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Aphro-Ism: Essays on Pop Culture, Feminism, and Black Veganism from Two Sisters Online lzgSG (Library ebook) Aphro-ism: Essays on Pop Culture, Feminism, and Black Veganism from Two Sisters Online [lzgSG.ebook] Aphro-ism: Essays on Pop Culture, Feminism, and Black Veganism from Two Sisters Pdf Free Aph Ko, Syl Ko ebooks | Download PDF | *ePub | DOC | audiobook Download Now Free Download Here Download eBook #96428 in eBooks 2017-05-16 2017-05-16File Name: B071Z8MDFV | File size: 40.Mb Aph Ko, Syl Ko : Aphro-ism: Essays on Pop Culture, Feminism, and Black Veganism from Two Sisters before purchasing it in order to gage whether or not it would be worth my time, and all praised Aphro-ism: Essays on Pop Culture, Feminism, and Black Veganism from Two Sisters: 0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A Much Needed Evolution of Thought and TheoryBy CorvusI have been reading the writings of Aph and Syl Ko since the beginnings of APHRO-ISM and Black Vegans Rock as blog sites. Back then it was already very exciting to see people coming out with ideas that were not only tackling topics at the root of huge fighting and divisions between vegan, animal lib, and social justice communities, but doing so in fresh new ways. Aph and Syl both have brilliant minds and ways of combining their powers together through conversation then reproducing them beautifully on the screen (and now page.) When they put the word out about their book, a lot of us were extremely excited. Many of us have been learning from their wisdom and/or feeling validated by their work.The essays in APHRO-ISM explore critical theory in ways I find somewhat more accessible than a lot of critical theory out there. Many of the arguments made against academia and critical theory include the reality that some people are trying to tangibly survive while academics sit writing think pieces. But, what Aph and Syl do in this book is show the importance of thinking through things to liberation. There is a call for the defense of thought and culture- of "Black LIFE" not just Black lives and bodies.Many of the essays are speaking directly to Black people- both vegan and nonvegan. This stays with the consistent theme of the need to decenter whiteness in movements for justice and liberation. Many arguments are well made that white supremacy teaches Black and other people of color to spend most of their time calling out and educating white people rather than decentering them and creating futures without them. The book does a good job creating this literary space in practice. I had the honor of seeing Aph give a presentation similar to the last writing in the book, "Creating New Conceptual Architechture: On Afrofuturism, Animality, and Unlearning/Rewriting Ourselves" at a conference and was incredibly motivated and moved by it. There Aph uses models of the solar system to construct a model of a reality we are not seeing: that the "social solar system" does not revolve around white folks or the most privileged of society, even if it appears that way, just as everything appeared to be orbiting the Earth upon early observation of the night sky. The reality is that the marginalized and oppressed- those seen as subhuman- are the Sun at the center of the solar system, and without them, the most privileged could not survive or exist.Aph and Syl also focus in multiple ways on how animality is used to oppress people. Even though humans belong biologically to the kingdom Animalia with other animals, and even though marginalized and oppressed human beings are biologically homo sapiens along with ruling class white abled cis male humans, oppressed humans and animals all are forced into a space of "subhuman" that is created by white supremacist patriarchy. As Syl states, "The human-animal divide is the ideological bedrock underlying the framework of white supremacy. The negative notion of 'the animal' is the anchor of this system." As a result, animality must be reclaimed and factored into our analyses of oppression. This is a genius argument that is made well throughout several essays in the book.The book is not limited to topics of Black veganism or animality and also goes into discussions of social media, tactics in activism and critical thinking, and others. It is at the forefront of new and needed systems of thinking, moving on from intersectionality as a technique to afrofuturism as a practice and model for the future. APHRO-ISM is a satellite that helps us see who is really at the center of our social solar system. Highly recommended.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. beautifully written bookBy Joanne PerlmanThis is an insightful, beautifully written book. The ideas put forward are interesting, stimulating and makes so much sense. This is a must read for anybody interested in rights issues in general as well as animal rights specifically. A much-needed different perspective to traditional animal rights theory.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Life changing bookBy Margaly MonelusThis book took me longer than I thought it would to read, but that's only because I had to take breaks to digest every essay. As a black vegan I've struggled with feeling like I can advocate for both animals and the anti-racism struggle, but this book has shown me that not only can I advocate for both but intrinsically I already was. I recommend this book to so many of my Activist and vegan friends, and I can't wait until it takes its rightful place in the canon of vegan literature. In this lively, accessible, and provocative collection, Aph and Syl Ko provide new theoretical frameworks on race, advocacy for nonhuman animals, and feminism. Using popular culture as a point of reference for their critiques, the Ko sisters engage in groundbreaking analysis of the compartmentalized nature of contemporary social movements, present new ways of understanding interconnected oppression's, and offer conceptual ways of moving forward expressive of Afrofuturism and black veganism. The bold wisdom of Syl and Aph Ko is timely and crucial. They help us re-think the concept of the human and the animal, calling on scholars and activists to truly understand taxonomies of power. Their feminist sensibilities encourage a deconstruction of Eurocentric understandings of race and species that changes the terms of debates about both. --Lori Gruen, author, Entangled EmpathyAphro-ism is a triumph for anti-racist and animal rights activism! Aph and Syl have created a brilliant framework through which we can integrate all aspects of anti-oppression work. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in dismantling systems of oppression! --Brenda Sanders, Open the Cages AllianceNow, more than ever, is the time to engage in critical thinking and an honest consideration of what is. Reading the work of Aph Ko and her sister Syl within the pages of Aphro-ism will build the perfect foundation needed for activists or anyone wanting to end the oppression of all, by not being the oppressor of one. --Seba Johnson, Olympian, activist, and vegan since birthAbout the AuthorAph Ko is a theorist and indie digital media producer, and founder of Black Vegans Rock, currently residing in Florida. She has a B.A. in Women's and Gender Studies and an M.A. in Communication/Media Studies. She is the co-editor of The Praxis of Justice in an Era of Black Lives Matter and served as the Associate Producer for the documentary film Always in Season.Syl Ko studied philosophy at San Francisco State University and the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. She is currently working on a book exploring Wittgensteinian "forms of life" defenses of animal use, taking into account the racialization of the animal. [lzgSG.ebook] Aphro-ism: Essays on Pop Culture, Feminism, and Black Veganism from Two Sisters By Aph Ko, Syl Ko PDF [lzgSG.ebook] Aphro-ism: Essays on Pop Culture, Feminism, and Black Veganism from Two Sisters By Aph Ko, Syl Ko Epub [lzgSG.ebook] Aphro-ism: Essays on Pop Culture, Feminism, and Black Veganism from Two Sisters By Aph Ko, Syl Ko Ebook [lzgSG.ebook] Aphro-ism: Essays on Pop Culture, Feminism, and Black Veganism from Two Sisters By Aph Ko, Syl Ko Rar [lzgSG.ebook] Aphro-ism: Essays on Pop Culture, Feminism, and Black Veganism from Two Sisters By Aph Ko, Syl Ko Zip [lzgSG.ebook] Aphro-ism: Essays on Pop Culture, Feminism, and Black Veganism from Two Sisters By Aph Ko, Syl Ko Read Online.
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