Reading on the SA-consent binary
I came across an interesting post about the SA-consent binary (link attached). More specifically, it’s about how falling into this binary and not acknowledging that something that’s not undoubtedly SA can still be non-consensual (and vice versa) can be harmful. Recently, I have also been thinking about “anti-cancel culture leftists,” who seem to be getting traction, and their stance in all of this. I want to read and learn more about these topics, both separately and in relation to one another, but I don’t know where to start.
I have a very hard time recommending books when people don’t say enough about their background, so here is a long summary: I started by reading some mainstream names in black feminism (several books by bell hooks and Angela Davis, Mikki Kendall, Audre Lorde). Then, I read some on rape culture (mostly papers and “Asking for it” by Kate Harding), and white feminism (again mostly short pieces/papers, hooks and Kendall, and “Against White Feminism” by Rafia Zakaria). Most recently, I have been really enjoying Andrea Dworkin’s work. I also try to read on decolonization (mostly the Pan-Africanist school), Palestine (would highly recommend Mohammed El-Kurd’s “Perfect Victims”), and prison abolition.
In case it matters, I’m a 25 year-old man from the SWANA, currently living in the US.
I would really appreciate any recommendations you might have. I have been in situations where I decided to distance myself from people I was very close to because of their involvement in things on the SA-consent “spectrum” after much thought and self-reflection. So, although I enjoy theory based works as well, I would specifically want to read about how feminist theory can inform concrete forms of resistance, solidarity, and judgement in real life. Thank you!