Angela Davis Ordre des livres (chronologique)

Angela Y. Davis presents a compelling collection of essays and interviews advocating for a radical rethinking of prison systems, drawing on her extensive experience as a political activist. She explores the historical roots of the penal system, linking it to slavery and capitalism, while emphasizing the vital role of women in abolitionist movements. This volume not only analyzes the prison industrial complex but also offers revolutionary tools for change, making it essential for those envisioning a world without prisons.

Angela Davis' Autobiographie, erstmals 1974 von Toni Morrison herausgegeben, ist ein Klassiker der Schwarzen Befreiungsbewegung und erlebt nach fast fünfzig Jahren eine Neuauflage, die die Relevanz antirassistischer, feministischer und sozialistischer Kämpfe für Freiheit und Gerechtigkeit unterstreicht. In dieser Autobiographie beschreibt Davis ihren Lebensweg, beginnend mit ihrer Kindheit auf Dynamite Hill in Birmingham, Alabama, und ihrer Arbeit mit der Kommunistischen Partei, der Black Panther Party und den Soledad Brothers. Sie schildert, wie sie von einer Professorin zur meistgesuchten Person des FBI wurde. Als Morrison der damals 28-jährigen Davis vorschlug, ein Buch über ihr Leben zu schreiben, war sie zunächst skeptisch, da sie der Individualisierung von Geschichte kritisch gegenüberstand. Dennoch entstand eine zutiefst politische Autobiographie, die den Blick auf die Welt nie aus den Augen verliert. Davis erklärt: „Ich habe also nicht wirklich über mich selbst geschrieben. Ich habe die Ereignisse meines eigenen Lebens nicht an ihrer persönlichen Bedeutung gemessen. Vielmehr habe ich versucht, das Genre der Autobiographie zu nutzen, um mein Leben im Einklang mit dem, was ich für die politische Bedeutung meiner Erfahrungen hielt, zu betrachten.“ Brillant und mit Nachdruck geschrieben, ist diese Autobiographie ein unvergesslicher Bericht über ein Leben, das dem radikalen Wandel verpflichtet ist.

Im Zuge der Black Lives Matter-Bewegung hat die Forderung nach Abrüstung der Polizei und Abschaffung repressiver Strafrechtssysteme, die – insbesondere in den USA, aber auch weltweit – zutiefst sexistisch, rassistisch und klassistisch geprägt sind, enormen Auftrieb erhalten. Denn die Leidtragenden einer Praxis des staatlichen Polizierens und Wegsperrens sind vor allem Schwarze und Frauen of Color. Allerdings ist die Auseinandersetzung mit dem Thema Abolitionismus kompliziert, da Teile der Frauenbewegung Strafverschärfungen und ein entschiedeneres staatliches Vorgehen gegenüber Tätern sexualisierter Gewalt verlangen. Ein radikaler Feminismus jedoch, so intervenieren die Autorinnen, müsse anerkennen, dass der Versuch, Gewalt durch Gewalt zu stoppen, diese am Ende nur verschärft. Da die Autorinnen – gleichermaßen Wissenschaftlerinnen wie langjährige Aktivistinnen – ihre analytische Brillanz und organisatorische Erfahrung einbringen, ist ihnen ein überzeugendes Plädoyer dafür gelungen, dass Feminismus und Abolitionismus ebenso wenig getrennt voneinander zu betrachten sind wie geschlechtsspezifische, staatliche, häusliche Gewalt oder Militarismus, denen auf Dauer nur mit lokaler und globaler Organisierung gerecht begegnet werden kann.

Susan Surman's online writing class began as a way to answer the literary desires of many Covid cloistered authors. The class became so successful that the participants gathered their pieces into one marvelous volume that promises to be only the first of many.

The story features Ziggy, a child with hearing loss, who emphasizes the importance of awareness and understanding in everyday interactions. Through engaging narration, Ziggy invites readers to learn how simple actions, like facing someone while speaking, can greatly improve communication. This book aims to foster empathy and support for children with hearing loss, encouraging readers to be proactive in helping others. Ziggy's journey highlights the significance of connection and understanding in diverse experiences.

