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Walking Away from Hate

Walking Away from Hate

Our Journey through Extremism

As a troubled teen, Lauren Manning sought refuge online in the angry world of black metal music. When she met a recruiter who offered her the acceptance she craved, the doctrine of white … ; 240 View
Weapons of Mass Instruction

Weapons of Mass Instruction

A Schoolteacher’s Journey Through the Dark World of Compulsory Schooling

John Taylor Gatto’s Weapons of Mass Instruction, now available in paperback, focuses on mechanisms of traditional education which cripple imagination, discourage critical thinking, and … 241 View
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Weapons of Mass Instruction

Weapons of Mass Instruction

From: Weapons of Mass Instruction

The trapped flea strategy; ugliness; the horse-in-box effect; the artificial extension of childhood; misdirection; the cauldron of broken time: these and more are some deadly Weapons of Mass … 46 $4.60 Add
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What Can “Settler of Colour” Teach Us?: A Conversation of the Complexities of Decolonization in White Universities
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What Can “Settler of Colour” Teach Us?: A Conversation of the Complexities of Decolonization in White Universities

From: White Benevolence

In chapter 10, Shaista Patel and Nisha Nath explore the idea of “settlers of colour,” in upholding ongoing colonial violence and Indigenous dispossession in North America. Building on … ; 17 $1.70 Add
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What is Education?

What is Education?

From: Weapons of Mass Instruction

According to Kant, four questions live at the heart of all educational quests: What can I know? What may I hope? What ought I to do? What is man? School policy in America is made by people who … 12 $1.20 Add
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What Peace <i>Is</i>

What Peace Is

From: Are We Done Fighting?

This final chapter arrives at defining peace, revealing it as a continual and dynamic process rather than a static state. The chapter shifts focus to the concept of peacebuilding to reflect this. 6 $0.60 Add
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What Peace is <i> Not</i>

What Peace is Not

From: Are We Done Fighting?

This chapter shows the reader that on our journey to understand peace and help it spread, we need to understand more about ourselves and what motivates us to do the things we do. In order to … 11 $1.10 Add
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What/Who Kills?

What/Who Kills?

From: Decolonizing Academia

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What's Natural?

What’s Natural?

From: Are We Done Fighting?

This chapter examines the question of how humans naturally relate to violence, considering archeological, anthropological, biological and psychological evidence. The author asserts that the … 9 $0.90 Add
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What's the difference between cultural appreciation and cultural appropriation?

What’s the difference between cultural appreciation and cultural appropriation?

From: Frequently Asked White Questions

Chapter 6 asks the question, what is the difference between cultural appreciation and cultural appropriation? Discussing both cultural appropriation and cultural appreciation, consumerism, … ; 13 $1.30 Add
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When Hate Rises

When Hate Rises

From: Are We Done Fighting?

This chapter considers situations where hate emerges, and uses research to examine and clarify common understandings about why hate has emerged. He provides tips on how to respond to and confront … 16 $1.60 Add
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Where Are the Black Female Faculty? Employment Equity Policy Failures and the Overrepresentation of Whiteness

Where Are the Black Female Faculty? Employment Equity Policy Failures and the Overrepresentation of Whiteness

From: Academic Well-Being of Racialized Students

This chapter exposes and interrogates the gap between employment equity policies and the reality of underrepresentation of Black female faculty at two Atlantic Canadian universities. 12 $1.20 Add
White Benevolence
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White Benevolence

Racism and Colonial Violence in the Helping Professions

When working with Indigenous people, the helping professions —education, social work, health care and justice — reinforce the colonial lie that Indigenous people need saving. In White … 289 View
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White Entitlement in Antiracism and Anticolonialism
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White Entitlement in Antiracism and Anticolonialism

From: White Benevolence

In chapter 16, Jeff Halvorsen, Régine King, Liza Lorenzetti, Adrian Wolfleg and Lemlem Haile discuss social justice as a core value of Social Work. Social justice is an aspirational charter … ; ; ; 17 $1.70 Add
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Who Benefits?

Who Benefits?

From: Are We Done Fighting?

This chapter brings a new, powerful question to frame conflict situations. The author looks at research that examines how and why we engage in conflict situations, and the surprising benefits of … 12 $1.20 Add
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Who Can Define a Proper Muslim?

Who Can Define a Proper Muslim?

From: Islamophobia and the Question of Muslim Identity

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