Madeleina Kay
Art Monsters - Lauren Elkin
My friend gifted me this book for my birthday but I put off reading it until now as it didn't seem directly related to my research paper....
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'Jeanne d'Arc of Post-Modernism' - Handelsblatt, 2019
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Madeleina Kay
Nov 243 min read
Brexitland
This book by Maria Sobolewska and Robert Ford was very academic in its style, but I felt like I should read it because it focuses on...
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Madeleina Kay
Oct 265 min read
THE LAST BOOK: Cults Inside Out – Rick Alan Ross
This was the last book I needed to read before tackling the final draft of my research paper. I skim read most of it as it was quite...
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Madeleina Kay
Oct 217 min read
"Her view of life may be tragic, but for that very reason she has learned to cherish laughter."
I'm so glad I found this book through my random browsing on Amazon; 'Trauma and Recovery; The Aftermath of Violence – From Domestic Abuse...
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Madeleina Kay
Oct 144 min read
Cultish – The Language of Fanaticism, Amanda Montell
This book was interesting and included some relevant points on the language of cults to incorporate in my research paper. I really hated...
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Madeleina Kay
Oct 48 min read
"Never love a person or a country that you don’t have the freedom to leave" - Ai Weiwei
'1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows' by Ai Weiwei was a really important book for me to read for my research paper because of how his artwork...
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Madeleina Kay
Sep 107 min read
When the Body Says No – Gabor Maté
I’ll be honest, I’m not sure how relevant this book is specifically to my research paper – but it was a very important book for me to...
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Madeleina Kay
Sep 410 min read
Combating Cult Mind Control – Steven Hassan PhD
I find this book by searching for literature on cults on Amazon and I am so glad I found it because the knowledge and insight of Steven...
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Madeleina Kay
Aug 188 min read
Thought Reform and the Psychology of Totalism
This was a challenging book to read, not least because of its length but the heavy topic was also galling at times. Since it is an...
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Madeleina Kay
Aug 141 min read
Blood Stains Like Ink Publication
The artist, Ally Zlatar, organised the online exhibition 'Blood Stains Like Ink' which features one of my textiles pieces as well as this...
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Madeleina Kay
Aug 107 min read
True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements – Eric Hoffer
It's been quite enlightening to read this book whilst the far right racist riots have been unfolding across the UK. It's the only story...
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Madeleina Kay
Aug 86 min read
‘But They’re So Nice: Unmasking Covert Abuse & Narcissistic People’ – Eleni Sagredos
Key Quotes Preface (Focuses on male narcisstic abuse) ‘These men will often place women on a pedestal. Yet this idolisation reflects...
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Madeleina Kay
Aug 86 min read
Was It Even Abuse? - by Emma Rose Byham
Key Quotes ‘The more survivors shared their experiences with me, the more it became clear there are common hurdles to overcome. These...
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Madeleina Kay
Jul 316 min read
It’s Not You – How to Identify and Heal from NARCISSISTIC People
I've been somewhat obsessively watching Dr Ramani Durvasula's Youtube channel trying to make sense of past relationships and the impact...
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Madeleina Kay
Jul 215 min read
"SOME ANIMALS ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS" - Notes on Animal Farm
Animal Farm was my favourite film as a child – we had a cartoon version on VHS. I cried every time at the moment Napoleon sends Boxer to...
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Madeleina Kay
Jul 1410 min read
Losing Reality – On Cults, Cultism, and the Mindest of Political and Religious Zealotry – Robert Jay Lifton
This book was a tough read but absolutely fascinating to me as it relates so much of my work (both my creative practice and professional...
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Madeleina Kay
Jul 77 min read
"The Object of Power is Power" - Notes on 1984
I read 1984 as a teenager, and given that I have been reading texts on Thought Reform for my research paper, it was definitely time for a...
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Madeleina Kay
Jul 55 min read
A Macat Analsis - Eric Hoffer’s The True Believer
In my hurried book ordering I accidentally bought the Macat Analysis rather than the original text of ‘The True Believer – Thoughts on...
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Madeleina Kay
Jun 125 min read
"international sporting contests lead to orgies of hatred" – George Orwell
I've been reading some more essays by George Orwell on the topic of Nationalism for my MA research paper. Given my prior work on a...
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Madeleina Kay
Jun 94 min read
"If public opinion is sluggish, inconvenient minorities will be persecuted" - George Orwell
I've been reading a series of short essays on Fascism and Democracy by George Orwell for my research paper. It always stuns me how...
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