Covid-19

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An Interview With Nora Loretto

From: Crisis and Contagion

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In this chapter, Ian McKay interviews Nora Loretto. Nora Loreto is a Quebec City–based activist and author. Her works include From Demonized to Organized: Building the New Union Movement … 21 $2.10 Add
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August 2020: The End of CERB

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This chapter discuss Covid-19 during August 2020. Loreto examines the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (cerb); discussing who was eligible and when, how it impacted Canadians, and what the … 22 $2.20 Add
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An Interview with Tithi Bhattacharya

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In this chapter, Ian McKay interviews Tithi Bhattacharya. Tithi Bhattacharya is professor of history and director of Global Studies at Purdue University and a renowned feminist scholar whose work … 15 $1.50 Add
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September 2020: Back to School

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This chapter examines Covid-19 in relation to schools. Loreto discusses how the transitions from in person and online classes impacted Covid outbreaks, as well as how public policy and the media … 22 $2.20 Add
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An Interview with Chandrima Chakraborty

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In this chapter, Ian McKay interviews Chandrima Chakraborty about issues relating to COVID-19. Chandrima Chakraborty is professor in the Department of English and Cultural Studies and director of … 12 $1.20 Add
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October 2020: Migrant Workers and COVID-19

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This chapter focuses on how Covid-19 impacted migrant workers in Canada. Loreto discuss the work and living conditions of various farms in Canada during Covid-19, as well as how the government … 23 $2.30 Add
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November 2020: The Race for the Vaccine

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This chapter discusses the Covid-19 vaccine. Loreto examines how the vaccine was introduced by the government and framed in the media, as well as the response of Canadians to the announcement of … 24 $2.40 Add
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An Interview with Sanjay Nepal

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In this chapter, Ian McKay interviews Sanjay Nepal about issues relating to COVID-19. Sanjay Nepal, who received his PhD from the University of Bern in Switzerland, is the past president of the … 15 $1.50 Add
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December 2020: The Gendered Impact

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In this chapter, Loreto explores the gendered-impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic. Childcare, gendered violence, economic recession, and government failures are discussed. 24 $2.40 Add
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An Interview with J. Michael Ryan

From: Crisis and Contagion

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In this chapter, Ian McKay interviews J. Michael Ryan about issues relating to COVID-19. J. Michael Ryan is associate professor of sociology at Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan. He served as a … 22 $2.20 Add
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Black Lives under Lockdown

COVID-19 and Racial Injustice Converge

From: Africentric Social Work

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This chapter provides an overview of the COVID-19 pandemic, then discusses this event in the context of Africentric Social Work ; ; 35 $3.50 Add
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January 2021: Disability Erased and Distorted

From: Spin Doctors

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This chapter explores the impacts of Covid-19 on Canadians with disabilities. Loreto discusses the lack of Government aid for people with disabilities during this time. 26 $2.60 Add
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An Interview with Laura Spinney

From: Crisis and Contagion

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In this chapter, Ian McKay interviews Laura Spinney about issues relating to COVID-19. Laura Spinney is a science journalist and has written for many of the influential journals, such as Nature, … 12 $1.20 Add
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February 2021: Workplace Spread

From: Spin Doctors

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This chapter explores the second wave of the pandemic in the winter of 2021, and the role that workplaces played in the spread of the virus. 26 $2.60 Add
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Oppression and the Political Economy of Health Inequities Elizabeth

From: Oppression

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This chapter seeks to understand health from a structural perspective, which involves analyzing the origins and results of social, political, economic and cultural power hierarchies. 20 $2.00 Add