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This collection of essays considers how notions of embodiment and mothering are related to curriculum theory and practices in education. Advancing a new understanding of the maternal body, it argues for a ‘bodied curriculum’ that attends to the relational, social, … Continue reading →

Khadijah goes to School is a story about You. It is universal and empowering. In one word, its theme is Contribution: personal contribution, contribution to others, and contribution to society. It is a “device” designed to spark curiosity, discussion, and … Continue reading →

A state’s ability to maintain mandatory conscription and wage war rests on the idea that a “real man” is one who has served in the military. Yet masculinity has no inherent ties to militarism. The link between men and the … Continue reading →

How does settler colonialism shape queer politics? How do Two-Spirit activists challenge settler colonialism in queer politics and across Canada? In a provocative new book, author Scott L. Morgensen addresses these questions in a history of relationships that have linked … Continue reading →

In this empowering, accessible guide, Jaclyn Friedman—co-editor of Yes Means Yes—gives young women the tools to decipher the modern worlds confusing, hypersexualized, sometimes dangerous landscape so they can define their own sexual identity. Friedman decries the hypocrisy and mixed messages … Continue reading →

Two-time National Newspaper Award-winning journalist Michele Landsberg – one of the most respected voices in Canadian feminism – reflects on her groundbreaking columns for The Toronto Star. For 25 years, Michele wrote a highly influential column that both recorded and … Continue reading →

Women and Environments International Magazine LaunchThe Women & Environments International Magazine is pleased to invite everyone to the launch of Women & Labour, The Spring/Summer 2011 issue, at the Toronto Women’s Bookstore. Date: Thursday, November 24th., 2011 Time: 6:30 – … Continue reading →

From the fundamental rights proclaimed in the American and French declarations of independence to the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Hannah Arendt’s furious critiques, the definition of what it means to be human has been hotly debated. But … Continue reading →

When Vancouver-based artist Tania receives a letter suggesting that her biological father may not be the man she has always known as such, her world turns upside down. As she struggles to understand the implications of this news and delves … Continue reading →