Film & Cultural Studies

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Something Below Humanity

The Beautiful and the Beastly

From: Disfigured

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Chapter 6 examines the archetype of beauty and the beast, exploring topics such as physical beauty, pity, humanity, isolation and childhood, beauty as good a sign of one’s characteristics, … 27 $2.70 Add
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Telecommunications:

Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose?

From: Cultural Industries.ca

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Daniel Paré reminds us of the fact that all the content discussed in the previous chapters must now be distributed through an elaborate telecommunications system, and how much old companies … 19 $1.90 Add
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The Social Construction of Ideas and Knowledge

From: How Societies Work

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Appendix 2. The Mammalian Protocol for Collaborating with Children and Young People

From: Haircuts by Children and Other Evidence for a New Social Contract

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The second appendix describes in detail the Mammalian Diving Reflex company’s protocol for working with children and young people, with special consideration to the UN Rights of the Child. 25 $2.50 Add
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Celebrity Indians and Plastic Shamans

From: The Imaginary Indian

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Non-native Canadians have always formed their impressions of the Indian without much reference to actual Native people, and especially without hearing what Native people might have to say about … 58 $5.80 Add
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Celebrity Indians and Plastic Shamans

From: The Imaginary Indian, 1st Edition

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Non-native Canadians have always formed their impressions of the Indian without much reference to actual Native people, and especially without hearing what Native people might have to say about … 58 $2.90 Add
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Guess Who’s Coming to the Awards Dinner

From: Thinking While Black

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In this chapter the author reflects on Armond White’s and Paul Gilroy’s careers as film and culture critics and intellectuals within the rebel generation. The author specifically … 20 $2.00 Add
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Continuity and Change in the Discourse of Canada’s Cultural Industries

From: Cultural Industries.ca

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Zoë Druick reminds readers that what we call “the cultural industries” has changed over time. How we define something determines not only what we want to study, an … 16 $1.60 Add
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Education Bringing Us Home

From: Crip Kinship

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Topics discussed include education, communal awakening, reclaiming one’s own autonomy and history, education as a way towards justice and freedom, oppressive frameworks, creative workshops … 12 $1.20 Add
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Korea and European Union Trade Agreements

From: Canadian Culture in a Globalized World

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An account of Canada’s trade negotiations with South Korea and the EU during the Stephen Harper administration (2006 to 2015). Assesses agreements like the Canada‑European Union … 19 $1.90 Add
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Manifesto

From: The Tangled Garden

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Summarizes why Canada’s media industry is at a crisis and why, absent intervention, remaining major media are likely to shut down. Canadian media institutions like Postmedia, the Toronto … 33 $3.30 Add
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The Amazon

From: What You Won’t Do For Love

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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. ; ; ; 10 $1.00 Add
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The Bisexuality Wars:

The Perils of Identity as Marginality

From: In a Queer Country

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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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The Desolate Land

From: Disfigured

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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: H

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

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Henri III (Laurent Avezou); Heresy (Thierry Revol); Heterocentrism. See Heterosexism; Heteronormativity. See Heterosexism; Heterophobia (Jean-Louis Jeannelle); Heterosexism (Louis-Georges Tin); … 42 $1.68 Add
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The Reconstruction of Uncle Tom

From: Uncle

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In this chapter, Thompson examines the "Mammy" figure, another stock character who was first depicted in Uncle Tom’s Cabin. The chapter also touches on Confederate monuments, and … 11 $1.10 Add