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My thoughts on Eve’s Hollywood by Eve Babitz

“Journalist, party girl, bookworm, artist, muse,” these are the words used to describe Eve Babitz in the back of the book. This…

Oct 10, 2023

My thoughts on Eve’s Hollywood by Eve Babitz

Oct 10, 2023

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My Thoughts on “No Longer Human” by Osamu Dazai

Disclaimer: S*xual assault, suicide.

Sep 29, 2023

My Thoughts on “No Longer Human” by Osamu Dazai

Sep 29, 2023

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A look into the history of feminism, what I learned from Estelle Freedman’s Essential Feminist…

Introduction

Jul 27, 2023

A look into the history of feminism, what I learned from Estelle Freedman’s Essential Feminist…

Jul 27, 2023

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Reviewing Gender(s) by Kathryn Bond Stockton

In a radical move, I migrated from Oxford’s A Very Short Introduction series to MIT’s Essential Knowledge Series. The MIT series is similar…

Jul 26, 2023

Reviewing Gender(s) by Kathryn Bond Stockton

Jul 26, 2023

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Review and summary of Sexuality, A very Short Introduction

My fourth and final review of Oxford University’s A Very Short Introduction series is Veronique Mottier’s version on sexuality. Sexuality…

Feb 28, 2023

Feb 28, 2023

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Reviewing Feminism: A Very Short Introduction by Margaret Walters

Another day, another book review. Continuing my exploration of Oxford’s A Very Short Introduction I read Margaret Walter’s introduction to…

Feb 9, 2023

Reviewing Feminism: A Very Short Introduction by Margaret Walters

Feb 9, 2023

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Reviewing Surviving Autocracy by Masha Gessen

As part of the Phil Lind Initiative seminar, part of my graduate program at the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs (SPPGA) at the…

Feb 2, 2023

Reviewing Surviving Autocracy by Masha Gessen

Feb 2, 2023

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Reviewing A Very Short Introduction to Fascism by Kevin Passmore

Given today’s political climate, and the ubiquitousness of the term, it was only proper for my second book of the A Very Short Introduction…

Jan 30, 2023

Reviewing A Very Short Introduction to Fascism by Kevin Passmore

Jan 30, 2023

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Reviewing A Very Short Introduction to the Roman Republic by David Gwynn

This book was my first foray into Oxford’s “A Very Short Introduction” series and at least for me, it did not disappoint. Written by David…

Jan 25, 2023

Reviewing A Very Short Introduction to the Roman Republic by David Gwynn

Jan 25, 2023

Gustavo Villela

Gustavo Villela

Graduate student living in Vancouver, Canada. I am a great lover of history and politics. From ancient Rome to online extremism, I hope to share my thoughts.

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