A review by adrianlarose
Abolition Geography: Essays Towards Liberation by Ruth Wilson Gilmore

5.0

some combo of intellectual and accessible. the writing is...somehow both academic *and* clear? it's such a rare combo. this is a collected book of her essays, so as you read through, you will see some repeated phrases, explanations, concepts that she was working on and developing at the time. The book is organized so that ideas and time (from what I can tell; not every essay has its publication date prominently noted...maybe it's hidden somewhere, but that'd be great on the first title page of each essay!) progress as you read through. I was reading this alongside Octavia's Brood (sci-fi by bipoc folk) and saw so many thru-lines.