English & Literature Studies

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How to Tell People Things They Very Probably Won’t Be Happy to Hear, at Least at First

How to Tell People Things They Very Probably Won’t Be Happy to Hear, at Least at First

From: Special Topics in Being a Human

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How We Go Home

How We Go Home

Voices from Indigenous North America

In myriad ways, each narrator’s life has been shaped by loss, injustice, and resilience—and by the struggle of how to share space with settler nations whose essential aim is to take … 344 View
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I did not know who I was

I did not know who I was

From: Gang Life

twenty-five-year-old Kim describes a life, both inside and outside her gang, in which “I did not know who I was.” Her childhood and early adolescence were wracked with rejection and … 21 $2.10 Add
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Get Mad - Play Rock 'n' Roll

Get Mad – Play Rock ‘n’ Roll

From: Any Other Way

Susan Cole recalls her experience forming a band in the 1970’s and the power of music to inspire a community. 4 $0.40 Add
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I Was in Charge of Kitty Litter

I Was in Charge of Kitty Litter

From: Any Other Way

Jane Farrow decribes the queer houses of Toronto, residences that were passed from friend to friend. More than residences, these houses served as gathering places, refuges, and communities. 3 $0.30 Add
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I Was Miss General Idea

I Was Miss General Idea

From: Any Other Way

Derek McCormack describes how he adopted the identity of Miss General Idea, a character created by the Toronto art collective, and made her real. 2 $0.20 Add
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I won't back down

I won’t back down

From: Gang Life

Jake, who is Caucasian and twenty-eight years old, takes us on a whirlwind tour that parallels the emotional and behavioural problems that plagued his childhood with his life in a gang. He was … 19 $1.90 Add
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If I told you I'd have to kill you

If I told you I’d have to kill you

From: Gang Life

meet thirty-two-year-old Jeremy and thirty-year-old Dawn. Jeremy is a scrawny transporter of guns, drugs, and money for various gangs. Despite having Aboriginal blood, he passes as white, which … 16 $1.60 Add
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Imagining an Intercultural Nation:

Imagining an Intercultural Nation:

A Moment in Canadian Queer Cinema

From: In a Queer Country

James Allan’s "Imagining an Intercultural Nation: A Moment in Canadian Queer Cinema" explores three films of recent years which feature gay topics, Kanada by Mike Holboom, Love … 27 $0.54 Add
In a Queer Country

In a Queer Country

Gay and Lesbian Studies in the Canadian Context

In terms of rights and freedoms for queers, Canada holds an international reputation as among the most liberal of nations. Yet this picture of harmonious gay and lesbian assimilation is nothing … 320 View
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In Love and Community, Like the Trees

In Love and Community, Like the Trees

From: Crip Kinship

Topics discussed include the role of love in social justice, collective liberation and freedom, love as a practice, accountability, and nature. 11 $1.10 Add
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"In My Condition" 1989

"In My Condition" 1989

From: The Quebec Anthology

"Dans mon état," the story translated here by Matt Cohen as "In My Condition," first appeared in XYZ in 1989. Like the stories of Claire Dé, Pellerin’s blend … 5 $0.30 Add
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In Olden Times, When Wishing Still Helped

In Olden Times, When Wishing Still Helped

The Fairy Tale in France and Germany

From: Disfigured

Chapter 3 explores fairy tales from France and Germany, exploring topics including the rise of modern fairy tales, disfigurement and disability in fairy tales, a history of the Grimm brothers, … 20 $2.00 Add
In Pursuit of Justice

In Pursuit of Justice

Just Us! Coffee Roasters Co-op and the Fair Trade Movement

This is the story of Just Us! Coffee Roasters Co-op, Canada’s first fair trade coffee roaster. This book describes its successes and its failures and details how a small group of people … ; 144 View