English & Literature Studies

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The City of Words

The City of Words

In the 2007 CBC Massey Lectures, Alberto Manguel leads us back into our literary tradition to find insight about one of the most contentious issues of our time: the rise of ethnic nationalism. … 178 View
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The Collective House on Dewson Street

The Collective House on Dewson Street

From: Any Other Way

Debbie Douglas tells how a house on Dawson Street became the epicentre for groups of queer black women for decades. 2 $0.20 Add
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The Cracked Mirror of Modernity

The Cracked Mirror of Modernity

From: The Triumph of Narrative

In this chapter, Fulford explores how individuals and societies construct identity and meaning through narrative in an increasingly complex modern world. 28 $2.80 Add
The Cult of Efficiency

The Cult of Efficiency

We live in an age dominated by the cult of efficiency. Efficiency in the raging debate about public goods is often used as a code word to advance political agendas. When it is used correctly, … 330 View
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Cutting Edge
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The Cutting Edges

From: Cutting Edge

In this chapter, Gawthrop traces the growth of queer hockey in Canada, centring on Vancouver’s Cutting Edges, founded in the mid-1990s by Dan and Kevin Griffin, and the Toronto Gay Hockey … 17 $1.70 Add
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The Desolate Land

The Desolate Land

From: Disfigured

Chapter 7 explores ‘desolate lands’ as synonyms for depression in fairy tales, discussing topics including rape in fairy tales, construction of mental illness in fairy tales, the case … 28 $2.80 Add
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The Dictionary of Homophobia: L

The Dictionary of Homophobia: L

Publisher's note, Preface to the Original Edition, Editor's Preface To the English-Language Edition, Introduction, The Anti-Anthology, Table of Entries, Contributors

From: The Dictionary of Homophobia

Latin America (Luiz Mott); Law. See European Law; Leduc, Violette (Anne-Claire Rebreyend); Lesbophobia (Raymonde Gérard); Literature (Louis-Georges Tin); Lobby (Caroline Fourest) ; 38 $1.14 Add
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The Dictionary of Homophobia: R

The Dictionary of Homophobia: R

Publisher's note, Preface to the Original Edition, Editor's Preface To the English-Language Edition, Introduction, The Anti-Anthology, Table of Entries, Contributors

From: The Dictionary of Homophobia

Radclyffe Hall, Marguerite (Florence Tamagne); Rhetoric (Louis-Georges Tin); Right Wing. See Far Right; Russia (Nicolas Plagne) ; 32 $0.96 Add
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The Early Days : Executive Director Gundars Strads remembers the origins of the Before Columbus Foundation
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The Early Days : Executive Director Gundars Strads remembers the origins of the Before Columbus Foundation

From: Blind Persistence

In this chapter, Strads traces the Before Columbus Foundation’s origins in late-1970s Berkeley, where literary advocates distributed diverse authors’ works. 4 $0.40 Add
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The Elephant in the Newsroom: The Palestinian Exception at CTV
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The Elephant in the Newsroom: The Palestinian Exception at CTV

From: Razing Palestine

In this chapter, Jamal recounts her experiences as a Palestinian journalist at CTV, exploring what she terms the ‘Palestine Exception’—the systematic erasure of Palestinian … 12 $1.20 Add
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The Elephant, the Mouse, and the Lesbian National Park Rangers

The Elephant, the Mouse, and the Lesbian National Park Rangers

From: In a Queer Country

Whether the discussion is of a queer nation or a queer country, citizenship must be a concern, but to follow the usual assumptions about the gay community, so must spectacle and display. bj … 20 $0.40 Add
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The Encounter of a Brown, Trini, Carib, Callaloo Dyke with Police at Pride 1999

The Encounter of a Brown, Trini, Carib, Callaloo Dyke with Police at Pride 1999

From: Any Other Way

Kam reflects on the formation of the Toronto organization, Lesbians of Colour. 2 $0.20 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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The Facilities

The Facilities

From: Gender Failure

In this chapter, Coyote discusses the harrasment that transgender people face in public washrooms. 8 $0.80 Add
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The Fallout of a Murder

The Fallout of a Murder

From: Any Other Way

Ed Jackson recounts the fallout of the murder of 12 year old Emanuel Jaques in 1977 and the crackdown on the gay community that ensued. 4 $0.40 Add
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"The Ferryman" 1920

"The Ferryman" 1920

From: The Quebec Anthology

"Le Passeur," the tide story included here— translated as "The Ferryman" by Sheila Fischman—is the title story from Loranger’s first book. 10 $0.60 Add