Recs if you like The Queens of Animation: The Untold Story of the Women Who Transformed the World of Disney and Made Cinematic History...
They didn't teach us that
history you probably didn't learn in school
girls on film!
where gender and film studies intersect
(disclaimer: i havenβt read all of these but plan to, always open to feedback from those who have read these or have other suggestions!)
Radical Craft History
Nonfiction on critical theory + political history of art & craft.
SISTER LISTS: When Artists Go to Work | You Should Start a Zine | Opting Out of Fast Fashion
(In progress)
Old Hollywood
The History of Animation
From Disney, to anime, to the Czech New Wave-
This is my favorite subject, and I'll be adding books as I discover them. Some of these are a pain in the ass to get your hands on, but no pricetag can stop me.
Women's Memoirs and (Auto)biographies
I have been collecting (and reading) a long list of memoirs, autobiographies and biographies about women who had fascinating lives. I thought I might as well make it a list! A lot of them I have read and enjoyed, some are from my TBR. I am especially fascinated by 18th-19th century women's stories, so there will be a lot of those. And women from diverse backgrounds. Open to suggestions!
Polymath Training Challenge, Best Of
Polymath Training Challenge is a non-fiction reading challenge that has been running on a Hungarian book site for the past 11 years. Each year it has 12 categories that participants have to pick their own nonfiction reads for (incl. memoirs and biographies). I have discovered several amazing nonfiction books through this challenge, so I decided to make a list of the best, and most mind-blowing, of them so far.
Historical Women
Books about or stories of women in history, fictional, real, or in-between!
Disney Nonfiction
History, culture, critique
