Public Seminar Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Working Girl: On Selling Art and Selling Sex
Sophia Giovannitti“I think that outlawing sex work is a form of social control.” @sophiaexalted joins @josie_houman for a conversation about Giovannitti’s forthcoming book, Working Girl: On Selling Art and Selling Sex (@VersoBooks). https://t.co/9yCtPnTukQ… https://t.co/uuUkVfQYR9
Hardcover, 2023
$24.95Member price:$12.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Memories of a Gay Catholic Boyhood: Coming of Age in the Sixties
John D'EmilioJohn D'Emilio, a pioneering figure in the field of LGBTQIA+ history, discusses his Memories of a Gay Catholic Boyhood: Coming of Age in the Sixties. https://t.co/Lf42nnpV1Z https://t.co/fPSoo3wYLp
Hardcover, 2022
$29.95Member price:$14.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Cannibal Capitalism: How Our System Is Devouring Democracy, Care, and the Planet and What We Can Do a Bout It
Nancy FraserJoin @TenuredRadical as she talks with socialist feminist Nancy Fraser about her recent book, Cannibal Capitalism: How Our System Is Devouring Democracy, Care, and the Planet—and What We Can Do About It (@VersoBooks) https://t.co/blTDb8K6Cq https://t.co/yuYuhS7Nas
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Under Glass
Gregory KanIn Episode 4 of Multi-Verse, hosted by @eva_errg, poet Gregory Kan reads poetry from his collection Under Glass and chats with host Evangeline Riddiford Graham about writing trauma, challenging received wisdom, and the art of poetic restraint. https://t.co/QILZbKiJE1
Paperback, 2019
$24.99Member price:$23.74 + Free shipping5% off
Manufacturing Freedom: Sex Work, Anti-Trafficking Rehab, and the Racial Wages of Rescue
Elena ShihRead an excerpt from Elena Shih’s probing new book. And #TODAY April 19, don’t miss Manufacturing Freedom: Sex Work, Anti-Trafficking Rehab, and the Racial Wages of Rescue, presented by @ZolbergInst and @NSSRNews
Paperback, 2023
$29.95Member price:$29.95 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
Almodóvar on Almodóvar: Revised Edition
Pedro Almodovar.@bmanuel reflects on the fabulous villains, violent Almodóvar men, and playful new icons that populate his debut essay collection https://t.co/9xJAPHVHkb
Paperback, 2007
$19.99Member price:$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Walls of Santiago: Social Revolution and Political Aesthetics in Contemporary Chile
Terri Gordon-ZolovHow the Joker and Pikachu become symbols of the Chilean social uprising, in an excerpt from Terri Gordon-Zolov and Eric Zolov’s new book, The Walls of Santiago: Social Revolution and Political Aesthetics in Contemporary Chile (@berghahnbooks, 2022) https://t.co/kwaQNuObpN
Paperback, 2022
$49.95Member price:$49.95 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
The Capital Order: How Economists Invented Austerity and Paved the Way to Fascism
Clara E. MatteiAusterity, Then and Now Check out an excerpt from The Capital Order: How Economists Invented Austerity and Paved the Way to Fascism (@UChicagoPress) https://t.co/iYSDCNGQ7X
Paperback, 2025
$22.50Member price:$11.25 + Free shipping50% off your first book
When Words Lose Their Meaning: Constitutions and Reconstitutions of Language, Character, and Community
James Boyd WhiteHarold James (@Princeton) on what happens when words lose their meaning https://t.co/glmBV3a29H
Paperback, 1985
$41.00Member price:$41.00 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
Christianity's American Fate: How Religion Became More Conservative and Society More Secular
David A. HollingerIn a conversation with @TenuredRadical historian David Hollinger talks about his forthcoming book, Christianity’s American Fate: How Religion Became More Conservative and Society More Secular (@PrincetonUPress) https://t.co/ad24i73DQR
Paperback, 2024
$18.95Member price:$17.06 + Free shipping10% off