Canadian nonfiction

  • Leaving other people alone : diaspora, Zionism, and Palestine in contemporary Jewish fiction

    Creator

    Kreuter, Aaron

    Abstract

    Leaving Other People Alone reads contemporary North American Jewish fiction about Israel/Palestine through an anti-Zionist lens. Aaron Kreuter argues that since Jewish diasporic fiction played a major role in establishing the centroperipheral relationship between Israel and the diaspora, it therefore also has the potential to challenge, trouble, and ultimately rework this relationship.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Calgary, Alberta]

    University of Alberta Press

    Non spécifié
  • Principles of blended learning : shared metacognition and communities of inquiry

    Creator

    Garrison, D. R. (D. Randy)

    Cleveland-Innes, Martha

    Dell, Deborah

    Vaughan, Norman D.

    Abstract

    The rapid migration to remote instruction during the Covid-19 pandemic has expedited the need for more research, expertise, and practical guidelines for online and blended learning. A theoretical grounding of approaches and practices is imperative to support blended learning and sustain change across multiple levels in education organizations, from leadership to classroom. The Community of Inquiry is a valuable framework that regards higher education as both a collaborative and individually constructivist learning experience.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Calgary, Alberta]

    Athabasca University Press

    Non spécifié
  • Unsettling colonialism in the Canadian criminal justice system

    Abstract

    The development of the Canadian criminal justice system has been central to the dispossession of Indigenous populations and the safeguarding of colonial relations of power. Through the mechanisms of surveillance, segregation, and containment, the justice system ensures that Indigenous peoples remain in a state of economic deprivation, social isolation, and political subjection. Contributors to this volume examine historical expressions and ongoing reinforcement of settler colonialism with a view to illuminating how it manifests in contemporary police actions and criminal proceedings.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Calgary, Alberta]

    Athabasca University Press

    Non spécifié
  • My effin' life

    Creator

    Lee, Geddy

    Abstract

    The long-awaited memoir, generously illustrated with never-before-seen photos, from the iconic Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, Rush bassist, and bestselling author of Geddy Lee's Big Beautiful Book of Bass. Geddy Lee is one of rock and roll's most respected bassists. For nearly five decades, his playing and work as co-writer, vocalist and keyboardist has been an essential part of the success story of Canadian progressive rock trio Rush. Here for the first time is his account of life inside and outside the band.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    HarperAudio

    Non spécifié
  • Boobies

    Creator

    Vo, Nancy

    Abstract

    Finalist, Governor General's Literary Award in Young People's Literature - Illustrated Books. Finalist, CCBC. Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award Nominee, Forest of Reading Silver Birch Express Award. A cheeky celebration of boobies! "You have just opened a book about boobies." Meet the Blue-footed Booby, who does not have any boobies at all, since only mammals have boobies. We learn that mammals have boobies to feed babies - even though milk can also come from plants.

    Audience
    Juvenile**
    Publisher (Source)

    Toronto

    Groundwood Books

    Non spécifié
  • The law is (not) for kids : a legal rights guide for Canadian children and teens - 2nd edition

    Creator

    Zuker, Marvin A.

    Lecic, Ned

    Abstract

    Since its publication in 2019, this important and practical guide to the law has empowered and educated Canadian children and youth and those who serve them. The authors address questions about how rights and laws affect the lives of young people at home, at school, at work, and in their relationships as they draw attention to the many ways in which a person's life can intersect with the law. This revised and updated edition reflects the progress that has occurred in Indigenous child welfare legislation.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Calgary, Alberta]

    Athabasca University Press

    Non spécifié
  • An anthology of monsters : how story saves us from our anxiety

    Creator

    Dimaline, Cherie

    Abstract

    An Anthology of Monsters by Cherie Dimaline, award-winning author of The Marrow Thieves, is the tale of an intricate dance with life-long anxiety. It is about how the stories we tell ourselves can help reshape the ways in which we think, cope, and ultimately survive. Using examples from her books, from her mr̈e, and from her own late night worry sessions, Dimaline choreographs a deeply personal narrative about all the ways in which we tell stories.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Calgary, Alberta]

    University of Alberta Press

    Non spécifié
  • How to clean a fish : and other adventures in Portugal

    Creator

    Cabral, Esmeralda

    Abstract

    How to Clean a Fish describes an extended family stay in Portugal, full of food, adventure, and the search for home. Offered the opportunity to live in Costa da Caparica for an extended period, Esmeralda Cabral jumped at the chance to return to the country of her birth.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Calgary, Alberta]

    University of Alberta Press

    Non spécifié
  • National literature in multinational states

    Abstract

    If literature has often informed the creation of a national imaginary-a sense of common history and destiny-it has also complicated, even challenged, the unifying vision assumed in the formation of a national literature and sense of nation. National Literature in Multinational States questions the persistent association of literature and nation-states, contrasting this with the reality of multinational and ethnocultural diversity.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Calgary, Alberta]

    University of Alberta Press

    Non spécifié
  • Not hockey : critical essays on Canada's other sport literature

    Abstract

    In this carefully curated collection of essays, editors Jamie Dopp and Angie Abdou go beyond their first collection, Writing the Body in Motion, to engage with the meaning of sport found in Canadian sport literature. How does "sport" differ from physically risky recreational activities that require strength and skill? Does sport demand that someone win? At what point does a sport become an art?

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Calgary, Alberta]

    Athabasca University Press

    Non spécifié