Cultural History

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A Breath of Relief From This Fast-Paced World

A Breath of Relief From This Fast-Paced World

On Consumed Nostalgia

From: On Nostalgia

Both nostalgia and consumerism satisfy a longing, an attempt to satisfy impossible desires. Consumerism, as in the most important role for a person is somone who buys things, and a history of … 23 $2.30 Add
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A Movie-Struck Kid From Detroit
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A Movie-Struck Kid From Detroit

Going Deeper into Movies

From: Thinking While Black

In this chapter the author examined the revolutionary ideas and culture of 1960’s Detroit through Armond White’s reviews of various media (film, theatre, music, and literature) … 20 $2.00 Add
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A Politically Correct Uncle Tom and an In-Your-Face Topsy

A Politically Correct Uncle Tom and an In-Your-Face Topsy

From: Uncle

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

The Filling

From: What We Talk About When We Talk About Dumplings

Perry King shares his own connection to Guyanese food and flavours, the use of dumplings in chicken and vegetable soups, the influences of Caribbean flavours, and his fear of spice and hot things … 4 $0.40 Add
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Abbreviations
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Abbreviations

From: Ghosts in a Photograph

Abbreviation relevant to the text. 1 $0.10 Add
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Advertising Black Buddies

Advertising Black Buddies

From: Uncle

This chapter explores the career of Michael Jordan, who Thompson suggests was used to sell white America not just consumer products, but also a squeaky-clean image of Black masculinity. 9 $0.90 Add
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Afterword
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Afterword

From: Earthkeeping

The Afterword: Mars, Anyone?. 7 $0.70 Add
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Amos 'n' Andy

Amos ‘n’ Andy

From: Uncle

In this chapter, Thompson explores the role of radio in perpetuating caricatures of Blackness. 5 $0.50 Add
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Andrew Maksymiuk 1891 – 1977
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Andrew Maksymiuk 1891 – 1977

From: Ghosts in a Photograph

Chapter Eight focuses on Andrew Maksymiuk, the author’s mothers uncle and stepfather. Discussing his early life in Dzhuriv, working with his brother Nick in the Silesian coal mines, … 24 $2.40 Add
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Anna Svarich 1879 – 1964
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Anna Svarich 1879 – 1964

From: Ghosts in a Photograph

Chapter Three explores the life of Anna Svarich, the author’s paternal grandmother or “Baba.” Discussing the Baba’s life before marriage, nostalgia for Galicia, life from … 29 $2.90 Add
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Around the World
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Around the World

The Wrapper

From: What We Talk About When We Talk About Dumplings

Michael Stein reflects on his “dumplings around the world” feast to honour his late friend Julie-Rae, friendship, religion, and the food as Shivas. 13 $1.30 Add
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Ask No Questions About Samosas
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Ask No Questions About Samosas

The Filling

From: What We Talk About When We Talk About Dumplings

Angela Misri reflects on how her mothers samosas and pakoras reflected her own upbringing in Kashmir, the rules of a Misiri kitchen, her relationship with her mother, longing for Canadian foods, … 11 $1.10 Add
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Aunt Jemima in Chicago

Aunt Jemima in Chicago

From: Uncle

In this chapter, Thompson explores the meaning of Uncle Tom within the context of the World’s Columbian Exposition in 1893. Here, Thompson suggests, Americans became increasingly obsessed … 6 $0.60 Add
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Barack Obama and the Paradox of Black Political Power

Barack Obama and the Paradox of Black Political Power

From: Uncle

This chapter examines the career of Barack Obama, whose presidential campaign was marked by accusations of disloyalty to the Black community. 16 $1.60 Add
Bigotry on Broadway

Bigotry on Broadway

An Anthology

In this hard-hitting anthology, Ishmael Reed and Carla Blank have invited a diverse group of informed and accomplished writers, both women and men, who are rarely heard to comment on the … ; 216 View
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Black and British
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Black and British

A Lived Contradiction

From: Thinking While Black

This chapter detailed Paul Gilroy’s life after 1968 and his interest in the rebel spirit of black American and Caribbean musicians. Topics include British immigration policy, political … 32 $3.20 Add