Women & Gender Studies

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
“I Hate Feminists” December 6, 1989, And Its Aftermath Fernwood Publishing	On December 6, 1989, a man walked into the engineering school École Polytechnique de Montreal, armed with a semi-automatic rifle and, declaring “I hate feminists,” killed fourteen young women. “I …	Melissa Blais	140	2014	View
NEW! Abortion to Abolition Reproductive Health and Justice in Canada Fernwood Publishing	The history of abortion decriminalization and critical advocacy efforts to improve access in Canada deserve to be better known. Ordinary people persevered to make Canada the most progressive …	Martha Paynter	176	2022	View
About Canada: Queer Rights Fernwood Publishing	Is Canada a “queer utopia”? Canada was the fourth country in the world – and the first in the Western Hemisphere – to legalize same-sex marriage. Queer people in Canada …	Peter Knegt	144	2011	View
Anti-Racist Feminism Critical Race and Gender Studies Fernwood Publishing	This collection adds to our understanding and critical engagement of how gendered and racially minoritized bodies can and do negotiate their identities and politics across several historical …	Agnes Calliste; George J. Sefa Dei	190	2000	View
Any Other Way How Toronto Got Queer Coach House Books	Toronto is home to multiple and thriving queer communities that reflect the dynamism of a global city. Any Other Way is an eclectic and richly illustrated local history that reveals how …	Jane Farrow; John Lorinc; Stephanie Chambers; Tatum Taylor	369	2017	View
Being Heard The Experiences of Young Women in Prostitution Fernwood Publishing	Being Heard examines, from their own perspectives and experiences, the lives of young women sexually exploited through prostitution. Putting their voices in the centre of its analysis, the book …	Jane Runner; Kelly Gorkoff	135	2003	View
Bent out of Shape Shame, Solidarity, and Women's Bodies at Work Between The Lines	Award-winning ergonomist Karen Messing is talking with women—women who wire circuit boards, sew clothes, clean toilets, drive forklifts, care for children, serve food, run labs. What she …	Karen Messing	276	2021	View
Between Certain Death and a Possible Future Queer Writing on Growing Up with the AIDS Crisis Arsenal Pulp Press	Between Certain Death and a Possible Future: Queer Writing on Growing up with the AIDS Crisis offers crucial stories from this missing generation in AIDS literature and cultural politics. This …	Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore	368	2021	View
Beyond the Fragments Feminism and the Making of Socialism Fernwood Publishing	Inspired by the activism of the 1970s that surrounded the triumph of the right under Margaret Thatcher in U.K., Beyond the Fragments was written to create stronger bonds of solidarity in a new …	Hilary Wainwright; Lynne Segal; Sheila Rowbotham	324	2013	View
Beyond the Periphery of the Skin Rethinking, Remaking, and Reclaiming the Body in Contemporary Capitalism Between The Lines	More than ever, “the body” is today at the center of radical and institutional politics. Feminist, antiracist, trans, ecological movements–all look at the body in its manifold …	Silvia Federici	161	2020	View
NEW! Bleed Destroying Myths and Misogyny in Endometriosis Care ECW Press	Journalist Tracey Lindeman knows it all too well. Decades of suffering from endometriosis propelled the creation of BLEED — part memoir, part investigative journalism, and all …	Tracey Lindeman	322	2023	View
Care Work Dreaming of Disability Justice Arsenal Pulp Press	In their new, long-awaited collection of essays, Lambda Literary Award-winning writer and long-time disability justice activist and performance artist Leah Piepzna-Samarasinha explores the …	Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha	266	2018	View
Caring and Curing Historical Perspectives on Women and Healing in Canada University of Ottawa Press	This collection of essays takes the reader from the early 19th century struggle between female midwives and male physicians right up to the late 20th century emergence of professionally trained …	Deborah Gorham; Dianne Dodd	231	1994	View
Changing Tides Gender, Fisheries and Globalization Fernwood Publishing	Fisheries are among the most globalized economic sectors in the world. Relying largely on wild resources and employing millions of people and feeding many millions more, fisheries provide a …	Barbara Neis; Christina Maneschy; Marian Binkley; Siri Gerrard	319	2005	View
NEW! Childhood Unplugged Practical Advice to Get Kids Off Screens and Find Balance New Society Publishers	Ditch the devices and bring back the magic of being a kid Screens are everywhere. Children spend an average of 7.5 hours on digital devices every day with profoundly negative consequences. While …	Katherine Johnson Martinko	178	2023	View
Closer Notes from the Orgasmic Frontier of Female Sexuality Coach House Books	We think of the modern woman as sexually liberated –- if anything, we’re told we’re oversexed. Yet a striking number of women are dissatisfied with their sex lives. Over …	Sarah Barmak	169	2016	View