Multiculturalism

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“A Realm of Monuments and Water”

“A Realm of Monuments and Water”

Lorde-ian Erotics and Shange’s African Diaspora Cosmopolitanism

From: Black Geographies

The continued influence of oppressive “narratives of the past” sheds light on a benefit of African Diaspora Cosmopolitanism: it offers ways of defining concepts such as … 17 $1.70 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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After the Play
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After the Play

From: My Mother, My Translator

Singh’s thoughts of his mother and her unfinished memoir, as well as his attempt to finish her project after watching a play with friends. 1 $0.10 Add
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Appendix

Appendix

Letter from the Rastafari Community of Shashamane to UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, June 27, 2001

See chapter 2, p..

From: Black Geographies

A letter to the UN concerning Shashamane, the land granted by Haile Selassie in 1931 to members of the African diaspora who wished to return to Africa. This land grant, originally 500 hectares of … 2 $0.20 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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Asians and Affirmative Action on Campus

Asians and Affirmative Action on Campus

An Historical Canada-US Comparison

From: “Too Asian”?

At its heart, the “Too Asian” controversy is about weighing the benefits to the community against the rights of the individual. That balancing act extends far beyond the campus, and … 12 $1.20 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
Black Geographies

Black Geographies

and the Politics of Place

Black Geographies and the Politics of Place is an interdisciplinary collection of essays in black geographic theory. Fourteen authors address specific geographic sites and develop their … 272 View
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Book Burning
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Book Burning

From: My Mother, My Translator

Revisits the terror of 1984, the trauma it caused, and how that trauma shaped his drive to be a writer. 11 $1.10 Add
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Bounded Citizenship and the Meaning of Citizenship Laws: Ireland’s Citizenship Referendum

Bounded Citizenship and the Meaning of Citizenship Laws: Ireland’s Citizenship Referendum

From: Managing Diversity

Different conceptions of political community favour different constellations of citizenship laws. Although most states in practice combine elements of these, they may also incline towards one or … 26 $3.12 Add
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Canada as a Multinational Democracy

Canada as a Multinational Democracy

From: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition

Excerpt of an introduction by James Tully to a study of multinational democracies, setting out what a democratic constitution needs to accommodate members of a multinational society. ; ; 5 $0.50 Add
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Canadian multiculturalism and its nationalisms

Canadian multiculturalism and its nationalisms

From: Home and Native Land

Argues the importance for Canadian scholars of noting the roots of at least some aspects of multicultural discursive practice in the United States. In the U.S., the discourse and even the … 19 $2.47 Add
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Challenging Hate and Discrimination with Awareness and Dialogue

Challenging Hate and Discrimination with Awareness and Dialogue

From: Divided

This essay examines the increase in anti-multicultural statements and hate crimes in Canada in general, and Islamophobia in particular. 8 $0.80 Add
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Cherries
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Cherries

From: My Mother, My Translator

Making sense of and solving the mysteries of memories is discussed while chronicling Singh’s battle with suicidal thoughts. 13 $1.30 Add
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Citizenship, Statehood, and Allegiance

Citizenship, Statehood, and Allegiance

From: Managing Diversity

Citizenship is simply a legal category, a matter of law. It does not, in and of itself, carry any particular individual qualities or attributes, or, with one arguable exception, give rise to any … 31 $3.72 Add
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City States and Cityscapes in Canada: The Politics and Culture of Canadian Urban Diversity

City States and Cityscapes in Canada: The Politics and Culture of Canadian Urban Diversity

From: Managing Diversity

The sociocultural foundations of this or that nation competing within a single territory is an old debate. The Quebec project is about allowing all cultures to participate in its construction for … 21 $2.52 Add