Social Criticism

Social criticism is a form of academic or journalistic criticism focusing on social issues in contemporary society, in respect to perceived injustices and power relations in general.

1984
Animal Farm
The Handmaid's Tale
Fahrenheit 451
Jane Eyre
Brave New World
Pride and Prejudice
Between the World and Me
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
To Kill a Mockingbird
Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America
The Great Gatsby
Great Expectations
Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal
The Hate U Give
[...] For instance, a gay man who played with dolls in his childhood, dresses pink and engages in anal sex with another man triggers a gender prejudice, by proxy rather than based on a characteristic of their own, like racism and classism do: dolls and pink are traditionally associated with the feminine sphere, anal sexuality has a higher stigma mainly because a more visible power level play comes into effect (with a dominant and a submissive role) than other sex positions. Consequently, when a ...more
Vincent Bozzino, Philosophy Trips: A Naive's Guide

Juan Viale Rigo
El problema de nuestra sociedad, es que aún cuando estamos abajo, necesitamos de alguien que esté peor para que nos recuerde que no estamos tan mal. Pero eso no cambia el lugar en donde estamos, solo hace más llevadera nuestra miseria.
Juan Viale Rigo, Último Año

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Working-Class and Peasant Literature In this group you will be able to know and share opinions about books which describe the reality…more
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