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Angie Abdou and Jamie Dopp bring together a collection of essays that analyse Canadian sport texts ranging from hockey to baseball in their anthology Writing the Body in Motion. While each essay provides a deeper … [Click to Read More]
By Angie Abdou (Editor), Jamie Dopp (Editor)
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- Alberta History
- Canadian History
- Social Studies
- Science
- English Language Arts
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Mountain Voices is a visually rich exploration of how the mountain landscapes of Alberta and British Columbia have transformed over the past 100+ years. The book is built around the Mountain Legacy Project (MLP), which … [Click to Read More]
By Eric Higgs (Editor), Zac Robinson (Editor), Mary Sanseverino (Editor), Kristen Walsh (Editor)
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- Alberta History
- English Language Arts
- Environmental and Outdoor Education
- Social Studies
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Half-Light is a contemplative travel memoir that moves through the faded towns, industrial ruins, river bends, and abandoned homesteads of the North American settler west while reflecting on aging, memory, and ecological crisis. The book … [Click to Read More]
By Amy Kaler (Author)
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- English Language Arts
- Ethics
- Indigenous Matters
- Social and Emotional Wellness
- Social Studies
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Every Story Is a Call to Action collects David A. Robertson’s (Norway House Cree Nation) reflections on the civic power of Indigenous stories and the responsibilities of writers, readers, and communities to act on what … [Click to Read More]
By David A. Robertson (Author)
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“My Own Portrait in Writing” addresses Vincent van Gogh’s letters from a literary theoretical point of view, namely Mikhail Bakhtin’s theory of self-consciousness as a dialogue between “self” and “other.” Grant addresses how Van Gogh’s … [Click to Read More]
By Patrick Grant (Author)
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- English Language Arts
- Alberta History
- Social Studies
- Immigrants Experiences in Alberta
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In Writing Ukraine, Myrna Kostash reflects on how her travels and the war have shaped her understanding of Ukrainian Canadian identity. Rooted in her author-in-residence lecture at Athabasca University, Kostash engages in a self-reflective critique … [Click to Read More]
By Myrna Kostash (Author)
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Reading Vincent van Gogh analyzes the letters of the artist and provides thematic analysis. It gives readers valuable insight into the artist’s concepts and artistic theory through recurring motifs such as suffering, love, imagination, and … [Click to Read More]
By Patrick Grant (Author)
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Not Hockey is a collection of essays analyzing Canadian sports culture beyond the mainstream hockey tradition. It explores how other sports— such as lacrosse, curling, and baseball—are represented within Canadian literature and how they construct … [Click to Read More]
By Angie Abdou (Editor), Jamie Dopp (Editor)
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- English Language Arts
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In How to Read Like You Mean It, Kyle Conway presents his ideas on how to break down the act of reading, using humanities and social science-based scientific methods to read more fully. Conway contends … [Click to Read More]
By Kyle Conway (Author)
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Hockey on the Moon is a collection of essays that discuss the connection between imagination and hockey. Concepts like the Hockey Myth and the historical timeline of hockey becoming intertwined with Canadian identity are mapped … [Click to Read More]
By Jamie Dopp (Author)
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The Art of Communication in a Polarized World deals with the art of communication in the era of ideological polarization. Conway discusses how social media and algorithms feed polarization and form echo chambers, and explores … [Click to Read More]
By Kyle Conway (Author)
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Beyond the Park is a collection of short prose that explores the multifaceted nature of this planet’s ecology. Each work explores the bond between humans and nature. Rather than focusing solely on exploring nature from … [Click to Read More]
By Angel Mota (Editor), Jenna Butler (Preface)
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In this critical analysis of the masked and inherent value systems within Canadian poetry and literature, Compton reflects on what is lost when writing is only held to the standards of universalism. By interrogating popular … [Click to Read More]
By Wayde Compton (Author)
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This collection of essays explores the long-standing discussion over introducing a provincial sales tax in Alberta. Approaching the subject from various angles—some purely economic and others more historical and cultural —A Sales Tax for Alberta … [Click to Read More]
By Robert L. Ascah (Editor)
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Indigiqueerness comprises short biographical stories, personal dialogues, and visual media, featuring Whitehead’s distinctive voice as he reflects on his life and experiences. This slim volume is an excellent example of using voice or visual media … [Click to Read More]
By Joshua Whitehead (Author)