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

challenging informative slow-paced

3.5

I originally got into Ruth Wilson Gilmore after watching a video of her discussing, in part, the history of racism and slavery in Europe and what that tells us about today. I loved what she had to say and that really peaked my interest in her. I now know she doesn't primarily research that. It is more of a contemporary and U.S. focus which isn't bad, but not as engaging to me at this time in my life. I wasn't getting a whole lot out of these essays. Perhaps it is due to what I already mentioned, but it may also be the case that I need to study more philosophy or introductory materials into prison abolition. Perhaps it could also be my personal ADHD or my need to get more accustomed to her writing, etc. Either way, I think this is a great book, and I think she has a lot of incredible knowledge to spread but I simply couldn't get a lot out of it at this time. I do want to revisit it. I am also currently reading her book Golden Gulag which I am having a lot better time with.