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Introduction

Introduction

From: Patriarchy of the Wage

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From: Decolonize Self-Care

The authors contextualize modern self-care, its relation to corporate marketing, its individualization, and how the movement can be tied to intersecting systems of oppression including … ; 49 $4.90 Add
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Introduction

From: Spin Doctors

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 … 14 $1.40 Add
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Introduction and a Note on Language
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Introduction and a Note on Language

From: Murder in Renfrew County

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 … 10 $1.00 Add
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“It’s in the Past, Get over It!” Is It in the Past?

“It’s in the Past, Get over It!” Is It in the Past?

From: Academic Well-Being of Racialized Students

This chapter examines the impact of colonial policies in the context of Indigenous childhood and education. 24 $2.40 Add
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January 2021: Disability Erased and Distorted

January 2021: Disability Erased and Distorted

From: Spin Doctors

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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July 2020: The Lie of Personal Responsibility

July 2020: The Lie of Personal Responsibility

From: Spin Doctors

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 … 22 $2.20 Add
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June 2020: Systemic Racism and COVID-19 Spread

June 2020: Systemic Racism and COVID-19 Spread

From: Spin Doctors

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 … 26 $2.60 Add
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Keystone

Keystone

From: Finding Our Niche

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 … 28 $2.80 Add
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Chapter Two

Chapter Two

From: Reconciliation in Practice

Letter to John A. MacDonald (First Prime Minister of Canada) 1 $0.10 Add
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Listening to the Voices of Women

Listening to the Voices of Women

From: The Time Has Come

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, … 13 $1.56 Add
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Introduction

From: Decolonize Hipsters

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 … 13 $1.30 Add
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Mad Epistemologies and Maddening the Ethics of Knowledge Production
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Mad Epistemologies and Maddening the Ethics of Knowledge Production

From: Unravelling Research

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 … ; 26 $2.60 Add
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March 2020: The Pandemic Emerges

March 2020: The Pandemic Emerges

From: Spin Doctors

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. 21 $2.10 Add
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March 2021: One Year in Media Cuts

March 2021: One Year in Media Cuts

From: Spin Doctors

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. … 30 $3.00 Add