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Mar Hicks Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Mar Hicks is a historian of technology and labor. Historian of technology & labor. Professor now, sysadmin before. Tells dad jokes (sorry). Find me on other sites too: linksys router in biography↘️

9 books
Book Cover for: Queer Embodiment: Monstrosity, Medical Violence, and Intersex Experience, Hil Malatino

Queer Embodiment: Monstrosity, Medical Violence, and Intersex Experience

Hil Malatino
Mar HicksMar Hicks

@kevin_guyan @oiioxford It was a great talk—I caught it live yesterday! Many thanks for the work that you do! (Btw have you seen Hil Malatino’s book Queer Embodiment yet? It struck me that there are a lot of resonances with your work!)

Paperback, 2021

$30.00Member price:$28.50 + Free shipping5% off
Book Cover for: Bodies on the Line: At the Front Lines of the Fight to Protect Abortion in America, Lauren Rankin

Bodies on the Line: At the Front Lines of the Fight to Protect Abortion in America

Lauren Rankin
Mar HicksMar Hicks

“Lauren Rankin traces the history of this movement to tell a broader story of persistent threats to safe & legal abortion access, & the power of individuals to stand up & fight back. Bodies on the Line highlights the power of people to effect change amid unimaginable obstacles…” https://t.co/5ObuWt6cK0

Paperback, 2023

$17.95Member price:$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Sex Dolls at Sea: Imagined Histories of Sexual Technologies, Bo Ruberg

Sex Dolls at Sea: Imagined Histories of Sexual Technologies

Bo Ruberg
Mar HicksMar Hicks

Just received my copy of Sex Dolls at Sea, by @MyOwnVelouria, a book that asks: “Who painstakingly carves a giant penis bicycle onto animal bone?” https://t.co/GMDAIfrxBE

Paperback, 2022

$35.00Member price:$35.00 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
Book Cover for: More Than a Glitch: Confronting Race, Gender, and Ability Bias in Tech, Meredith Broussard

More Than a Glitch: Confronting Race, Gender, and Ability Bias in Tech

Meredith Broussard
Mar HicksMar Hicks

Looking forward to reading @merbroussard’s latest!

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Book Cover for: Are We Rich Yet?: The Rise of Mass Investment Culture in Contemporary Britain Volume 21, Amy Edwards

Are We Rich Yet?: The Rise of Mass Investment Culture in Contemporary Britain Volume 21

Amy Edwards
Mar HicksMar Hicks

“The Conservatives claimed capital ownership was being democratized. [But it] meant tying one's fortunes to credit, insurance, pension, & mortgage industries to maintain independence from state support systems” Are We Rich Yet? Amy Edwards ⁦@ucpress⁩ https://t.co/17J8Kwa0iN

Hardcover, 2022

$29.95Member price:$29.95 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
Book Cover for: Inclusive Screenwriting for Film and Television, Jess King

Inclusive Screenwriting for Film and Television

Jess King
Mar HicksMar Hicks

My friend Jess King (@kingisafink) just wrote a book on Inclusive Screenwriting for Film and Television—out now from @routledgebooks: https://kingisafink.com/

Hardcover, 2022

$190.00Member price:$180.50 + Free shipping5% off
Book Cover for: The Pain Gap: How Sexism and Racism in Healthcare Kill Women, Anushay Hossain

The Pain Gap: How Sexism and Racism in Healthcare Kill Women

Anushay Hossain
Mar HicksMar Hicks

“There’s a pain gap, but there’s also a credibility gap. Women are not believed about their bodies—period.” Anushay Hossain, author of The Pain Gap

Paperback, 2022

$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Queer Data: Using Gender, Sex and Sexuality Data for Action, Kevin Guyan

Queer Data: Using Gender, Sex and Sexuality Data for Action

Kevin Guyan
Mar HicksMar Hicks

Talk by Dr. @kevin_guyan: The Rainbow System: Queer Data and the Limits of LGBTQ Inclusion @oiioxford https://t.co/YybLNzulEp

Hardcover, 2022

$100.00Member price:$100.00 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
Book Cover for: 1984, George Orwell

1984

George Orwell
Mar HicksMar Hicks

“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” (George Orwell, 1984)

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