It’s not always easy being a socialist. Sometimes it’s work. Here’s some of the research we’ve been examining over the summer as we prepare to Cut Your Hair in the Socialist Style.
A sampling of our summer reading list.
- Black Liberation and Socialism. Ahmed Shawki. Haymarket Books, 2006.
- Atomic City: the Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win WWII. Denise Kiernan. Touchstone, 2014.
- The Ransom of Russian Art. John McPhee. McMillian. 1994.
- Hairdresser and Barbershop Signs in Africa. Nataša Njegovanović Ristić. Exhibition catalogue. 2009.
- Thinking with Type. Ellen Lupton. Princeton Architectural Press. 2010.
- A Peoples Art History of the United States. Nicolas Lambert. The New Press. 2013.
- All of Us or None of US: Social Justice Posters from the San Francisco Bay Area. Lincoln Cushing. Heyday. 2012.
And what would summer be without a few movies? Here’s some that have been informing our progress.
- The Propaganda Game. Director, Álvaro Longoria. 2015.
- Barbershop: The Next Cut. Director, Malcolm D. Lee. 2016.
- Do The Right Thing. Director, Spike Lee. 1989.
- Welcome to Leith. Directors, Michael Beech Nichols & Christopher K. Walker. 2015.
- The Russian Woodpecker. Director, Chad Garcia. 2015.
- Sausage Party. Directors, Greg Tiernan, Conrad Vernon, 2016.
Visit your local library for resources and follow our progress on Instagram, Facebook, Flickr, and Blogger at #cutyourhairinthesocialiststyle.