Reading Lists

Structured Readings / Syllabi

• Calling Bullshit - Syllabus

• Decolonize All The Things - A course syllabus from 2015, a great place to start!

• History Is A Weapon - "We cannot simply be passive. We must choose whose interests are best: those who want to keep things going as they are or those who want to work to make a better world. If we choose the latter, we must seek out the tools we will need. History is just one tool to shape our understanding of our world. And every tool is a weapon if you hold it right."

• Immigration Syllabus (University of Minnesota, January 26, 2017)

• Reconciliation Through Indigenous Education

• Teaching Against Trumpism: Resource Guide for Educators

• Trump 101 (June 19, 2016)

• Trump Syllabus 3.0 (January 24, 2017)

Book, Zine, and Article Lists

• “A Time for Treason” Reading List (The New Inquiry)

• Advanced Citizenship, 2016 Edition: A Reading List for becoming an Informed Voter (BookRiot/Goodreads)

• Black Lives Matter Resource List (Que(e)ry)

• Black Lives Matter Reference Guide (by Malcolm Teller)

• Book List for the New Future

• Bookriot’s Read Harder Challenge

• Boston Review Political Action Reading List

• Collins, Sandra. "The Voices of Islam: Collection Development." reviews.libraryjournal.com, 29 March 2017.

• Fuck Trump Reading List (Verso Books)

• Gaining Clarity 2025: a reading list about the current political climate and higher education in the U.S.

• Graham, Ruth. "Reading the Resistance: How book clubs - and the women who join them - are meeting the moment of Trump." slate.com, 29 June 2017.

• Hoffert, Barbara. "The Literature of Exile." reviews.libraryjournal.com, 27 Feb. 2017.

• "It's Going Down" Library

• Law and Social Justice (BookRiot/Goodreads)

• Post-Election Resources (John Jay College)

• Radical Reads 2017

• Ragsdale, Melissa. 11 Books About Political Protest to Inspire Your Activism Throughout Trump's Presidency. bustle.com, 20 Jan. 2017.

• Social Justice List for Those Who Want to Rise Up (BookRiot/Goodreads)

• Social Justice Related Books, Articles, Zines and Essays - Ginormous Google Drive folder compiled by Tevye Cowan.

• Stop Trump Reading List (Haymarket Books, November 11, 2016)

• A Teach-In: Readings on Struggle, Resistance, and Resilience

• Tim Wise - Anti-Racist Reading List

• YA Books for Feminists and Feminists-in-Training (BookRiot/Goodreads)

• Zine Bakery

Library Book Clubs & Programs

• Brooklyn Public Library 1984/48 Series - "BPL will be hosting a book discussion group on George Orwell's 1984 every month for 48 months beginning in January 2017. Each discussion cycle will be facilitated by a librarian, writer, community member, artist, etc.

• Del Signore, John. "Brooklyn Public Library Launches Timely '1984' Discussion & Resistance Series." gothamist.com, 28 Jan. 2017. 

• McCarthy, Ciara. "'Handmaid's Tale' Has Massive Library Waitlist As Readers See Link to Trump's America." patch.com/new-york, 8 April 2017.

Books Online

• Dysart, Joshua. Living Level-3 Iraq. World Food Programme, 2016.