Critical Conversations in Canadian Public Law is a groundbreaking open-access collection of peer-reviewed essays showcasing interdisciplinary thinking on topical public law issues at the forefront of the evolving relationship between state and society.In Canada, this relationship is undergoing a period of significant reinvention, as evidenced, for example, by the movements for reconciliation, decolonization and Indigenization, the calls to recognize and remedy systemic rac...

The Jazz Singer is a play written by Samson Raphaelson based on his short story "The Day of Atonement." It debuted on Broadway at the Fulton Theatre in 1925. In 1927, a highly influential movie adaptation starring Al Jolson was released.The story: Jackie Rabinowitz, the son of Jewish immigrants, has launched a career as a jazz singer, performing in blackface under the name Jack Robin. His father, a cantor for an Orthodox synagogue on the East Side of Manhattan, disapproves of Jack'...

Singing with Your Whole Self: A Singer’s Guide to Awareness through Movement teaches performers to use the Feldenkrais Method of neuromuscular education to ameliorate problems of tension, muscle strain, and illness in order to obtain optimal vocal performance. With new lessons and chapters on kinesthetic imagination and neuroplasticity, this second edition features unique, modularized Feldenkrais lessons designed specifically to liberate function in singers and other voice professionals.

In "The Departing Soul's Address to the Body: A Fragment of a Semi-Saxon Poem," readers are presented with a poignant and introspective exploration of the spiritual and physical divide at the moment of death. This semi-Saxon poem, rich in metaphor and allegory, encapsulates the soul's poignant farewell to its corporeal form, inviting reflections on mortality, identity, and the soul's ultimate journey. The poem's lyrical quality and rhythmic cadences resonate with a deep philosophical inqui...

How do cultural complexes affect the collective psyche?Based on Jung's theory of complexes, this book offers a new perspective on the psychological nature of conflicts between groups and cultures by introducing the concept of the cultural complex. This modern version of Jung's idea offers an original view of the forces that prevent human attempts to bring a peaceful, collaborative spirit to conflict between groups.Leading analysts and academics from a range of cultural back...

Drawn from the superhero genre, MAGON introduces the listener to a collection of new Celtic characters, but with a modern take.It explores the consequences of mixing ancient DNA into the modern world.It is the crossroads of a genius mind and a scientific experiment gone wrong.The dreams and aspirations of a young genetics student, confronted with the terror of a bullying roommate, who forces his victim to consume the results of his experiment – with catastrophic result...