| Personal Bibliography |
| as an avid reader, i believe that works i've read have had an impact on my thinking and the way i choose to live my life. below is a selected and sometimes annotated bibliography of works that i feel have resonnated with or shaped me. for greater user-friendliness, i have categorized the selections as either fiction or non-fiction. i heartily recommend reading any of these books. email me if you have comments, questions or suggestions for me. |
| Fiction |
| Carter, Angela. The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories. New York: Penguin, 1979. these are fairy tales, rewritten from a feminist perspective. Churchill, Caryl. Cloud 9. revised American ed. New York: Routledge, 1984. this is the script of a play, and really, you ought to see it live. but the script is definitely an interesting read. Elgin, Suzette Haden. Native Tongue. New York: The Feminist Press, 1984. a classic of feminist speculative fiction. Esquivel, Laura. Like Water for Chocolate. New York: Anchor Books, 1992. Heinlein, Robert A. Stranger in a Strange Land. New York: Ace Books, 1961. grok? Hopkinson, Nalo. Brown Girl in the Ring. New York: Warner Books, 1998. this is a facinating work of sci-fi fantasy by a black womyn based on carribean magic lore. Hurston, Zora Neale. I Love Myself When I Am Laughing...And Then Again When I Am Looking Mean and Impressive. New York: The Feminist Press, 1979. just the title of this is enough to inspire me! the introduction will tell you from whence the title came, so i won't bother. this is a collection of Hurston's work with an intro by Alice Walker--a good starter piece. Hurston, Zora Neale. Mules and Men. New York: Harper Perennial, 1935. this is an awesomely narrated collection of southern black folklore. it even has a chapter on hoo doo. Huxley, Aldous. Brave New World. New York: Harper Perennial, 1932. Kress, Nancy. Beggars in Spain. New York: Avon, 1993. along with its sequels, Beggars and Choosers and Beggar's Ride, excellent womyn's speculative fiction Morrison, Toni. The Bluest Eye. a haunting tale of a misdirected quest for beauty. Shange, Ntozake. For Colored Girls who have Considered Suicide When The Rainbow is Enuf: a choreopoem. New York: macmillan publishing, 1977. another one that's better performed than printed. but i recommend getting your hands on a copy of the script if you see it, or even if you don't. Walker, Alice. Alice Walker Banned. San Francisco: aunt lute books, 1996. Walker, Alice. The Color Purple. New York: Washington Square, 1982. Walker, Alice. Possessing the Secret of Joy. New York: Washington Square, 1992. these are three Walker titles on my shelf at the moment, but i say, get your hands on anything you can by her. Winterson, Jeanette. Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit. a somewhat autobiographical story of a queer girl coming of age in a strangely religious home. Winterson, Jeanette. Written on the Body. this is a novel about love and loss, honesty and self-deception. i love it. winterson's prose is like expensive candy given by a beloved grandmother. it begs to be read out loud and experienced with all the senses. |
| Non-Fiction |
| comments, covers, and one-click ordering coming soon! Angier, Natalie. Woman: An Intimate Geography. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1999. Berger, John. Ways of Seeing. London: British Broadcasting Corporation, 1972. Chicago, Judy. Through the Flower: My Struggle as a Woman Artist. New York: Penguin, 1975. Elgin, Suzette Haden. The Gentle Art of Communicating with Kids. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1996. Ewing, William A. The Body: Photographs of the Human Form. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1994. Herrera, Hayden. Frida: A Biography of Frida Kahlo. New York: Harper & Row, 1983. Hollander, Anne. Seeing Through Clothes. Berkeley: University of California, 1975. Hollander, Anne. Sex and Suits: The Evolution of Modern Dress. New York: Kodansha, 1994. hooks, bell. Art Matters. ??? hooks, bell. Black Looks: Race and Representation. Boston: South End Press, 1992. okae, so i haven't actually read this one yet... Grossberg, Lawrence, Cary Nelson and Paula Treichler, eds. Cultural Studies. New York: Routledge, 1992. The Guerrilla Girls. The Guerilla Girls' Bedside Companion to the History of Western Art. New York: Penguin, 1998. Kindlon, Dan, Ph.D. and Michael Thompson, Ph.D. Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys. New York: Ballantine Books, 1999. Lott, Deborah A. In Session: The Bond Between Women and Their Therapists. New York: W. H. Freeman, 1999. Maurine, Camille and Lorin Roche, Ph.D. Meditation Secrets for Women: Discovering Your Passion, Pleasure, and Inner Peace. San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco, 2001. Muscio, Inga. Cunt: A Declaration of Independence. Seattle: Seal Press, 1998. a must-read for any feminist. you may not agree with every word, but its significantly thought-provoking. Ringgold, Faith, Linda Freeman and Nancy Roucher. Talking to Faith Ringgold. New York: Crown, 1996. Robbins, Trina. From Girls to Grrrlz: A History of Women's Comics from Teens to Zines. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1999. Robbins, Trina. The Great Women Super Heroes. Northampton, MA: Kitchen Sink, 1996. Schuman, Jo Miles. Art from Many Hands: Multicultural Art Projects. Worcester, MA: Davis, 1981. Steinem, Gloria. Moving Beyong Words: Age, Rage, Sex, Power, Money, Muscles: Breaking Boundaries of Gender. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1994. this book features an article about Bev Francis that inspires and sustains my bodybuilding effort. Steinem, Gloria. Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions. 2nd ed. New York: Henry Holt, 1983. Thompson, Robert Farris. Flash of the Spirit: African & Afro-American Art & Philosophy. New York: Random House, 1984. confession: i've really only skimmed this, but i've learned a lot about the preservation of African culture in contemporary black life from what i've read here. i recommend it even to myself. Tisdale, Sallie. Talk Dirty to Me: An Intimate Philosophy of Sex. New York: Anchor Books, 1994. Torgovnick, Marianna. Gone Primitive: Savage Intellects, Modern Lives. Chicago: University of Chicago, 1990. Yenawine, Phillip. How to Look at Modern Art. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1991. Wolf, Naomi. The Beauty Myth: How Images of Beauty Are Used Against Women. New York: Anchor Books, 1991. Zemelman, Steven, Harvey Daniels and Arthur Hyde. Best Practice: New Standards for Teaching and Learning in America's Schools. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 1998. |
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