The narrative unfolds against a backdrop of relentless time, where urgency and suspense drive the plot forward. Characters are faced with critical choices as they navigate through challenges that test their resolve. Themes of fate, consequence, and the passage of time are intricately woven into the storyline, creating a gripping atmosphere. As the clock ticks down, the tension escalates, leading to unexpected twists that keep readers on the edge of their seats.

A powerful work from four activist scholars on the need for our thinking on abolitionism and feminism to intersect. As a politics and as a practice, abolitionism has increasingly shaped our political moment. Abolitionism and feminism stand shoulder-to-shoulder in fighting a common cause- the end of the carceral state, with its key role in perpetuating violence, both public and private, in prisons, in police forces, and in people's homes. Abolitionist theories and practices are at their most compelling when they are feminist; and a feminism that is also abolitionist is the most inclusive and persuasive version of feminism for these times.

The narrative explores a family's journey through adversity, highlighting themes of hope, courage, and unwavering faith. It recounts how divine intervention plays a pivotal role in their transformation, illustrating the power of belief when confronted with life's challenges. This real-life account emphasizes resilience and the importance of maintaining faith in the face of trials.

A comprehensive, readable analysis of the key issues of the Black Lives Matter movement, this thought-provoking and compelling anthology features essays by some of the nation’s most influential and respected criminal justice experts and legal scholars. “Somewhere among the anger, mourning and malice that Policing the Black Man documents lies the pursuit of justice. This powerful book demands our fierce attention.” —Toni Morrison Policing the Black Man explores and critiques the many ways the criminal justice system impacts the lives of African American boys and men at every stage of the criminal process, from arrest through sentencing. Essays range from an explication of the historical roots of racism in the criminal justice system to an examination of modern-day police killings of unarmed black men. The contributors discuss and explain racial profiling, the power and discretion of police and prosecutors, the role of implicit bias, the racial impact of police and prosecutorial decisions, the disproportionate imprisonment of black men, the collateral consequences of mass incarceration, and the Supreme Court’s failure to provide meaningful remedies for the injustices in the criminal justice system. Policing the Black Man is an enlightening must-read for anyone interested in the critical issues of race and justice in America.

SET OF 4 BOOKS Set 13, including the four Radical Thinkers titles focussing on the Black Civil Rights movement in the USA, including If They Come in the Morning...(Edited by Angela Davis); Beyond Black and White (by Manning Marable); Invisibility Blues (Michele Wallace); Darkwater (by W.E.B. Du Bois).

Focusing on the evolution of preschool childcare in England, this study explores how child development theories have influenced childcare practices and shaped children's experiences from 1939 to 2010. It provides an in-depth analysis of the interplay between theoretical frameworks and real-world applications, offering insights into the historical context and its impact on early childhood education.

From the Author of WOMEN, RACE AND CLASS, this is a timely provocation that examines the concept of attaining freedom in light of our current world conflicts In these newly collected essays, interviews and speeches, world-renowned activist and scholar Angela Y. Davis illuminates the connections between struggles against state violence and oppression throughout history and around the world. Reflecting on the importance of black feminism, intersectionality and prison abolitionism for today's struggles, Davis discusses the legacies of previous liberation struggles, from the Black Freedom Movement to the South African anti-Apartheid movement. She highlights connections and analyses today's struggles against state terror, from Ferguson to Palestine. Facing a world of outrageous injustice, Davis challenges us to imagine and build the movement for human liberation. And in doing so, she reminds us that 'Freedom is a constant struggle.'

Focusing on women's experiences of motherhood in England from 1945 to 2000, this book presents a groundbreaking historical study enriched by 160 oral history interviews. It delves into the evolving roles and challenges faced by mothers during this period, providing unique insights into their personal narratives and societal changes. The work sheds light on the complexities of motherhood, making it a vital resource for understanding the cultural and historical context of women's lives in the latter half of the twentieth century.

