Imagination: A Manifesto by Ruha Benjamin

30/04/2024 4h 16min
Imagination: A Manifesto by Ruha Benjamin

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Title: Imagination: A Manifesto
Author: Ruha Benjamin
Narrator: Janina Edwards
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 4 hours 16 minutes
Release date: April 30, 2024
Genres: Social Science
Publisher's Summary:
A world without prisons? Ridiculous. Schools that foster the genius of every child? Impossible. Work that doesn't strangle the life out of people? Naive. A society where everyone has food, shelter, love? In your dreams. Exactly. We have the power to use our imaginations to create a world in which everyone can thrive. But obstacles abound. We have inherited destructive ideas that trap us inside a dominant imagination. Consider how racism, sexism, and classism make hierarchies, exploitation, and violence seem natural and inevitable—but all emerged from the human imagination. The most effective way to disrupt these deadly systems is to do so collectively. Ruha Benjamin highlights the educators, artists, activists, and many others who are refuting powerful narratives that justify the status quo, crafting new stories that reflect our interconnection, and offering creative approaches to seemingly intractable problems. Imagination: A Manifesto offers visionary examples and tactics to push beyond the constraints of what we think, and are told, is possible. This book is for anyone who is ready to take to heart Toni Morrison's instruction: 'Dream a little before you think.'

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