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I deconstruct and annotate old popular fiction in the public domain as a way to talk about white supremacy, colonialism, patriarchy, etc, as well as providing historical context. I'm always looking for collaborators and volunteer annotators!
I deconstructed "Blood Will Tell" by B.R. Davenport (1902), which is basically a white supremacist version of "Jekyll and Hyde." White fragility in the wake of the Civil War. app.milanote.com/1TGNSF10T7zp... (link to my version) #booksky #history #blackhistory #whitesupremacy #litcrit
August 11, 2025 at 11:03 AM
I deconstructed "Blood Will Tell" by B.R. Davenport (1902), which is basically a white supremacist version of "Jekyll and Hyde." White fragility in the wake of the Civil War. app.milanote.com/1TGNSF10T7zp... (link to my version) #booksky #history #blackhistory #whitesupremacy #litcrit
Sometimes a title alone qualifies a book for my project. "White Queen of the Cannibals" is about missionary Mary Slessor's time in Nigeria, and it's a racist/colonialist jamboree. app.milanote.com/1TGNSF10T7zp... (link to my deconstructed version) #booksky #history #africanhistory #litcrit
August 11, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Sometimes a title alone qualifies a book for my project. "White Queen of the Cannibals" is about missionary Mary Slessor's time in Nigeria, and it's a racist/colonialist jamboree. app.milanote.com/1TGNSF10T7zp... (link to my deconstructed version) #booksky #history #africanhistory #litcrit
Just added "Captain Blood" by Rafael Sabatini (1922) to the Library. This book was SO much fun! PIRATES!!! Buckles are swashed left and right, and not too much problematic content to talk about. app.milanote.com/1TGNSF10T7zp... (link to my version) #booksky #litcrit #feminism #deconstructed #radfem
August 11, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Just added "Captain Blood" by Rafael Sabatini (1922) to the Library. This book was SO much fun! PIRATES!!! Buckles are swashed left and right, and not too much problematic content to talk about. app.milanote.com/1TGNSF10T7zp... (link to my version) #booksky #litcrit #feminism #deconstructed #radfem
I deconstructed "Pagan Passions" by Garret & Harris (1959), in which a mortal man is temporarily made a Greek god in order to officiate at an orgy. Classic pulp sci fi - ridiculous and full of sexism! app.milanote.com/1TGNSA1iQTXc... (link to my version) #booksky #scifi #pulp #litcrit #feminism
August 11, 2025 at 10:24 AM
I deconstructed the 1962 pulp sci fi novel "Sex Life of the Gods" by Michael Knerr. I love how pulp sci fi authors could imagine anything and everything except a world without misogyny. app.milanote.com/1TGNSA1iQTXc... (link to my version) #booksky #litcrit #feminism #radfem #gender
August 11, 2025 at 9:57 AM
I annotated Charlotte Gilman Perkins's utopian novel "Herland," in which 3 men discover a land entirely populated by women. Fascinating book. It's good to remember that feminism veered into eugenics during the Progressive Era. #booksky #feminism #litcrit #radfem #annotated
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August 7, 2025 at 9:34 PM
I annotated Charlotte Gilman Perkins's utopian novel "Herland," in which 3 men discover a land entirely populated by women. Fascinating book. It's good to remember that feminism veered into eugenics during the Progressive Era. #booksky #feminism #litcrit #radfem #annotated
I (imperfectly) annotated and deconstructed "The Clansman" by Thomas Dixon, the basis for DW Griffiths' "Birth of A Nation." This was brutal - I've never been so angry at or disgusted by a book in my life. #booksky #civilwar #blackhistory #americanhistory
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August 1, 2025 at 6:20 PM
I (imperfectly) annotated and deconstructed "The Clansman" by Thomas Dixon, the basis for DW Griffiths' "Birth of A Nation." This was brutal - I've never been so angry at or disgusted by a book in my life. #booksky #civilwar #blackhistory #americanhistory
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Two sons of a successful & famous detective are awarded $1,000 for illegally helping their dad to solve a case. Annotated version below. #booksky #deconstructed #intersectional #radfem #feminism #masculinity #mystery #hardyboys
March 20, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Two sons of a successful & famous detective are awarded $1,000 for illegally helping their dad to solve a case. Annotated version below. #booksky #deconstructed #intersectional #radfem #feminism #masculinity #mystery #hardyboys
“The first people a dictator puts in jail after a coup are the writers, the teachers, the librarians —because these people are dangerous. They have enough vocabulary to recognize injustice and to speak out loudly about it. Let us have the courage to go on being dangerous people.”
—Madeleine L’Engle
—Madeleine L’Engle
March 17, 2025 at 4:54 PM
**Call for collaborators!!** Are you a nerdy SJW and/or #history buff who thinks deconstructing & annotating literature is fun? Msg me about contributing to the Library - I need your diversity! #feminism #radfem #litcrit #intersectional #patriarchy #booksky #reading #pulp
March 17, 2025 at 4:42 PM
**Call for collaborators!!** Are you a nerdy SJW and/or #history buff who thinks deconstructing & annotating literature is fun? Msg me about contributing to the Library - I need your diversity! #feminism #radfem #litcrit #intersectional #patriarchy #booksky #reading #pulp
A group of nefarious #oligarchs hiding from justice on an obscure island are routed by the indigenous population in this prescient & timely 1910 novel by Barry Pain. #Colonialism turned on its head! Annotated PDF version in comments. #booksky #litcrit #radfem #intersectional #pulp
March 16, 2025 at 7:21 PM
A group of nefarious #oligarchs hiding from justice on an obscure island are routed by the indigenous population in this prescient & timely 1910 novel by Barry Pain. #Colonialism turned on its head! Annotated PDF version in comments. #booksky #litcrit #radfem #intersectional #pulp
"Two Way Destiny" by Frank Belknap Long (1954). An insecure, rapey man telepathically destroys an indigenous religion via lizard apocalypse, interspersed with a bunch of misogyny. Pulp sc fi at its best! #booksky #scifi #litcrit #feminism #radfem #wokeaf app.milanote.com/1TQBzE17JinW...
Two Way Destiny - Frank Belknap Long (1954)
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March 8, 2025 at 5:35 AM
For those feeling the populist vibes and are looking for a fun, feel-good escape from the headlines, I've annotated Rafael Sabatini's Scaramouche. An aristocrat's illegitimate son is caught up in the whirlwind of #history during the #FrenchRevolution! Links below. #booksky #reading #litcrit
February 27, 2025 at 1:24 PM
For those feeling the populist vibes and are looking for a fun, feel-good escape from the headlines, I've annotated Rafael Sabatini's Scaramouche. An aristocrat's illegitimate son is caught up in the whirlwind of #history during the #FrenchRevolution! Links below. #booksky #reading #litcrit
Opium addiction suddenly becomes a problem when it affects the aristocracy, and of course the Chinese are to blame. Links to deconstructed/annotated version below. #booksky #pulp #pulpfiction #intersectionalfeminism #radfem #whitesupremacy
February 9, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Opium addiction suddenly becomes a problem when it affects the aristocracy, and of course the Chinese are to blame. Links to deconstructed/annotated version below. #booksky #pulp #pulpfiction #intersectionalfeminism #radfem #whitesupremacy
Links to annotated web and PDF versions below.
February 9, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Links to annotated web and PDF versions below.