Film & Cultural Studies
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From  Race and EthnicityFrom: How Societies Work |
In this Chapter: What is racism, and what are its roots? Do racism and other forms of social intolerance exist in Canada? How do various social theories explain the persistence of racism? What is … | Joanne Naiman | 24 | 2012 | $3.84 Add |
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From  RastusFrom: Uncle |
This chapter examines Rastus, an Uncle Tom-like figure who was featured in several early silent films. The character later appeared in advertisements for Cream of Wheat. | Cheryl Thompson | 8 | 2021 | $0.80 Add |
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From  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 … | Gordon Brent Ingram | 26 | 2001 | $0.52 Add |
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From  Reflections on the Antigone and Other Courtroom DramasFrom: Antigone v. Creon |
Discussion of dramatic depictions of courtroom trials. | Roger S. Fisher | 11 | 2014 | $1.10 Add |
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From  Regurgitations: What’s Left? |
In this chapter, Filippi traces how roughly eighty years of Italian colonial rule, spanning the late nineteenth to early twenty-first centuries, left enduring marks on language, cinema, and … | Francesco Filippi | 26 | 2024 | $2.60 Add |
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From  Responding to Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson & Claiming the Power of Native VoiceFrom: Bigotry on Broadway |
The author recounts her shock and offense at the play Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, which, as she explores in this essay, is ahistorical and includes racist and problematic represenations of … | Betsy Theobald Richards | 10 | 2021 | $1.00 Add |
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From  Right Here, Right NowFrom: At Home |
Chapter 8 features an interview with Stan Krzyzanowski. This chapter discusses artists who are inspired by the details of day-to-day life and who explore how the place where one lives can create … | Lezli Rubin-Kunda | 9 | 2018 | $0.90 Add |
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From  Roots of Canadian Cultural Policies |
Brief history of Canadian cultural policy in the 20th century, background to the period from 1984 to 2019. | Garry Neil | 18 | 2019 | $1.80 Add |
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From Sacred ConnectionsFrom: At Home |
Chapter 6 features Diane Pugen. The chapter focuses on artists whose sense of home is tied directly to the land itself. | Lezli Rubin-Kunda | 9 | 2018 | $0.90 Add |
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From Sambo and Uncle RemusFrom: Uncle |
This chapter explores the creation and career of two other stock characters: Sambo and Uncle Remus, both of whom share important charactaristics with Uncle Tom. | Cheryl Thompson | 7 | 2021 | $0.70 Add |
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From  NEW! Scene 1Introduction |
Scene 1 introduces the authors of the book and the play it is based on. It discusses theatre, having children, personal relationships, the relationship between science and art, and nature. | David Suzuki; Miriam Fernandes; Ravi Jain; Tara Cullis | 10 | 2022 | $1.00 Add |
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From NEW! Scene 2Tara |
Scene 2 focuses on Tara and her decades-spanning relationship and work with her husband, David Suzuki. It discusses immigration, World War II, discrimination, marriage and married life, activism, … | David Suzuki; Miriam Fernandes; Ravi Jain; Tara Cullis | 13 | 2022 | $1.30 Add |
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From NEW! Scene 3Science + Art / Left + Right |
Scene 3 explores the topics of nature, curiosity, science, technology, and advocacy. | David Suzuki; Miriam Fernandes; Ravi Jain; Tara Cullis | 10 | 2022 | $1.00 Add |
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From NEW! Scene 4The Amazon |
Scene 4 focuses on David and Tara’s work in the Amazon. It discusses climate, the developing world, Indigenous advocacy, Canada’s role in climate change, government, and advocacy. | David Suzuki; Miriam Fernandes; Ravi Jain; Tara Cullis | 10 | 2022 | $1.00 Add |
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From NEW! Scene 5Feminism + The Economy |
Scene 5 explores the role of feminism. Discussing unpaid labour, GDP, economic growth, and more. | David Suzuki; Miriam Fernandes; Ravi Jain; Tara Cullis | 4 | 2022 | $0.40 Add |
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From NEW! Scene 6The Kiss |
Scene 6 revisits David and Tara’s early years together. It discusses the ‘Outies’ and ‘Innies’, university, lectures, marriage, and a kiss. | David Suzuki; Miriam Fernandes; Ravi Jain; Tara Cullis | 10 | 2022 | $1.00 Add |
