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Don't Let It Get You Down: Essays on Race, Gender, and the Body
By Nolan, Savala
- ISBN
- 9781982137267
- Publisher
- S. & S.
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Starred Review on July 1, 2021 | Social Sciences
In her book of vulnerable yet voluble personal essays on weight and multiracial identity, Nolan (executive director, Thelton E. Henderson Center for Social Justice, Univ. of California Berkeley Sch. of Law) shares her experiences of feeling "like a spy," an outsider in the relationships she formed with people whose privilege invests them with "layers of meaning even they didn't understand because fish never fully understand the water." She describes ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
