Sociology

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From Introduction From: Spin Doctors View Fernwood Publishing	In the introduction to her book, Loreto describes where she was when the Covid-19 pandemic had hit Canada. Loreto briefly describes roles journalists and politicians played in feeding a specific …	Nora Loreto	14	2021	$1.40 Add
From NEW! Introduction and a Note on Language From: Murder in Renfrew County View James Lorimer and Company	Author Dean Beeby takes the reader through his thoughts while working at the CBC Parliamentary Bureau as the case broke. Dean reflects on the incompetence of the justice system and how it failed …	Dean Beeby	10	2024	$1.00 Add
From “It’s in the Past, Get over It!” Is It in the Past? From: Academic Well-Being of Racialized Students View Fernwood Publishing	This chapter examines the impact of colonial policies in the context of Indigenous childhood and education.	Vanessa Mitchell	24	2021	$2.40 Add
From January 2021: Disability Erased and Distorted From: Spin Doctors View Fernwood Publishing	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.	Nora Loreto	26	2021	$2.60 Add
From July 2020: The Lie of Personal Responsibility From: Spin Doctors View Fernwood Publishing	In this chapter, Loreto examines the neoliberal politics employed by politicians and the media to encourage a sense of individual responsibility to prevent further spread of the virus. Loreto …	Nora Loreto	22	2021	$2.20 Add
From June 2020: Systemic Racism and COVID-19 Spread From: Spin Doctors View Fernwood Publishing	This chapter explores Covid-19 during June 2020 as well as the Black Lives Matter movement. The response of Canadian politicians and journalists is examined. Loreto discusses how Covid-19 …	Nora Loreto	26	2021	$2.60 Add
From Keystone From: Finding Our Niche View Fernwood Publishing	In Keystone, the third chapter of Finding Our Niche, Loring introduces the ecological concept of a keystone species, as well as what happens when keystone species are removed, called ecological …	Philip A. Loring	28	2020	$2.80 Add
From Chapter Two From: Reconciliation in Practice View Fernwood Publishing	Letter to John A. MacDonald (First Prime Minister of Canada)	Chris Scribe	1	2019	$0.10 Add
From NEW! Leveraging Land and Housing Ocuupations From: Dispatches from the Threshold View Fernwood Publishing	In this chapter, Ricketts and Herbert examine how grassroots housing occupations in Philadelphia during early 2020 advanced the rights of homeless mothers and children.	Amanda Ricketts; Claire Herbert	9	2025	$0.90 Add
From Listening to the Voices of Women From: The Time Has Come View House of Anansi Press	In the second chapter, Kaufman uses the voices of women and their stories and experiences of living in a man’s world to better understand how issues such as male authority, male privilege, …	Michael Kaufman	13	2019	$1.56 Add
Living in Indigenous Sovereignty	Living in Indigenous Sovereignty lifts up the wisdom of Indigenous scholars, activists and knowledge keepers who speak pointedly to what they are asking of non-Indigenous people. It also shares …		264		View
From Introduction From: Decolonize Hipsters View Between The Lines	In the Introduction, author Grégory Pierrot reflects on how his time in Portland inspired this book. The chapter provides a brief history of Portland and the state of Oregon, a brief …	Grégory Pierrot	13	2021	$1.30 Add
From NEW! Mad Epistemologies and Maddening the Ethics of Knowledge Production From: Unravelling Research View Fernwood Publishing	In Chapter 6 authors Brenda A. LeFrançois and Jijian Voronka reflect on the politics of knowledge production concerning people historically labelled as mad, arguing for the maddening of both …	Brenda A. LeFrançois; Jijian Voronka	26	2022	$2.60 Add
From March 2020: The Pandemic Emerges From: Spin Doctors View Fernwood Publishing	In this chapter, Loreto discusses the first Covid-19 cases in Canada and examines the way Covid-19 was portrayed by politicians and the media during this time.	Nora Loreto	21	2021	$2.10 Add
From March 2021: One Year in Media Cuts From: Spin Doctors View Fernwood Publishing	In this chapter, Loreto examine why the Canadian media had frequently reported on Covid-19 using the narrative being peddled by the government, without providing any investigative alternatives. …	Nora Loreto	30	2021	$3.00 Add
From NEW! Marketing Self-Care From: Decolonize Self-Care View Between The Lines	Chapter 2 discussed the modern prioritization of the personal benefits of self-care that are marketable and make white, rich, cis, and heteronormative femininity commodifiable. The authors …	Alyson K. Spurgas; Zoë Meleo-Erwin	52	2023	$5.20 Add