{"title":"Ruha Benjamin","description":"\u003cp\u003eRuha Benjamin's work explores the complex intersections of race, technology, and society, offering critical insights into how innovation shapes inequality and justice. Her books engage thoughtfully with contemporary issues in \u003cem\u003epolitics and current affairs\u003c\/em\u003e, challenging readers to reconsider the impact of technology on social structures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a keen focus on ethical implications and social change, her writings also contribute to \u003cem\u003ehealth and wellness\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eeducation\u003c\/em\u003e, inviting reflection on how systemic biases influence our collective well-being and knowledge systems. Benjamin’s thought-provoking narratives inspire a deeper understanding of equity in the digital age.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"viral-justice","title":"Viral Justice","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'A book as urgent as the moment that produced it.' - Jelani Cobb, Columbia Journalism School\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLong before the pandemic, Ruha Benjamin was doing groundbreaking research on race, technology, and justice, focusing on big, structural changes. But the twin plagues of COVID-19 and anti-Black police violence inspired her to rethink the importance of small, individual actions. Part memoir, part manifesto, \u003cem\u003eViral Justice\u003c\/em\u003e is a sweeping and deeply personal exploration of how we can transform society through the choices we make every day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eVividly recounting her personal experiences and those of her family, Benjamin shows how seemingly minor decisions and habits could spread virally and have exponentially positive effects. She recounts her father's premature death, illuminating the devastating impact of the chronic stress of racism, but she also introduces us to community organisers who are fostering mutual aid and collective healing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThrough her brother's experience with the criminal justice system, we see the trauma caused by policing practices and mass imprisonment, but we also witness family members finding strength as they come together to demand justice for their loved ones. And while her own challenges as a young mother reveal the vast inequities of our healthcare system, Benjamin also describes how the support of doulas and midwives can keep Black mothers and babies alive and well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBorn of a stubborn hopefulness, \u003cem\u003eViral Justice\u003c\/em\u003e offers a passionate, inspiring, and practical vision of how small changes can add up to large ones, transforming our relationships and communities and helping us build a more just and joyful world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Alliance Distribution Services Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45799080329452,"sku":"9780691224930","price":52.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780691224930.jpg?v=1728227262"},{"product_id":"viral-justice-by-ruha-benjamin-9780691222882","title":"Viral Justice","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA book as urgent as the moment that produced it. - Jelani Cobb, Columbia Journalism School\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLong before the pandemic, Ruha Benjamin was doing groundbreaking research on race, technology, and justice, focusing on big, structural changes. 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And while her own challenges as a young mother reveal the vast inequities of our healthcare system, Benjamin also describes how the support of doulas and midwives can keep Black mothers and babies alive and well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBorn of a stubborn hopefulness, \u003ci\u003eViral Justice\u003c\/i\u003e offers a passionate, inspiring, and practical vision of how small changes can add up to large ones, transforming our relationships and communities and helping us build a more just and joyful world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"NewSouth Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46852401463532,"sku":"9780691222882","price":57.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/619380e4ac937cdb46fbe4da10231504.jpg?v=1759168258"},{"product_id":"imagination-by-ruha-benjamin-9781324105015","title":"Imagination","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA world without prisons? Ridiculous. Schools that foster the genius of every child? Impossible. Work that doesn't strangle the life out of people? Naive. A society where everyone has food, shelter, love? In your dreams. \u003cem\u003eExactly\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRuha Benjamin, Princeton University professor, insists that imagination isn't a luxury. It is a vital resource and powerful tool for collective liberation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eImagination: A Manifesto\u003c\/em\u003e is her proclamation that we have the power to use our imaginations to challenge systems of oppression and create a world in which everyone can thrive. But obstacles abound. We have inherited destructive ideas that trap us inside a dominant imagination. Consider how racism, sexism, and classism make hierarchies, exploitation, and violence seem natural and inevitable—but all emerged from the human imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe most effective way to disrupt these deadly systems is to do so \u003cem\u003ecollectively\u003c\/em\u003e. Benjamin highlights the educators, artists, activists, and many others who are refuting powerful narratives that justify the status quo, crafting new stories that reflect our interconnection, and offering creative approaches to seemingly intractable problems.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eImagination: A Manifesto\u003c\/em\u003e offers visionary examples and tactics to push beyond the constraints of what we think, and are told, is possible. 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Presenting the concept of the “New Jim Code,” she shows how a range of discriminatory designs encode inequity by explicitly amplifying racial hierarchies; by ignoring but thereby replicating social divisions; or by aiming to fix racial bias but ultimately doing quite the opposite. Moreover, she makes a compelling case for race itself as a kind of technology, designed to stratify and sanctify social injustice in the architecture of everyday life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis illuminating guide provides conceptual tools for decoding tech promises with sociologically informed skepticism. 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