Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

The Disordered Cosmos by Chanda Prescod-Weinstein

15 reviews

sanctuary_in_the_pages's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Racial slurs, and Sexism

Minor: Rape and Transphobia

mar's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective slow-paced

4.0

a much heavier read than i anticipated, but it does an incredible job unpacking the racism (as well as the sexism, transphobia, ableism) within science & the scientific community - both historically and presently - and the profound damage it continues to cause; i think anyone with an interest in science would benefit from reading this book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Colonisation, Rape, Racism, and Sexism

Moderate: Ableism, Chronic illness, Transphobia, and Police brutality

Minor: Self harm and Homophobia

tungstenmouse's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective slow-paced

3.5

 I really wanted to give this book more than three stars, but, despite agreeing with her on most of it and loving science, this book was boring. I constantly found my attention drifting. It feels like a lot of it is redundant and she could have made her points in a shorter form. This book is important, but also a little bit of a let down. Also, in the audiobook she constantly pauses mid sentence reminiscent of William Shatner. It was distracting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Sexism

Moderate: Rape

counterfeitnickel's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Racism, Sexism, and Ableism

murve's review against another edition

informative reflective

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Sexual assault, Sexism, Colonisation, Classism, Rape, Misogyny, and Homophobia

hxcpanda's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective sad slow-paced

3.0

Came to this off a really great interview with the author about it, but I was disappointed by it overall. Despite the title, only maybe 20% of this is about space and the other 80% is about problems surrounding social justice within physics and other scientific fields, which might have been fine if it felt integrated as opposed to two entirely different books. 
The social justice portion also left a lot to be desired for me, personally. Maybe I'm too used to reading academic articles which take a deep dive into specific topics, but none of this felt like more than a superficial skim (or a series of blog posts, which the author mentions writing), and every time they mentioned an idea from somebody else's scholarly work I wished I was reading one of those instead. 
To be honest I'm not sure I would have gotten through this if it hadn't been in audiobook form. Maybe somebody less familiar with how racism and cissexism, etc. operate in society would find this a handy primer, but unfortunately it just kind of bored me. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Racism, and Sexism

Minor: Police brutality, Homophobia, and Transphobia

alsoapples's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Rape, and Racism

Moderate: Colonisation, Ableism, Car accident, Chronic illness, Classism, Gaslighting, Misogyny, and Slavery

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Antisemitism, Cancer, and Deportation

kk_gotit_goinon's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

5.0

Everyone in academia should read this book. It calls out the experience of so many of us that most people refuse to acknowledge: racism, classism, ableism. All of these are still extremely prominent even in places that claim to be "committed to DEI" even in California where I live and work. 

Dr. Prescod-Weinstein lays everything out so well but without talking down to you or coming off like she is right and you are wrong. She doesn't claim to have all the answers or to know how to solve everything while still pointing out the very real issues that have to be addressed. 

Oh and the physics is pretty interesting but easy to understand (for a neuroscientist at least haha!) 

A must read for a academics and folks who want to try to make the world a better place. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Ableism, Racism, Slavery, Colonisation, Classism, Sexual violence, Mental illness, Cultural appropriation, Racial slurs, Sexism, and Misogyny

Minor: Rape

solenodon's review against another edition

informative reflective slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Sexism, Racial slurs, Transphobia, Child abuse, Slavery, Police brutality, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Colonisation, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: Chronic illness, Antisemitism, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

talonsontypewriters's review against another edition

challenging informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Classism, Colonisation, Sexism, Misogyny, and Transphobia

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Car accident, Antisemitism, Kidnapping, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Death, Murder, Medical content, Medical trauma, Ableism, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Chronic illness, Panic attacks/disorders, War, Child death, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Racial slurs, Cancer, and Suicide

Colorism. Eugenics, mentions of forced sterilization. Climate change. Rape and assault are discussed and frankly but not graphically described; a chapter centered around rape includes a content warning in the preface and is able to be skipped.