{"product_id":"radical-unlearning-lewis-raven-wallace-9780807014882","title":"Radical Unlearning: The Art and Science of Creating Change from Within","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn accessible exploration into how we can use trauma psychology to unravel and transform our harmful beliefs\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eRadical Unlearning, \u003c\/i\u003ejournalist and transgender antiracist activist Lewis Raven Wallace argues that breaking out of the frameworks of thought and behavior we've been taught in our formative years \u003ci\u003eis\u003c\/i\u003e possible. But what does it take to let go of our most deeply held beliefs and ideologies? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eRadical Unlearning \u003c\/i\u003eexplores the many pathways by which people free themselves from feedback loops in their daily lives that are dangerous, supremacist, or simply no longer serve them. Focusing on the stories of people who have unlearned harmful paths of self-reflection, each chapter approaches an interviewee about what conditions made their own transformations possible. Many interviewees refer to practices rooted in the concept of neuroplasticity--the ability to change what and how we think, enabling us to build new capacities and behaviors throughout our lives. Wallace unpacks the latest developments in neuropsychology as they relate to responding to trauma, politicized somatics, and social justice and community organizing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe learns about his grandmother's struggle to unlearn racism and transphobia late in life; his colleagues and collaborators in organizing and journalism; his comrades in prison; and people with extreme stories of unlearning, including a former white nationalist who is now a trans antiracist, and a former Israeli soldier who now a radical antizionist. Interspersed with these testimonies are discussion questions and exercises to guide readers on their own journey of radical unlearning. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWallace ultimately discovers the key to unlearning lies in community. In order to fight for collective liberation, we must embrace unlearning as a collective practice available to all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lewis Raven Wallace\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0807014885\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780807014882\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Beacon Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/28\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs","brand":"Lewis Raven Wallace","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46685965189375,"sku":"9780807014882","price":28.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fe387dab-d416-4f6d-84df-ab82126a3b2b.jpg?v=1741727299","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/radical-unlearning-lewis-raven-wallace-9780807014882","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}