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Protest Art – Jessica Lack
I was particularly intrigued by the introduction to the book: ‘This is a book about art and protest and how artists have responded to...
Madeleina Kay
Mar 118 min read
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Born to Rebel
I discovered this book after watching a clip from a podcast interview on TikTok. It was a really fascinating read, although quite out of...
Madeleina Kay
Feb 26 min read
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Holzer-isms
When I ordered what I thought was going to be a book on Jenny Holzer's work, this piece of book art was not what I was expecting to...
Madeleina Kay
Jan 64 min read
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African Art Now
I picked up 'African Art Now - Fifty Pioneers Defining African Art for the Twenty-First Century' from the book stall at my university. I...
Madeleina Kay
Jan 14 min read
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Arguing for a Better World – Arianne Shahvisi
Someone bought me this book for my birthday, but since a lot of people bought me books, I can't remember who bought me this specific...
Madeleina Kay
Dec 22, 20248 min read
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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....
Madeleina Kay
Dec 1, 20245 min read
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"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...
Madeleina Kay
Oct 21, 20247 min read
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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...
Madeleina Kay
Oct 14, 20244 min read
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"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...
Madeleina Kay
Oct 4, 20248 min read
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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...
Madeleina Kay
Sep 10, 20247 min read
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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...
Madeleina Kay
Sep 4, 202410 min read
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Making Some Small Progress on the Research Paper Draft II
Overly conscious that the second draft of our research paper (2,500 words) is due in September, I decided to make some headway over the...
Madeleina Kay
Aug 26, 20245 min read
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Doormat Syndrome & the Narcissist Boots
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Madeleina Kay
Aug 23, 20241 min read
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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...
Madeleina Kay
Aug 18, 20248 min read
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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...
Madeleina Kay
Aug 14, 20241 min read
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‘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...
Madeleina Kay
Aug 8, 20246 min read
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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...
Madeleina Kay
Aug 8, 20246 min read
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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...
Madeleina Kay
Jul 14, 202410 min read
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"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...
Madeleina Kay
Jul 7, 20247 min read
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"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...
Madeleina Kay
Jun 12, 20245 min read
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