Film & Cultural Studies

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Wear It with Pride:

The Fashions of Toronto's Pride Parade and Canadian Queer Identities

From: In a Queer Country

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There have been many studies that claim that homosexuals have long engaged in "reading" ‘each other, in finding elements of presentation, which show "I am what you are." … 33 $0.99 Add
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Fairy Tales of Two Cities:

or Queer Nation(s)-National Cinema(s)

From: In a Queer Country

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Thomas Waugh’s "Fairy Tales of Two Cities: Queer Nation(s)-National Cinema(s)" considers examples from a past when Canadian cinema in general was defining itself, in response to … 26 $0.52 Add
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Harry Belafonte and Sidney Poitier

From: Uncle

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In this chapter, Thompson examines the careers of several important Black actors whose characters were not "stranded in cinematic slavery." 8 $0.80 Add
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Select Bibliography

From: Antigone v. Creon

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List of court cases, books, and articles used as source material. 12 $1.20 Add
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The Tongue Twister Game

Reconsruction

From: The Power Manual

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The Tongue Twister game is from the field of theater. Actors play it to learn how to be in tune with their stage partner. The purpose of this game is to use the signs of interactions to tell a … 5 $0.50 Add
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The Anti-Tom

From: Uncle

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This chapter explores the socio-economic context in which Black communities began to police the boundaries of racial loyalty. It was at this time that "Uncle Tom" became the label used … 13 $1.30 Add
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The Meisner Game

Reconsruction

From: The Power Manual

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The Meisner game is from the field of theater. Actors play it to learn how to be in tune with their stage partner. Sanford Meisner, an American theater master, developed a unique approach to … 5 $0.50 Add
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Good Times’ Coonfoolery

From: Uncle

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In this chapter, Thompson writes about depictions of African Americans on television, especially in shows written and produced by Norman Lear. 9 $0.90 Add
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The Yes, But/Yes, And Game

Sign Reading, Deconstruction

From: The Power Manual

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The Yes, But/Yes, And game comes from the field of theater. The goal for the actor is to keep the story going, even in tricky interactions. Therefore, blocking and accepting are key acting … 4 $0.40 Add
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The Circle Game

Reconsruction

From: The Power Manual

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The Circle game is from the field of theater. Actors play it to learn how to be in tune with the other actors on stage. When on stage, even if the actor is not directly interacting with another … 4 $0.40 Add
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Uncle Tom and Black Capitalism

From: Uncle

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This chapter concerns the rise of Black conservatism in the 1980s and early 90s, as exemplified by figures such as Clarence Thomas. 23 $2.30 Add
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Place Making and Place Taking: Cultural Policy in BC

From: British Columbia Politics and Government

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Assessment of BC cultural policy in support of an argument that it consists of a "place-based" approach characterized by regional politics. 22 $2.20 Add
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The 1980s, Bill Cosby, and Smokescreen Toms

From: Uncle

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This chapter examines the role of Black conservatives in the web of free-market capitalism, focusing especially on the ideology of The Cosby Show. 14 $1.40 Add
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The Lane Game

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From: The Power Manual

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The Lane game is from the field of theater. Actors play it to learn how to be in tune with the other actors on stage. When on stage, even if the actor is not directly interacting with another … 4 $0.40 Add
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A Politically Correct Uncle Tom and an In-Your-Face Topsy

From: Uncle

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In this chapter, Thompson explores the meanings of the made-for-TV movie version of Uncle Tom’s Cabin. 12 $1.20 Add