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Siting Lesbians:

Siting Lesbians:

Urban Spaces and Sexuality

From: In a Queer Country

In "Siting Lesbians: Urban Spaces and Sexuality," Catherine Nash discusses the complement to Ingram’s study. He considers gay males seeking pleasure in the wide outdoors while … 27 $0.54 Add
Storming the Old Boys’ Citadel

Storming the Old Boys’ Citadel

Two Pioneer Women Architects of Nineteenth Century North America

“Women” and “architecture” were once mutually exclusive terms. In an 1891 address, Louise Blanchard Bethune declared, “it is hardly safe to assert” that a … ; 234 View
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Taking on the titans
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Taking on the titans

Cultural policy in the Trudeau era

From: The Trudeau Record

This chapter looks at the history of Canadian cultural policy and the assesses the Trudeau government’s record relating to the new challenges of digital platforms such as Amazon, Netflix … 13 $1.30 Add
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Taking the Image

Taking the Image

Part I

From: The Imaginary Indian

The author opens part I of the book with a critique of one of the most famous Canadian themed paintings—The Death of Wolfe by Benjamin West and calls it a lie. 25 $2.50 Add
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Taking the Image

Part I

From: The Imaginary Indian, 1st Edition

The author opens part I of the book with a critique of one of the most famous Canadian themed paintings—The Death of Wolfe by Benjamin West and calls it a lie. The author opens part I of … 25 $0.50 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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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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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 Garden Invaded

The Garden Invaded

The Harper Years

From: The Tangled Garden

Developments in key Canadian creative industries (eg. television, film, newspapers) during Stephen Harper’s Conservative era (2006 to 2015); how the digital media produced a drastic decline … 37 $3.70 Add
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The Ideology of the Canoe

The Ideology of the Canoe

The Myth of Wilderness

From: National Dreams

The canoe is omnipresent in Canadian history and folklore. Canadians feel that the canoe is a fundamental icon of our nationality, representing as it does our links to our history, to our land, … 50 $2.50 Add
The Imaginary Indian, 1st Edition

The Imaginary Indian, 1st Edition

The Image of the Indian in Canadian Culture

First published in 1992, The Imaginary Indian is a revealing history of the “Indian” image mythologized by popular Canadian culture since 1850, propagating stereotypes that exist to … 284 View
The Imaginary Indian

The Imaginary Indian

The Image of the Indian in Canadian Culture

First published in 1992, The Imaginary Indian is a revealing history of the "Indian" image mythologized by popular Canadian culture since 1850, propagating stereotypes that exist to … 284 View
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The Montreal Bed-In
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The Montreal Bed-In

From: John Lennon, Yoko Ono, and the Year Canada Was Cool

This chapter explores the events surrounding John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s bed-in in Montreal. The chapter discusses the people they met during the event, and the impact it had on Canadian … 59 $5.90 Add
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The Sister with a Hammer

The Sister with a Hammer

Part I

From: Storming the Old Boys’ Citadel

Part one of Sister with a Hammer focuses on the life of Mother Joseph (born Esther Pariseau) a Catholic nun who is representative of the nameless pioneer women who helped to build nineteenth … ; 28 $2.80 Add
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The Sister with a Hammer

The Sister with a Hammer

Part II

From: Storming the Old Boys’ Citadel

Part two of Sister with a Hammer focuses on the life of Mother Joseph (born Esther Pariseau) a Catholic nun who is representative of the nameless pioneer women who helped to build nineteenth … ; 29 $2.90 Add
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The Sister with a Hammer

The Sister with a Hammer

Part III

From: Storming the Old Boys’ Citadel

Part three of Sister with a Hammer focuses on the life of Mother Joseph (born Esther Pariseau) a catholic nun who is representative of the nameless pioneer women who helped to build nineteenth … ; 24 $2.40 Add