Decolonization
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Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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NEW! Decolonize Drag |
Although imagined as a queer subcultural practice, drag seems to be everywhere we look: from AI filters on TikTok to brunchtime entertainment, from state legislations to political rallies. Yet as … | Kareem Khubchandani | 220 | 2023 | View |
NEW! Decolonize Self-Care |
Decolonize Self-Care mounts a sharply critical investigation into contemporary “self-care” practices—particularly those that embrace using mindfulness and other techniques such … | Alyson K. Spurgas; Zoë Meleo-Erwin | 284 | 2023 | View |
Indigenous Women’s Theatre in CanadaA Mechanism of Decolonization |
Despite a recent increase in the productivity and popularity of Indigenous playwrights in Canada, most critical and academic attention has been devoted to the work of male dramatists, leaving … | Sarah Mackenzie | 192 | 2020 | View |
From NEW! Editor’s PrefaceFrom: Decolonize Self-Care |
In the Preface, series editor Bhakti Shringarpure reflects on modern self-care in the era of social media, mega influencers, neo-liberal hustle, and colonial ideologies. | Bhakti Shringarpure | 8 | 2023 | $0.80 Add |
From NEW! IntroductionFrom: Decolonize Drag |
LaWhore Vagistan (Khubchandani’s drag queen persona) introduces Khubchandani’s reasonings for writing this book and the concepts he explores. | Kareem Khubchandani | 16 | 2023 | $1.60 Add |
From Violence against Indigenous Women and Dramatic Subversion |
The first chapter of Indigenous Women’s Theatre in Canada articulates the purpose of the book in light of continued violence against Indigenous women and girls, to demonstrate the links … | Sarah Mackenzie | 29 | 2020 | $2.90 Add |
From NEW! Hairy Situations: Drag, Performance, and Gender BinariesFrom: Decolonize Drag |
Khubchandani discusses drag in the context of gender constructs and gender expression. This reading explores how drag culture has been colonized through its popularization in a capitalist society … | Kareem Khubchandani | 38 | 2023 | $3.80 Add |
From NEW! IntroductionFrom: 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 … | Alyson K. Spurgas; Zoë Meleo-Erwin | 49 | 2023 | $4.90 Add |
From Reclaiming Our Grandmothers in Monique Mojica’s Princess Pocahontas and the Blue Spots and Birdwoman and the Suffragettes: a Story of Sacajawea |
The second chapter of Indigenous Women’s Theatre in Canada examines the following works: Princess Pocahontas and the Blue Spots by Monique Mojica, and Birdwoman and the Suffragettes: the … | Sarah Mackenzie | 40 | 2020 | $4.00 Add |
From NEW! Beyond Gender: Race, Realness, and What Counts as DragFrom: Decolonize Drag |
Khubchandani examines drag in the context of race, ethnicity, location, class, and physical abilities. This chapter discusses the ballroom scene, the concept of "realness" in regards to … | Kareem Khubchandani | 28 | 2023 | $2.80 Add |
From Community and Resistance in Marie Clements’ The Unnatural and Accidental Women and Now Look What You Made Me Do |
The third chapter of Indigenous Women’s Theatre in Canada looks at the works of Marie Clements, including The Unnatural and Accidental Woman, and Now Look What You Made Me Do. The chapter … | Sarah Mackenzie | 36 | 2020 | $3.60 Add |
From NEW! How to Have Amazing Sex (And Become Your Best Self in the Process)From: Decolonize Self-Care |
Chapter 1 discussed women’s work, the gendered origins of multitasking, as well as sex as self-care. The authors detailed the idea that women are inherently prone to multitasking, therefore … | Alyson K. Spurgas; Zoë Meleo-Erwin | 43 | 2023 | $4.30 Add |
From Preface |
The Preface by the co-author Doreen Manuel, George Manuel’s daughter, shares her perspectives on her father and the purpose and updates of the new edition. | Doreen Manuel | 7 | 2020 | $0.70 Add |
From NEW! Marketing Self-CareFrom: Decolonize Self-Care |
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 |
From Media, Gendered Violence and Dramatic Resistance in Yvette Nolan’s Annie Mae’s Movement and Blade. |
The fourth chapter of Indigenous Women’s Theatre in Canada looks at the works of Yvette Nolan, specifically Annie Mae’s Movement and Blade. First, the author introduces Yvette … | Sarah Mackenzie | 35 | 2020 | $3.50 Add |
From NEW! NeolibRulism: RuPaul’s Drag EmpireFrom: Decolonize Drag |
Khubchandani explores RuPaul’s impact on the world of drag. He examines RuPaul’s rise to fame, their business ventures, and how the show RuPaul’s Drag Race contributes to a … | Kareem Khubchandani | 34 | 2023 | $3.40 Add |