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meri_uwu's review
5.0
easy five stars. This book is important!
Ahmed illustrates in very clear language how wrongs are not corrected but maintained thru various mechanisms.
Ahmed illustrates in very clear language how wrongs are not corrected but maintained thru various mechanisms.
tigerlillymelody's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
slow-paced
4.5
Fantastic book! A genuinely timely and thought provoking text that, in my opinion, belongs up there in the canon of great theoretical texts that prod and interrogate the existence of modern work culture such as Arlie Russell Hochschild's [book:The Managed Heart|13724118] and Max Weber's [book:The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism|74176]. Should be required reading for anyone who has a job. Only 4 stars because I felt some parts of the text were less accessible, but overall absolutely worth a read for anyone who has ever tried to complain to an institution or has not complained but wanted to.
dustygravelridge's review
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.5
Content Warnings
Minor: Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment
This book is about how complaints are mishandled, the examples in the book are almost all about sexual harassment or racismangela42's review
It's been too long since I read anything in this book, so I'll definitely be starting over when I pick this book up again (which I definitely will do).
shona22's review
5.0
This is my bible and I'm an acolyte at the church of Ahmed.
I saw myself in this book, and it has given me a language for the things I learnt the hard way in academia.
Ahmed has such a way of turning theory into poetry in a way where every sentence resonates like hitting a drum.
Essential reading imo for all diversity work in higher ed as well as for academic learning designers, advisers, and educators.
I saw myself in this book, and it has given me a language for the things I learnt the hard way in academia.
Ahmed has such a way of turning theory into poetry in a way where every sentence resonates like hitting a drum.
Essential reading imo for all diversity work in higher ed as well as for academic learning designers, advisers, and educators.