Madeleina Kay
When the Body Says No – Gabor Maté
I’ll be honest, I’m not sure how relevant this book is specifically to my research paper – but it was a very important book for me to...
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Madeleina Kay
- Sep 4
- 10 min
Combating Cult Mind Control – Steven Hassan PhD
I find this book by searching for literature on cults on Amazon and I am so glad I found it because the knowledge and insight of Steven...
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Madeleina Kay
- Aug 18
- 8 min
Thought Reform and the Psychology of Totalism
This was a challenging book to read, not least because of its length but the heavy topic was also galling at times. Since it is an...
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Madeleina Kay
- Aug 14
- 1 min
Blood Stains Like Ink Publication
The artist, Ally Zlatar, organised the online exhibition 'Blood Stains Like Ink' which features one of my textiles pieces as well as this...
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Madeleina Kay
- Aug 10
- 7 min
True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements – Eric Hoffer
It's been quite enlightening to read this book whilst the far right racist riots have been unfolding across the UK. It's the only story...
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Madeleina Kay
- Aug 8
- 6 min
‘But They’re So Nice: Unmasking Covert Abuse & Narcissistic People’ – Eleni Sagredos
Key Quotes Preface (Focuses on male narcisstic abuse) ‘These men will often place women on a pedestal. Yet this idolisation reflects...
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Madeleina Kay
- Aug 8
- 6 min
Was It Even Abuse? - by Emma Rose Byham
Key Quotes ‘The more survivors shared their experiences with me, the more it became clear there are common hurdles to overcome. These...
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Madeleina Kay
- Jul 31
- 6 min
It’s Not You – How to Identify and Heal from NARCISSISTIC People
I've been somewhat obsessively watching Dr Ramani Durvasula's Youtube channel trying to make sense of past relationships and the impact...
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Madeleina Kay
- Jul 21
- 5 min
"SOME ANIMALS ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS" - Notes on Animal Farm
Animal Farm was my favourite film as a child – we had a cartoon version on VHS. I cried every time at the moment Napoleon sends Boxer to...
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Madeleina Kay
- Jul 14
- 10 min
Losing Reality – On Cults, Cultism, and the Mindest of Political and Religious Zealotry – Robert Jay Lifton
This book was a tough read but absolutely fascinating to me as it relates so much of my work (both my creative practice and professional...
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Madeleina Kay
- Jul 7
- 7 min
"The Object of Power is Power" - Notes on 1984
I read 1984 as a teenager, and given that I have been reading texts on Thought Reform for my research paper, it was definitely time for a...
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Madeleina Kay
- Jul 5
- 5 min
A Macat Analsis - Eric Hoffer’s The True Believer
In my hurried book ordering I accidentally bought the Macat Analysis rather than the original text of ‘The True Believer – Thoughts on...
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Madeleina Kay
- Jun 12
- 5 min
"international sporting contests lead to orgies of hatred" – George Orwell
I've been reading some more essays by George Orwell on the topic of Nationalism for my MA research paper. Given my prior work on a...
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Madeleina Kay
- Jun 9
- 4 min
"If public opinion is sluggish, inconvenient minorities will be persecuted" - George Orwell
I've been reading a series of short essays on Fascism and Democracy by George Orwell for my research paper. It always stuns me how...
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Madeleina Kay
- Jun 8
- 5 min
"A confrontation with neutrality as a persistent ideology" – Laura Raicovich
Culture Strike Art and Museums in an Age of Protest. I read this book about a year ago and was really taken with Raichovich’s principled...
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Madeleina Kay
- Jun 7
- 4 min
"Nothing is static." - From Dictatorship to Democracy by Gene Sharp
'From Dictatorship to Democracy' is an interesting but short book by Gene Sharp. Written as a pamphlet guide to overcoming dictatorship,...
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Madeleina Kay
- Jun 7
- 11 min
"THE PROMISES OF KINDNESS AND THE PLEASURES OF DOING DAMAGE" - Barbara Kruger
I was looking forward to reading 'Thinking of You. I Mean Me. I Mean You.' by Barbara Kruger but I wasn't expecting to be as engaged with...
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Madeleina Kay
- May 27
- 15 min
A Brief History of Protest Art – Aindrea Emelife
I particularly enjoyed this book which my Dad gave me for my birthday. It was small and succinct but had some great content that is very...
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Madeleina Kay
- May 23
- 13 min
"A textile duet of tactile empathy" - Threads of Life by Clare Hunter
This book by Clare Hunter was fascinating but I found it difficult to get into its rhythm. It felt quite jolty in terms of abruptly...
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Madeleina Kay
- May 14
- 9 min
Craftivism for the Highly Sensitive Person
Jonathan suggested that I look up the “Craftivist Collective” during my tutorial and by chance, the lady I stayed with in Edinburgh had...
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