Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

A Liberdade é Uma Luta Constante: Ferguson, a Palestina e as Bases de um Movimento by Angela Y. Davis

28 reviews

trapdorr's review against another edition

informative reflective fast-paced

3.0

This wasn’t it for me. I think I would have enjoyed it more if 1. I knew it was a collection of speeches/interviews before going in because I was expecting more structured novel sense and 2. If I physically read it instead of an audiobook. The beginning interview was a bit hard to follow audio wise and Angela’s cadence/pause at times felt distracting. There was so much info but most of it felt surface level and I wanted more depth. I did learn a handful of interesting facts especially about the Black Panther movement and G4S that I can now go independently look into further but I wish they were addresses in the books further instead. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism and Police brutality

Minor: Hate crime, Homophobia, Sexism, Slavery, Transphobia, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Religious bigotry, Colonisation, War, and Classism

robinks's review against another edition

informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

I want to hear Davis speak SO BADLY. She so clearly illuminates connections between the international struggles against oppression. Chapter 8 was particularly impactful for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Racism, Violence, Police brutality, Colonisation, and Deportation

Moderate: Sexism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Islamophobia, War, and Classism

Minor: Ableism, Domestic abuse, Transphobia, Antisemitism, and Deportation

brynalexa's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

While I love when the author reads their work for an audiobook, I think this one is best read in print. I will be on the lookout for a copy. It was a bit repetitive but otherwise very interesting and helpful. All our struggles are connected and this book gives evidence. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racism, Sexism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Suicide attempt, Colonisation, War, Classism, and Deportation

rachelfayreads's review against another edition

challenging dark informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Transphobia, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Religious bigotry, Lesbophobia, Colonisation, War, Classism, and Deportation

picoledenaranja's review against another edition

challenging informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

An amazing book to get you thinking about international solidarity. Easy to read, informative and hopeful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Colonisation, and War

koreanlinda's review against another edition

challenging informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

This was my first book by Angela Y Davis, and I learned a lot. Because it is a collection of her speeches and interviews, some information is repeated, but it rather helped me remember it. I liked the chapters with speeches much better than the interviews. Her speeches are quite easy to follow.

Review by Linda (Any Pronouns) in March 2024
Personal essays on DefinitelyNotOkay.com
Artwork on Instagram @KoreanLinda

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Content Warnings

Minor: Racism, Slavery, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Colonisation, and War

juleseliasw's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicide, Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Murder, Colonisation, War, and Classism

bootsmom3's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Genocide, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Murder, and War

Moderate: Colonisation

Minor: Ableism and Animal cruelty

ms_mitchell's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring fast-paced

5.0

This is a very political book dealing with intersectionality. I don't agree with everything she says, but I respect her and especially how much she updated her attitudes with the times particularly in terms of gender. She is the the exact opposite of the "Ok, Boomer". .

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Sexism

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Medical content, Trafficking, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, and Classism

mari1532's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.0

I listened to the audiobook with my audible subscription (while I still had it) although I own a copy of the ebook.

Brief Synopsis: This book is a compilation of speeches and talks given by Dr. Davis covering themes related to collective liberation

Thoughts: I read this book several weeks ago and there hasn't been a day since that I haven't thought about this book in some way. I think that it should be required reading and has directed me to seek out other reading and organizations. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Grief, Religious bigotry, Colonisation, War, and Classism