English & Literature Studies

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Special Topics in Being a Human

Special Topics in Being a Human

A Queer and Tender Guide to Things I've Learned the Hard Way about Caring For People, Including Myself

S. Bear Bergman’s illustrated guide to practical advice for the modern age, filtered through a queer lens. As an author, educator, and public speaker, S. Bear Bergman has documented his … ; 272 View
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Spring: The Greening Season

Spring: The Greening Season

From: The Big Book of Nature Activities

Spring usually begins as a tug-of-war with winter. Just when we think warmer weather is here to stay, we are hit with another blast of cold and snow. However, the change of season is always … ; 62 $6.20 Add
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Steps to Gentrification

Steps to Gentrification

From: Any Other Way

Allison Bergess recounts the story of The Steps, which were constructed in 1984 and became a victim of gentrification twenty years later. 3 $0.30 Add
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Storytelling as Activism, as Crip-Centric Strategy

Storytelling as Activism, as Crip-Centric Strategy

From: Crip Kinship

Topics discussed include storytelling as a form of activism, silencing of the disabled and ill, empowering and using one’s own voice, historical lineages of oppression, mapping community, … 15 $1.50 Add
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Summer: The Cresendo

Summer: The Cresendo

From: The Big Book of Nature Activities

The preparations of spring bear fruit in summer. Eggs become fledged birds, flowers become ripe berries and tadpoles transform into small frogs and toads. Summer is a treat for all of our senses. … ; 62 $6.20 Add
Suppression of the Erotic in Modern Hebrew Literature

Suppression of the Erotic in Modern Hebrew Literature

Issues of sexuality, censorship, and self-censorship in the formation of national and cultural identities are a focus of great interest in contemporary literary research. This is the first work … 423 View
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Surviving Together

Surviving Together

From: The Care We Dream Of

In a queered way of conceptualizing family, reproduction, and parenting,the author describes the make up of her family. She draws on imagry such as a mason jar and a dream, family as a technology … 26 $2.60 Add
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Tabloid Journalism and the Rise of a Gay Press in Toronto

Tabloid Journalism and the Rise of a Gay Press in Toronto

From: Any Other Way

Donald McLeod describes how the first queer representation in the city’s press occurred in the tabloids. 3 $0.30 Add
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Take Me Away to Another World

Take Me Away to Another World

From: Any Other Way

Rebecka Sheffield recalls the role that Ellen Degeneres and Anne Heche played in her life and an encounter she had with Heche after moving to Toronto from Saskatoon. 2 $0.20 Add
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Talking Forbidden Love:

Talking Forbidden Love:

An Interview with Lynne Fernie

From: In a Queer Country

Lynne Fernie, co-director with Aerlynn Weisman of the documentary, Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives emphasizes in the interview that the film was intended as a multiple … 25 $0.50 Add
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Terms and Conditions

Terms and Conditions

From: Gang Life

The story of Ivan is told in Chapter Ten. He is forty-one years of age, and he came to Canada as a young boy when his family — mother, stepfather, and younger brother — fled a civil … 15 $1.50 Add
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The Arts in Interesting Times
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The Arts in Interesting Times

From: Reclaiming Canadian Sovereignty in a Ruptured World

From Reclaiming Canadian Sovereignty in a Ruptured World: 14 $1.40 Add
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The Beginnings

The Beginnings

From: In Pursuit of Justice

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The Big Book of Nature Activities

The Big Book of Nature Activities

A Year-Round Guide to Outdoor Learning

The average child can identify over 300 corporate logos, but only 10 native plants or animals—a telling indictment of our modern disconnection from nature. Soaring levels of obesity, high … 387 View
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The Bisexuality Wars:

The Bisexuality Wars:

The Perils of Identity as Marginality

From: In a Queer Country

Zoe Newman’s ‘The Bisexuality Wars: The Perils of Identity as Marginality" looks at differing views of sexual orientation, in particular the role of self-identified bisexuals in … 21 $0.42 Add
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Hanlan's Point

Hanlan’s Point

From: Any Other Way

Ed Jackson recounds the evolution of Hanlan’s point on Toronto Island from queer gathering place to the city’s first oficially designated clothing optional beach. 1 $0.10 Add