Books like Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom
12 books with a reading profile close to Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom by bell hooks. Deep; a moderate read.
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C.S. Lewis as philosopher
by David Baggett, Gary R. Habermas
Also deep · academic, theoretical
While C.S.
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Gay, Straight, and In-between
by John Money
Also deep · academic, theoretical
John Money argues that human psychosexuality is a product of both prenatal hormonal programming and postnatal social conditioning.
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The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature
Also deep · academic, theoretical
In this work, Steven Pinker challenges the prevailing intellectual consensus that human minds are shaped entirely by environment and culture.
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Book of common prayer
by Church of England, J. A. Maurault
academic, theoretical
The Book of Common Prayer establishes the standardized liturgical structure for the Church of England, providing fixed scripts for daily services, the administration of the sacraments, and seasonal rites.
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Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches
by Audre Lorde
Also deep · academic, theoretical
In this collection of fifteen essays and speeches, Audre Lorde establishes a framework for intersectional feminism by addressing how racism, sexism, ageism, and homophobia function as interlocking systems of oppression.
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The SAGE Handbook of Special Education
by Lani Florian
Also deep · academic, theoretical
Lani Florian’s 2006 sourcebook documents the tension between traditional special education practices and the emerging framework of inclusive schooling.
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A Room of One’s Own
Also deep · academic, theoretical
Virginia Woolf bases this extended essay on the material conditions required for women to produce literature.
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The Beauty Myth
by Naomi Wolf
Also deep · academic, theoretical
Naomi Wolf argues that as women gained legal and economic parity, the social pressure to adhere to rigid physical standards increased to maintain patriarchal control.
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The road to Middle-Earth
by Tom Shippey
Also deep · academic, theoretical
Tom Shippey argues that J.R.R.
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The Feminine Mystique
Also deep · academic, theoretical
In this sociological study, Friedan identifies "the problem that has no name," a widespread sense of dissatisfaction among American housewives who felt stifled by the domestic expectations of the 1950s and 60s.
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