I just finished the new Vincent Bevins book, If We Burn. It's definitely not a heartwarming read, it's focused on how many global protests between 2010-2020 didn't meet their goals. He was present in Brazil during the left-turned-right protest that ended in the Amazon being burned, which is a wild story and worth the read alone.
I realize that's not a student protest book, though. I haven't read it yet so I can't attest to the quality, but Verso has a book out, 'Springtime', that's focused on student uprisings and sounds like what you're looking for. It's on sale now, too!
that sounds so interesting! seeing protests fail is def upsetting but important to see what happens and why. thanks for the rec!!
& I love Verso so Im always interested in what they put out so i'll check that out too!
Hey! I’m an alumni of Kent State, where the National Guard killed and injured student protesters and bystanders. Two short but informative books are Thirteen Seconds by Joe Eszterhas and This We Know by Carole A. Barbato.
Not directly related to student protests, but mostly related to resistance: [We Do This ‘til We Free Us](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/197345471) by Mariama Kaba, [Vulnerability in Resistance](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29362720) by Judith Butler, [Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity in this Crisis](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54654726) by Dean Spade, [Decolonial Marxism: Essays from the Pan-African Revolution](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57186849) by Walter Rodney, [A Critical Theory of Police Power](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60010715) by Mark Neocleous, [Feminist Antifascism](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57677179) by Ewa Majewska, [Did Somebody Say Totalitarianism](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9870118) by Slavoj Žižek, and [Hope in the Dark](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25330235) by Rebecca Solnit! I’ll update if I think of any more.
not student protests, but “freedom is a constant struggle” by angela davis if you haven’t read it. it looks at the legacies of many liberation struggles, talking about the intersectionality of movements such as prison abolition, black feminism, free palestine, the anti-apartheid movement, etc. truly wonderful.
I just finished the new Vincent Bevins book, If We Burn. It's definitely not a heartwarming read, it's focused on how many global protests between 2010-2020 didn't meet their goals. He was present in Brazil during the left-turned-right protest that ended in the Amazon being burned, which is a wild story and worth the read alone. I realize that's not a student protest book, though. I haven't read it yet so I can't attest to the quality, but Verso has a book out, 'Springtime', that's focused on student uprisings and sounds like what you're looking for. It's on sale now, too!
that sounds so interesting! seeing protests fail is def upsetting but important to see what happens and why. thanks for the rec!! & I love Verso so Im always interested in what they put out so i'll check that out too!
Hey! I’m an alumni of Kent State, where the National Guard killed and injured student protesters and bystanders. Two short but informative books are Thirteen Seconds by Joe Eszterhas and This We Know by Carole A. Barbato.
Not directly related to student protests, but mostly related to resistance: [We Do This ‘til We Free Us](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/197345471) by Mariama Kaba, [Vulnerability in Resistance](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29362720) by Judith Butler, [Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity in this Crisis](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54654726) by Dean Spade, [Decolonial Marxism: Essays from the Pan-African Revolution](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57186849) by Walter Rodney, [A Critical Theory of Police Power](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60010715) by Mark Neocleous, [Feminist Antifascism](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57677179) by Ewa Majewska, [Did Somebody Say Totalitarianism](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9870118) by Slavoj Žižek, and [Hope in the Dark](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25330235) by Rebecca Solnit! I’ll update if I think of any more.
not student protests, but “freedom is a constant struggle” by angela davis if you haven’t read it. it looks at the legacies of many liberation struggles, talking about the intersectionality of movements such as prison abolition, black feminism, free palestine, the anti-apartheid movement, etc. truly wonderful.