Library

FemPhys has a loanable library focusing on history, sociology, and philosophy of science, science fiction, and biographies of minoritized people in physics.

Come to our office to check one of these books out!

Title Author Genre
Becoming an Ally Anne Bishop Activism
The No-Nonsense Guide to Islam Ziauddin Sardar and Merryl Wyn Davies Activism
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood Marjane Satrapi Biography
Radioactive: Marie & Pierre Curie: A Tale of Love and Fallout Lauren Redniss Biography
Strong Force: The Story of Physcicist Shirley Ann Jackson Diane O'Connell Biography
Obsessive Genius: The Inner World of Marie Curie Barbara Goldsmith Biography
Making Space for Indigenous Feminism Joyse Green Feminism
Objectivity and Diversity: Another Logic of Scientific Research Sandra Harding Feminist Science
Written/Unwritten: Diversity and the Hidden Truths of Tenure Patricia Matthew Feminist Science
Pythagoras' Trousers: God, Physics and the Gender Wars Margaret Wertheim History of Science
Despite The Odds: Essays on Canadian Women and Science Gosztonyi Ainley History of Science
Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race Margot Lee Shetterly Biography
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions Thomas Kuhn Philosophy of Science
Mathematics: The Loss of Certainty Morris Kline Philosophy of Science
Feminism & Science Ed. Nancy Tuana Philosophy of Science
The Science Question in Feminism Sandra Harding Philosophy of Science
Whose Science? Whose Knowledge?: Thinking from Women's Lives Sandra Harding Philosophy of Science
Is Science Multicultural?: Postcolonialisms, Feminisms, and Epistemologies Sandra Harding Philosophy of Science
Meeting the Universe Halfway: Quantum Physics and the Entanglement of Matter and Meaning Karen Barad Philosophy of Science
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants Robin Wall Kimmerer Philosophy of Science
The Invention of Modern Science Isabelle Stengers Philosophy of Science
Bloodchild and Other Stories Octavia Butler Science Fiction
Love Beyond Body, Space, and Time: An Indigenous LGBT Sci-Fi Anthology Hope Nicholson, David Alexander Robertson, Richard van Camp Science Fiction
Accessing the Future Djibril Al-Ayad, Kathryn Allan Science Fiction
Ancillary Justice Ann Lecki Science Fiction
Ancillary Mercy Ann Lecki Science Fiction
Ancillary Sword Ann Lecki Science Fiction
The Left Hand of Darkness Ursula K Le Guin Science Fiction
Midnight Robber Nalo Hopkinson Science Fiction
Lilith's Brood Octavia Butler Science Fiction
The Real World of Technology Ursula M. Franklin Sociology of Science
The Varieties of Scientific Experience: A Personal View of the Search for God Carl Sagan Sociology of Science
Physics on the Fringe Margaret Wertheim Sociology of Science
To Write Like a Woman: Essays in Feminism and Science Fiction Joanna Russ Sociology of Science
I Died for Beauty: Dorothy Wrinch and the Cultures of Science Marjorie Senechal Biography
Beamtimes and Lifetimes: The World of High Energy Physicists Sharon Traweek Sociology of Science
The Body Hunters: Testing new drugs on the world's poorest patients Sonia Shah Sociology of Science
Science, Colonialism, and Indigenous Peoples: The Cultural Politics of Law and Knowledge Laurelyn Whitt Sociology of Science
Einstein on Race and Racism Fred Jerome, Rodger Taylor Sociology of Science
Interrogating Whiteness and Relinquishing Power: White Faculty's Commitment to Racial Consciousness in STEM Classrooms Ed. Nicole M. Joseph, Chayla Haynes, and Floyd Cobb Sociology of Science
Women, Technology, and the Myth of Progress Eileen B. Leonard Sociology of Science