathy back to an entire generatio ...Show more
Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay
Category: Sociology
'Pink is my favourite colour. I used to say my favourite colour was black to be cool, but it is pink - all shades of pink. If I have an accessory, it is probably pink. I read Vogue, and I'm not doing it ironically, though it might seem that way. I once live-tweeted the September issue.' In these funny a ...Show more