Making Gay History: Memoir of a Scholar-Activist  by John D'Emilio

“In asking what the truth of the interior parts of a Black ‘self’ might reveal, Samantha Pinto contests assumptions about proper objects, investigates the boundary of metaphor and its constraints, and pushes us to reevaluate what’s at stake in a particular kind of Black Feminist critique.” - Sharon Patricia Holland, author of an other: black feminist consideration of animal life

“This wonderful collection, abuzz with energy, teaches us that feminist philosophy is not just about how we know but what we do. It offers a much-needed reminder of the creative sparks that come for fighting not just for space but each other. If you want to learn how to create new ways of being together by pulling on old materials and shared resources, this one is for you.” - Sara Ahmed, author of The Feminist Killjoy Handbook: The Radical Potential of Getting in the Way

“This remarkable volume is jam-packed with intellectually thrilling work from many of the leading minds of our moment. In its brilliant and varied examinations of Jameson’s key arguments, concepts, methods, and style, we see the ongoing vitality of Jameson’s work and the amazing and indeed moving affection that so many of our best thinkers have for Jameson as a teacher, mentor, and writer.” - Jonathan Flatley, Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the University of Chicago

"This is the definitive book on the genealogies, uses, and panics that inform and animate the circulation of the term cis-. With engrossing prose and an expansive archive, Cisgender offers readers the opportunity to reflect on what was, what is, and what could have been. A must-read for anyone interested in gender and politics!" - C. Riley Snorton, coauthor of A Black Queer History of the United States

“It is rare that an artist whose work is deeply committed to sociopolitical issues receives detailed attention to that element rather than glancing references to alert the viewer. Alfredo Jaar is not only a globally important visual artist but a savvy and brilliant commentator/participant in the content at the heart of his work. In this book—as potentially groundbreaking as Jaar’s art—Florencia San Martín offers a dense, detailed, and intelligent analysis of the art and its crucial political contexts, opening up Jaar’s visual oeuvre to its real significance in and beyond the world of art.” - Lucy R. Lippard, writer, art critic, activist, and curator

“When in 1972 my mum obtained photographs and other memorabilia straight from NASA because her four-year-old son was fascinated by the Moon, we didn’t know that I would be endorsing this book. But here I am: the Eagle has landed. As Sally Ashton tells the reader in luminous, engaging prose, anyone who has felt a tide or looked into the sky has been to the Moon. It’s magical and it’s real. This is a wonderful book about all that.” - Timothy Morton, Rita Shea Guffey Chair of English at Rice University.

“Marx for Cats is an undomesticated and indefinable meow de coeur. You can open this book anywhere---it's a Marxist Choose Your Own Adventure---and come away as unsettled, possessed, and reflective as any transportative encounter with a cat might leave you.” - Jordy Rosenberg, author of Confessions of the Fox

"Christina Sharpe brings everything she has to bear on her consideration of the violation and commodification of Black life and the aesthetic responses to this ongoing state of emergency. Through her curatorial practice, Sharpe marshals the collective intellectual heft and aesthetic inheritance of the African diaspora to show us the world as it appears from her distinctive line of sight. A searing and brilliant work." - Saidiya Hartman, author of Lose Your Mother: A Journey Along the Atlantic Slave Route

“Black disabled genius is crucial to the work of creating a free present and future. In Black Disability Politics, Sami Schalk does so much absolutely brilliant Black queer disabled femme labor of surfacing buried Black disabled activist histories and organizing lessons. Her book is a Black queer disabled love offering, and reading it made me shout for joy and learn so much. I’m so grateful this book is in the world. Read it and give thanks that we get to share the world with the brilliance of Schalk and the organizers she writes about—then get to work putting into practice the lessons you’ve learned, so we can win.” - Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, author of Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice

“Passionately exploring queer rave culture, Raving is the fantasy and the moment. There are drugs and sex, tangled love affairs, rejection, the highs and lows of the dance floors, and all the messiness that makes up a rave evening. A potent book.” - madison moore, author of Fabulous: The Rise of the Beautiful Eccentric

“From the moment I received Sara Ahmed’s new work, Living a Feminist Life, I couldn’t put it down. It’s such a brilliant, witty, visionary new way to think about feminist theory. Everyone should read this book. It offers amazing new ways of knowing and talking about feminist theory and practice. And, it is also delightful, funny, and as the song says, ‘your love has lifted me higher.’ Ahmed lifts us higher.” - bell hooks

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Migration is shaped by shifting political forces, environmental pressures, cultural ties, and deeply personal motivations. Selections in this reading list explore how systems of control, labor, security, race, gender, and climate intersect with lived experiences of movement across borders.

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With Trump’s second term and the rise of right-wing leaders globally, the 2016 election appears less like an anomaly and more like part of a broader rightward shift. This reading list explores how to make sense of this shift by examining its historical context and significance. As these questions arise in many discussions, we offer a collection of books, journal issues, and articles to help readers navigate this political moment.