Women & Gender Studies

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Two Hearts

Two Hearts

Part 5: Surfacing

From: This is My Real Name

Chapter 14 explores Brunet’s return to the Maritimes to see her family. Topics discussed include her marriage to Luke, healing from trauma, and leaving sex work behind. 7 $0.70 Add
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Two or Three Things I Know for Sure about Femmes and Suicide

Two or Three Things I Know for Sure about Femmes and Suicide

A Love Letter

From: Care Work

A examination of the intersections between being femme and suicide. 13 $1.30 Add
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Typical Girls
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Typical Girls

Intersections

From: Bleed

Lindeman examines how the various intersecting characteristics of a patient’s identity will directly inform their ability to be accurately diagnosed and receive proper medical care. She … 32 $3.20 Add
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Undead Disco

Undead Disco

Variations on a Theme

From: Between Certain Death and a Possible Future

In this chapter, the author discusses gay music, music claimed by gay people, and music that, sometimes retrospectively, narrates the gay experience. 14 $1.40 Add
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Desire Lines

Desire Lines

From: Any Other Way

Jake Garrett discusses the practice of cruising for hookups in Toronto’s parks. 3 $0.30 Add
Understanding Men

Understanding Men

Gender Sociology and the New International Research on Masculinities

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Understanding women's pain

Understanding women’s pain

From: Bent out of Shape

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Unmasked

Unmasked

From: Not Just a Pretty Face

Peek behind the scenes of Big Beauty, as the author goes undercover to the largest cosmetics industry conference of the year. 14 $1.40 Add
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Unrecognized Champions and Media Darlings

Unrecognized Champions and Media Darlings

From: Immodest and Sensational

Examines the shift in media coverage of women’s sport in the 1960s and 70s. Outlines those who did not receive media attention and showcases a shift in reporting to one taking female … 12 $1.20 Add
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Unsettling Imperial Ties

Unsettling Imperial Ties

Rethinking Suffrage in the Context of Settler Colonialism in Canada

From: From Suffragette to Homesteader

Rethinking Suffrage in the Context of Settler Colonialism in Canada ; 16 $1.60 Add
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Unwed, Not Dead

Unwed, Not Dead

From: The M Word

Myrl Coulter reflects on her youth in 1967 Winnipeg, teen pregnancy, unmarried mothers, adoption, boarding homes for unwed mothers, music, the Canadian Criminal Code, and more. 17 $1.70 Add
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Uptown/Downtown: Diary of a Hong Kong Dyke in Nineties Toronto

Uptown/Downtown: Diary of a Hong Kong Dyke in Nineties Toronto

From: Any Other Way

Karen Chan recounts the eventful week leading up to her twenty third birthday in August, 1998. 3 $0.30 Add
Vancouver Vice
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Vancouver Vice

Crime and Spectacle in the City's West End

The late 1970s and early 1980s were a volatile period in the history of Vancouver, where broad social and cultural changes were afoot. This was perhaps most clearly evident in the West End, the … 256 View
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KillJoy's Kastle                     Allyson Mitchell's Vision

KillJoy’s Kastle Allyson Mitchell’s Vision

From: Any Other Way

Jane Farrow discusses the KillJoy Kastle, a performance driven art installation in Toronto in the fall of 2013. 2 $0.20 Add
Viagra

Viagra

“Hard Science” or “Hard Sell”?

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Vice and the Tumbling Dice
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Vice and the Tumbling Dice

From: Vancouver Vice

In this chapter, the author details the history of the policing of vice in Vancouver, and the corruption that often accompanied these efforts. 7 $0.70 Add