Nora Loreto

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July 2020: The Lie of Personal Responsibility

July 2020: The Lie of Personal Responsibility

From: Spin Doctors

In this chapter, Loreto examines the neoliberal politics employed by politicians and the media to encourage a sense of individual responsibility to prevent further spread of the virus. Loreto … 22 $2.20 Add
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June 2020: Systemic Racism and COVID-19 Spread

June 2020: Systemic Racism and COVID-19 Spread

From: Spin Doctors

This chapter explores Covid-19 during June 2020 as well as the Black Lives Matter movement. The response of Canadian politicians and journalists is examined. Loreto discusses how Covid-19 … 26 $2.60 Add
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Mainstreaming Anti-Capitalist, Anti-Racist Feminism

Mainstreaming Anti-Capitalist, Anti-Racist Feminism

From: Take Back the Fight

Chapter ten, Mainstreaming Anti-capitalist, Anti-racist Feminism, argues that modern, mainstream feminism needs to be anti-racist, anti-capitalist and anti- colonial in order to be relevant, … 22 $2.20 Add
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March 2020: The Pandemic Emerges

March 2020: The Pandemic Emerges

From: Spin Doctors

In this chapter, Loreto discusses the first Covid-19 cases in Canada and examines the way Covid-19 was portrayed by politicians and the media during this time. 21 $2.10 Add
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March 2021: One Year in Media Cuts

March 2021: One Year in Media Cuts

From: Spin Doctors

In this chapter, Loreto examine why the Canadian media had frequently reported on Covid-19 using the narrative being peddled by the government, without providing any investigative alternatives. … 30 $3.00 Add
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May 2020: COVID-19 Hits Food Processing Industries

May 2020: COVID-19 Hits Food Processing Industries

From: Spin Doctors

This chapter covers how Covid-19 impacted food processing industries. Loreto examines how the workers in grocery stores, factories, and plants were "hailed as frontline heroes and treated as … 21 $2.10 Add
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Neoliberalism and Decentralized Activism

Neoliberalism and Decentralized Activism

From: Take Back the Fight

The second chapter, Neoliberalism and Decentralized Activism, provides background on neoliberal economic policy and considers the role of it in the destruction of social movements via the ways it … 20 $2.00 Add
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November 2020: The Race for the Vaccine

November 2020: The Race for the Vaccine

From: Spin Doctors

This chapter discusses the Covid-19 vaccine. Loreto examines how the vaccine was introduced by the government and framed in the media, as well as the response of Canadians to the announcement of … 24 $2.40 Add
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October 2020: Migrant Workers and COVID-19

October 2020: Migrant Workers and COVID-19

From: Spin Doctors

This chapter focuses on how Covid-19 impacted migrant workers in Canada. Loreto discuss the work and living conditions of various farms in Canada during Covid-19, as well as how the government … 23 $2.30 Add
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September 2020: Back to School

September 2020: Back to School

From: Spin Doctors

This chapter examines Covid-19 in relation to schools. Loreto discusses how the transitions from in person and online classes impacted Covid outbreaks, as well as how public policy and the media … 22 $2.20 Add
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Social Movement Organizations as a Vehicle for Change

Social Movement Organizations as a Vehicle for Change

From: Take Back the Fight

Chapter four, Social Movement Organizations as a Vehicle for Change, first unpacks what movement organizations are, looking at the campaign for maternity leave as a case study, and then … 18 $1.80 Add
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White Supremacy and the First Feminist Waves in Canada

White Supremacy and the First Feminist Waves in Canada

From: Take Back the Fight

In the first chapter, the author narrates the history of the first feminist movement in Canada until the collapse of the National Action Committee on the Status of Women. She focuses on the … 18 $1.80 Add