Azhir Mahmood  🚀 🤖 🧬 🧠 🪐

Seconded. This book is (I don't have the words). Probably the most transformational text I've read dealing with intersectional feminism. Pretty harrowing historical context as well, not for the faint-hearted but an absolute must read.

OK, I shall defo read, but possibly not til after I've recovered from the latest bout of late night lecture recording as it sounds like I will need my brain functional and a little strength available. Currently I am a blithering pile of melted jelly.

I feel for you! I'll be honest I do a lot less actual 'reading' these days since discovering audiobooks

Unless I'm doing something else, like cooking or sewing, I have a terrible tendency to nod off whilst listening to audio books! I end up listening to things I've already read so that it doesn't matter so much if I snooze through important bits!

Same here, I usually listen when walking/running or pottering on my allotment. I can't listen at home as there are too many distraction/interruptions, or just a preference for sleeping!

Academics circles aren’t at the forefront’s of EDI convos — makes sense, they’re not activists. (Tbh; I’ve assumed intersectional feminism was mainstream since 2012 — roughly when I first got involved). We’re almost a decade into fourth wave feminism.

I agree, I just feel that those of us actively engaged in EDI work in academic spaces need to keep listening, & put in the time/effort to learn & to educate ourselves. There can often be a misconception that all that is needed to do this work is good intentions.