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PAGES the Reading Group presents Volume XV: Body Politics What are body politics? How did you experience them growing up? Has this experience changed? How do body politics interact with fat phobia? In this episode, @Nannearl_  and @Urfavfilosopher chop it up about body politics and fat phobia. Our hosts anchor their discussion in Sabrina Strings' work, "Fearing the Black Body: The Racial...

PAGES the Reading Group presents a chat with Anastacia the Artist! As you may or may not know, PAGES TRG has been working behind the scenes to prepare our first product/apparel next month--the PAGES TRG Luxury Scarf line. We partnered with the very talented @Anastasia.theartist to hand paint every single scarf from our first season and in this episode we sit down with her to discuss that process a...

PAGES the Reading Group presents Volume XIV: Memoir(s) What is memoir? How does it differ from autobiography? What are some of the memorable memoirs that you have read? What made them stand out to you? In this episode @Nannearl_  and @Urfavfilosopher delve into memoir(s) and explore a few critical questions. From examining the essence of the genre to discussing the blurred lines between fact and f...

PAGES the Reading Group presents Volume XIII: Black Pleasure What is Black Pleasure? Is there such thing as too much pleasure? Is there a social relationship between shame and Black pleasure? What about pleasures that are racialized differently? How does Janelle Monae's album 'The Age of Pleasure' speak to these questions? In this episode, @Nannearl_  and @Urfavfilosopher chop it up...

PAGES the Reading Group presents Volume XII: Afropessimism What is Afropessimism? What Afropessimism books are on your to be read list (TBR)? What Afropessimism books or thinkers do you recommend? In Black Studies in recent years, scholars like Frank Wilderson III, Jared Sexton, Fred Moten, David Marriott, and others, have been developing insights of thinkers like Frantz Fanon to make claims about...

PAGES the Reading Group presents a Fireside Chat on Why It's Ok to Not Be Monogamous at Santa Clara University. In this episode, we host a fireside chat with author, Justin Clardy to discuss the newly released book Why It's Ok to Not Be Monogamous . In this episode, Professor Clardy reads chapter selections from Why It's Ok to Not Be Monogamous, followed by a fireside chat and live...

PAGES the Reading Group presents Volume XI: Why It's Ok to Not Be Monogamous In this episode, @Nannearl_  &  @Urfavfilosopher (Author, Justin Clardy) sit down to discuss the newly released book Why It's Ok to Not Be Monogamous , written by our very own Dr. Justin Clardy Join us  in this episode as we discuss what is non-monogamy? Can non-monogamy be defended? What is the role of the...

PAGES the Reading Group presents Volume X: The Case for Rage In this episode, @Nannearl_  , @Urfavfilosopher , and @PolyamorousBlackGirl sit down to discuss the PAGES Quarter One Book Pick, The Case for Rage by Myisha Cherry . Join us  in this episode as we discuss rage and anger and their relationship to race-based social justice and more! Follow us across our social media channels: Patreon- patr...

PAGES the Reading Group presents Volume IX: Sad Love In this episode, @Nannearl_  and @Urfavfilosopher sit down with author and scholar Carrie Jenkins to discuss her latest book, Sad Love. Carrie Jenkins is  an award-winning public philosopher and author of What Love Is and What It Could Be . She holds a Canada Research Chair in Philosophy at the University of British Columbia. Join us  in this ep...

PAGES the Reading Group presents "Christmas Trees". Weed while you read? What strains go best with what books? What does cannabis advocacy look like at home and abroad? This episode is for those that WEED while they READ!  In this episode, @Nannearl_ , @Urfavfilosopher , and Cecelia Oyedrian (@highercounsel), and Kika Keith (@BigKika) discuss connections between cannabis culture and book...

PAGES the Reading Group presents "Volume VIII". In this episode, @Nannearl_ , @Urfavfilosopher , and @PolyamorousBlackgirl discuss their reading goals for the new year and laugh about their dismal reading years in 2022.  Join us  in this episode as we discuss these things and more! Follow us across our social media channels: Ig- @Pagestrg Twitter- @Pagestrg TikTok- @Pagesthereadinggroup...

PAGES the Reading Group presents "Volume VII". In this episode, we host a Twitter Space where talk about, the book "Iron Widow".  Would you recommend Iron Widow to a friend? What are the book's connections with non-monogamy? What do you make of the symbolism around bound feet? Join us  in this episode as we address these questions and more. Follow us across our social medi...

PAGES the Reading Group presents "Volume VI". In this episode, we host a Twitter Space where talk about, "Bookstores".  What is your most recent bookstore purchase? Have you started reading it? What's your favorite bookstore and how do you rate them? Join us as we address these questions and a few others. Follow us across our social media channels: Ig- @Pagestrg Twitter- @...

PAGES the Reading Group presents "Volume V". In this episode, we host a Twitter Space where talk about, "Annotations". Do you annotate your books? How? What is annotation in the first place? Are there right and wrong ways to do it? Join us as we address these questions and a few others. Follow us across our social media channels: Ig- @Pagestrg Twitter- @Pagestrg TikTok- @Pagest...

PAGES the Reading Group presents "Volume IV". In this episode, we host a Twitter Space where talk about, "Favorite Books" What are some of your favorite books? Does the list ever change at all? When was the last time you added a book to your all-time favorites? Join us as we address these questions and a few others. Follow us across our social media channels: Ig- @Pagestrg Twit...

PAGES the Reading Group presents "Volume III". In this episode, we host a Twitter Space where talk about, "Books and Their First Lines" What are memorable first lines that you remember? Do first lines matter at all? Join us as we address these questions and a few others. Follow us across our social media channels: Ig- @Pagestrg Twitter- @Pagestrg TikTok- @Pagesthereadinggroup W...

PAGES the Reading Group presents "Volume II". In this episode, we host a Twitter Space where we ask, "What Does Your Bookshelf Say About You?" Do you judge others based on their bookshelves? How many books makes a home library? And what books on someone's shelf are a red flag? Join us as we address these questions and a few others. Follow us across our social media channel...

PAGES the Reading Group presents "Volume I". In this episode, we host a Twitter Space inspired by Dianne Stewart's book Black Women, Black Love. Are romantic love and Black love the same thing? Does marriage discriminate against African Americans? If so, how? Join us as we address these questions and a few others. Book- Black Women, Black Love Follow us across our social media chann...

@PolyamorousBlackGirl reads and thinks aloud over excerpts from Toni Morrison's "God Help the Child". Ig: @PolyamorousBlackGirl Website: PolyamorousBlackGirl.com

@Urfavfilosopher reads and thinks aloud over excerpts from Aneeka Henderson's "Veil and Vow: Marriage Matters in Contemporary African American Culture".

@Urfavfilosopher reads from George M. Johnson's All Boys Aren't Blue   and thinks aloud. More about us: PAGES the Reading Group is an online and in real life reading group that is aimed at igniting critical public dialogue over a range of literary texts. Good Books; Better Dialogue Website: Here Instagram: Here Twitter: Here

@Urfavfilosopher reads from Ta-Nehisi Coates' The Water Dancer  and thinks aloud. More about us: PAGES the Reading Group is an online and in real life reading group that is aimed at igniting critical public dialogue over a range of literary texts. Good Books; Better Dialogue Website: Here Instagram: Here Twitter: Here

@Urfavfilosopher reads from Marcus J. Moore’s  The Butterfly Effect: How Kendrick Lamar Ignited the Soul of Black America.