Sociology

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Oppression

A Social Determinant of Health, 2nd Edition

 In this current environment, it is urgent to understand how oppression and health are closely connected. Oppression: A Social Determinant of Health offers a thorough and accessible overview of … 264 View

Patriarchy of the Wage

Notes on Marx, Gender, and Feminism

 At a time when socialism is entering a historic crisis and we are witnessing a worldwide expansion of capitalist relations, a feminist rethinking of Marx’s work is vitally important. In … 144 View

Reconciliation in Practice

A Cross-Cultural Perspective

 In 2015, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission released a report designed to facilitate reconciliation between the Canadian state and Indigenous Peoples. Its call to honour treaty relationships … 200 View

Spin Doctors

How Media and Politicians Misdiagnosed the Covid-19 Pandemic

 As Canada was in the grips of the worst pandemic in a century, Canadian media struggled to tell the story. Newsrooms, already run on threadbare budgets, struggled to make broader connections that … 417 View

Stampede

Misogyny, White Supremacy and Settler Colonialism

 Kimberly A. Williams wants the annual Calgary Stampede to change its ways. An intrepid feminist scholar with a wry sense of humour, Williams deftly weaves theory, history, pop culture and … 232 View

The Time Has Come

Why Men Must Join the Gender Equality Revolution

 In the vein of Tim Wise’s White Like Me and Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In, The Time Has Come —by co-founder of the White Ribbon campaign Michael Kaufman — offers a … 274 View
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Unravelling Research

The Ethics and Politics of Research in the Social Sciences

 Unravelling Research is about the ethics and politics of knowledge production in the social sciences at a time when the academy is pressed to contend with the historical inequities associated … 241 View

Warrior Life

Indigenous Resistance and Resurgence

 In a moment where unlawful pipelines are built on Indigenous territories, the RCMP make illegal arrests of land defenders on unceded lands, and anti-Indigenous racism permeates on social media; … 288 View

When Poverty Mattered

Then and Now

 Founded in Toronto in 1968, the Praxis Corporation was a progressive research institute mandated to spark political discussion about a range of social issues, such as poverty, homelessness, … 211 View

Won’t Get Fooled Again

A Graphic Guide to Fake News

 “Fake news!” screams Donald Trump from his Twitter account when journalists ask tough questions about his past or present behaviour. Meanwhile, his Fox & Friends fan club makes … ; 208 View
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Beyond Abortion

From: Abortion to Abolition

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 This chapter introduces the history of and context surrounding abortion in Canada as well as explores how prison abolition is connected to reproductive justice. The author talks about her own … 10 $1.00 Add
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Centring the Academic Well-Being of Racialized Students

From: Academic Well-Being of Racialized Students

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 In the introductory chapter, the editor of the collection describes this book as a collaboration between herself and racialized students. The editor also discusses some of the experiences these … 30 $3.00 Add
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Corporate Canada, Capitalism, and Dispossession

From: Capitalism and Dispossession

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 In Chapter 1, editors Veldon Coburn and David P. Thomas introduce the objective of this collection, which is to critically examine the activities of Canadian corporations both domestically and … ; 18 $1.80 Add