English & Literature Studies

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"Portraits of Elsa" 1990

"Portraits of Elsa" 1990

From: The Quebec Anthology

The story included here is the title story of Portraits d’Elsa et autres histoires, translated by David Homel. A remarkably subtle yet powerful story about the disappearance of the self, … 12 $0.72 Add
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Preface

Preface

From: Finding Our Niche

In the Preface of Finding Our Niche, Loring introduces himself as a white male settler seeking to understand the implications of this identity on his ability to tell stories of positive and … 5 $0.50 Add
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Building the Unity Mosque

Building the Unity Mosque

From: Any Other Way

El-Farouk Khaki recounts the process of establishing a mosque in Toronto. 3 $0.30 Add
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Prologue

The Fight of My Life

From: Float Like a Butterfly, Drink Mint Tea

Alex Wood introduces readers to his journey, his family, and notes that he’s been battling addiction since childhood. In three years, he quit 14 different addictions, each covered … 8 $0.80 Add
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Puritan Representation in Canonic Literature

Puritan Representation in Canonic Literature

From: Suppression of the Erotic in Modern Hebrew Literature

The following chapter will first provide an insight into two prototypes of literary representation of “purity” that define the Sabra and delimit the other. It will be followed by a … 21 $2.31 Add
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Put Me in the Living Room and Cover Me with Flowers

Put Me in the Living Room and Cover Me with Flowers

Queering Death

From: The Care We Dream Of

In this account of her mother’s death, the author elaborated on the do-it-yourself attitude she brought to queering her grief, and also the the healing relationship she developed with death … 20 $2.00 Add
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Piss in a Bag

Piss in a Bag

From: Any Other Way

Gerald Hannon describes a homophobic prank he witnessed as a closeted young man in Toronto in the 1960s 1 $0.10 Add
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Queer and Cripple in the 6ix

Queer and Cripple in the 6ix

From: Any Other Way

Andrew Gurza decribes how queer spaces are often inaccessible to those with limited mobility. 2 $0.20 Add
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Queer Nation?

Queer Nation?

From: In a Queer Country

"Queer Nation?" offer s an historical overview of gay and lesbian practices in Canada, with some suggestions that they reflect a nation al character. The approach of the article was … 25 $0.50 Add
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Radical Compassion

Radical Compassion

From: Cure for Hate

This chapter continues to detail the changes in the views of the author, including the impact of Vipassana meditation and the radical compassion of a new counselor, mentor and friend. He … 20 $2.00 Add
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Red Coats and Redskins.

Red Coats and Redskins.

From: The Imaginary Indian

The romance of the Mountie Police comes dressed as an adventure story, an adventure in nation-building, but it is far more than that. Like all treasured national stories, myths if you prefer, it … 45 $4.50 Add
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Red Coats and Redskins.

From: The Imaginary Indian, 1st Edition

The romance of the Mountie Police comes dressed as an adventure story, an adventure in nation-building, but it is far more than that. Like all treasured national stories, myths if you prefer, it … 45 $1.80 Add
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Red Flags
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Red Flags

From: The Trauma Beat

In this chapter, Cherry explores the complexities of publicizing human trafficking cases and reflects on her own experiences reporting these crimes. Cherry discusses the potential consequences of … 20 $2.00 Add
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Desh Pardesh: A Cultural Festival with Attitude

Desh Pardesh: A Cultural Festival with Attitude

From: Any Other Way

Sharon Fernandez recalls the Rise and Fall of Desh Paresh, a popular cultural festival for Toronto’s LGBTQ community. 4 $0.40 Add
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Redesigning Wreck:

Redesigning Wreck:

Beach Meets Forest as Location of Male Homoerotic Culture & Placemaking in Pacific Canada

From: In a Queer Country

Gordon Brent Ingram turns to a place in which gay men both define their identities through an assertion of territory and engage in the sexuality that makes them what they are. This essay … 26 $0.52 Add