Subversive: Christ, Culture, and the Shocking Dorothy L. Sayers By Crystal DowningRequirements: .ePUB reader, 2 MBOverview: Known for her bestselling detective novels, Dorothy L. Sayers lived a fascinating, groundbreaking life as a novelist, feminist, Oxford scholar, and important influence on the spiritual life of C.S. Lewis. This pioneering woman not only forged a literary career […]
The Subversive Poetics of Alfred Jarry: Ubusing Culture in the Almanachs Du Pere Ub by Marieke DubbelboerRequirements: .ePUB reader, 9 MBOverview: Paradox and provocation were essential features of all of the work of Alfred Jarry (1873-1907). His non-conformist attitude, whether employed to subvert literary or artistic conventions or to scrutinize social and political issues, marked […]
Subversive Virtue: Asceticism and Authority in the Second-Century Pagan World by James A. Francis Requirements: .ePUB reader, 1.5 MBOverview: Students of the Roman Empire no less than those who are interested in early Christianity will find Francis’s study requisite for comprehending the evolution of the pagan and Christian ascetic movements of late antiquity.-Paul B. Harvey, […]
Subversive by Colleen Cowley (Clandestine Magic Book 1) Requirements: epub/azw3/mobi reader, 536 kbOverview: A wizard. An unwilling assistant. An explosive secret.In an America controlled by wizards and 100 years behind on women’s rights, Beatrix Harper counts herself among the resistance—the Women’s League for the Prohibition of Magic. Then Peter Blackwell, the only wizard her town […]
Subversive Seas: Anticolonial Networks across the Twentieth-Century Dutch Empire by Kris AlexandersonRequirements: .PDF reader, 7.5 MBOverview: This revealing portrait of the Dutch Empire repositions our understanding of modern empires from the terrestrial to the oceanic. It highlights the importance of shipping, port cities, and maritime culture to the political struggles of the 1920s and 30s. […]