Life's funny ways is a book of poems about reconnecting with your inner spirit. The ways in which we are reminded of our strengths, our weaknesses, our ego, our pride. The journey we travel, along the road with You - even when we don't know it. The way that You try to guide us - it can be a very bumpy ride! You try to help us with humour, with love and compassion, but, Sometimes we fail to listen. You keep trying and trying. So, When all else fails - You give us a swift kick, to get us out of the rut. All the time, waiting and hoping that we will, You, get to know. Hoping that we will remember You. That we will live - knowing Your love for us too. When us, to Heaven, You bring.

First and only book of speeches on racism, community, freedom, and politics in the U.S. by international icon Angela Davis.

A new edition of the African American masterpiece featuring critical essays by Angela Y. Davis

Set against the backdrop of a school playground, this story follows Prinsetta, a young African-American girl grappling with prejudice, teasing, and low self-esteem. It tackles these challenging issues in a relatable way for children, illustrating how negative experiences can ultimately lead to positive outcomes. The narrative encourages understanding and resilience, making it a valuable read for young audiences facing similar struggles.

Revelations about US policies and practices of torture and abuse have captured headlines ever since the breaking of the Abu Graib prison story in April 2004. It is within this context that African-American intellectual Angela Davis gave a series of interviews to discuss resistance and law, institutional sexual coercion, politics and prison. She talks about her own incarceration as well as her experience as 'enemy of the state' and about having been put on the FBI's most wanted list. Davis returns to her critique of a democracy that has been compromised by its racist origins.

With her characteristic brilliance, grace and radical audacity, Angela Y. Davis has put the case for the latest abolition movement in American life: the abolition of the prison. As she quite correctly notes, American life is replete with abolition movements, and when they were engaged in these struggles, their chances of success seemed almost unthinkable. For generations of Americans, the abolition of slavery was sheerest illusion. Similarly,the entrenched system of racial segregation seemed to last forever, and generations lived in the midst of the practice, with few predicting its passage from custom. The brutal, exploitative (dare one say lucrative?) convict-lease system that succeeded formal slavery reaped millions to southern jurisdictions (and untold miseries for tens of thousands of men, and women). Few predicted its passing from the American penal landscape. Davis expertly argues how social movements transformed these social, political and cultural institutions, and made such practices untenable.In Are Prisons Obsolete?, Professor Davis seeks to illustrate that the time for the prison is approaching an end. She argues forthrightly for "decarceration", and argues for the transformation of the society as a whole.

Over the last generation, the U.S. prison systems have grown at a rate unparalleled in history, creating what many call a Prison Industrial Complex. Angela Davis explains what happens to our legal system when we lock up more people for longer sentences, which industries are a part of the Prison Industrial Complex, and how to stop or slow prison growth.

From one of this country's most important intellectuals comes a brilliant analysis of the blues tradition that examines the careers of three crucial black women blues singers through a feminist lens. Angela Davis provides the historical, social, and political contexts with which to reinterpret the performances and lyrics of Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Bessie Smith, and Billie Holiday as powerful articulations of an alternative consciousness profoundly at odds with mainstream American culture.The works of Rainey, Smith, and Holiday have been largely misunderstood by critics. Overlooked, Davis shows, has been the way their candor and bravado laid the groundwork for an aesthetic that allowed for the celebration of social, moral, and sexual values outside the constraints imposed by middle-class respectability. Through meticulous transcriptions of all the extant lyrics of Rainey and Smith—published here in their entirety for the first time—Davis demonstrates how the roots of the blues extend beyond a musical tradition to serve as a conciousness-raising vehicle for American social memory. A stunning, indispensable contribution to American history, as boldly insightful as the women Davis praises, Blues Legacies and Black Feminism is a triumph.

A collection of speeches and writings by political activist Angela Davis which address the political and social changes of the past decade as they are concerned with the struggle for racial, sexual, and economic equality.

In this classic work the famous communist activist, who was jailed for her beliefs, brings her passion and scholarship to confront three major crucial issues of feminism: women, race and class.

Her own powerful story to 1972, told with warmth, brilliance, humor & conviction. The author, a political activist, reflects upon the people & incidents that have influenced her life & commitment to global liberation of the oppressed.